# 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.**