# Bg. 6.9 > सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु । > साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥९॥ ## Text > suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna- > madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu > sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu > sama-buddhir viśiṣyate ## Synonyms *suhṛt*—by nature a well-wisher; *mitra*—benefactor with affection; *ari*—enemy; *udāsīna*—neutral between the belligerents; *madhyastha*—mediator between the belligerents; *dveṣya*—envious; *bandhuṣu*—among the relatives or well-wishers; *sādhuṣu*—unto the pious; *api*—as well as; *ca*—and; *pāpeṣu*—unto the sinners; *sama*-*buddhiḥ*—having equal intelligence; *viśiṣyate*—is far advanced. ## Translation **A person is said to be still further advanced when he regards all—the honest well-wisher, friends and enemies, the envious, the pious, the sinner and those who are indifferent and impartial—with an equal mind.**