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Bhagavad Gita 14.21

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।

arjuna uvācha kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
arjunaḥ uvāchaarjunaḥ uvāchaArjun inquired
kaiḥkaiḥby what
liṅgaiḥliṅgaiḥsymptoms
trīntrīnthree
guṇānguṇānmodes of material nature
etānetānthese
atītaḥatītaḥhaving transcended
bhavatibhavatiis
prabhoprabhoLord
kimkimwhat
āchāraḥāchāraḥconduct
kathamkathamhow
chachaand
etānetānthese
trīntrīnthree
guṇānguṇānmodes of material nature
ativartateativartatetranscend

Arjuna said, "What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?"

अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे प्रभो ! इन तीनो गुणों से अतीत हुआ पुरुष किन लक्षणों से युक्त होता है ? वह किस प्रकार के आचरण वाला होता है ? और, वह किस उपाय से इन तीनों गुणों से अतीत होता है।।