Non-depression, absence of dejection or despondency; self-reliance, plucking up courage; anirvedaḥ śriyo mūlamanirvedaḥ paraṃ sukhaṃ. a- nirvedo hi satataṃ sarvārtheṣvanuvartate Rām.; anirvedaprāpyāṇi śreyāṃsi V. 4; cf. ‘Faint heart never won fair lady’.