Bhagavad Gita 18.40
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।
na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥ sattvaṁ prakṛiti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na | na | no |
| tat | tat | that |
| asti | asti | exists |
| pṛithivyām | pṛithivyām | on earth |
| vā | vā | or |
| divi | divi | the higher celestial abodes |
| deveṣhu | deveṣhu | amongst the celestial gods |
| vā | vā | or |
| punaḥ | punaḥ | again |
| sattvam | sattvam | existence |
| prakṛiti-jaiḥ | prakṛiti-jaiḥ | born of material nature |
| muktam | muktam | liberated |
| yat | yat | that |
| ebhiḥ | ebhiḥ | from the influence of these |
| syāt | syāt | is |
| tribhiḥ | tribhiḥ | three |
| guṇaiḥ | guṇaiḥ | modes of material nature |
There is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.
पृथ्वी पर अथवा स्वर्ग के देवताओं में ऐसा कोई प्राणी (सत्त्वं अर्थात् विद्यमान वस्तु) नहीं है जो प्रकृति से उत्पन्न इन तीन गुणों से मुक्त (रहित) हो।।