Verse 176

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मृदुभाषिता प्रसादो निजनिन्दायां स्तुतौ समता ।सुखदुःखशीतोष्णद्वन्द्वसहिष्णुत्वमापदो न भयम् ॥ १७९ ॥

In plain words

Gentle words, an unruffled mind, staying balanced whether facing praise or blame, steadfast endurance through the dualities of joy and sorrow, heat and cold, and the complete absence of fear when adversity strikes.

Close to the Sanskrit

Gentle speech, serenity, evenness in personal blame and praise, endurance of the pairs of pleasure-pain and heat-cold, and no fear in adversity.