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
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arjunaḥ uvācha | arjunaḥ uvācha | Arjun inquired |
| kaiḥ | kaiḥ | by what |
| liṅgaiḥ | liṅgaiḥ | symptoms |
| trīn | trīn | three |
| guṇān | guṇān | modes of material nature |
| etān | etān | these |
| atītaḥ | atītaḥ | having transcended |
| bhavati | bhavati | is |
| prabho | prabho | Lord |
| kim | kim | what |
| āchāraḥ | āchāraḥ | conduct |
| katham | katham | how |
| cha | cha | and |
| etān | etān | these |
| trīn | trīn | three |
| guṇān | guṇān | modes of material nature |
| ativartate | ativartate | transcend |
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।।