Bhagavad Gita 14.23
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।
udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyate guṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| udāsīna-vat | udāsīna-vat | neutral |
| āsīnaḥ | āsīnaḥ | situated |
| guṇaiḥ | guṇaiḥ | to the modes of material nature |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| na | na | not |
| vichālyate | vichālyate | are disturbed |
| guṇāḥ | guṇāḥ | modes of material nature |
| vartante | vartante | act |
| iti-evam | iti-evam | knowing it in this way |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | who |
| avatiṣhṭhati | avatiṣhṭhati | established in the self |
| na | na | not |
| iṅgate | iṅgate | wavering |
He who, seated like one unconcerned, is not moved by the dualities, and who, knowing that the dualities are active, is self-centered and does not move.
जो उदासीन के समान आसीन होकर गुणों के द्वारा विचलित नहीं किया जा सकता और "गुण ही व्यवहार करते हैं" ऐसा जानकर स्थित रहता है और उस स्थिति से विचलित नहीं होता।।