Bhagavad Gita 2.45
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन। निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।
trai-guṇya-viṣhayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣhema ātmavān
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trai-guṇya | trai-guṇya | of the three modes of material nature |
| viṣhayāḥ | viṣhayāḥ | subject matter |
| vedāḥ | vedāḥ | Vedic scriptures |
| nistrai-guṇyaḥ | nistrai-guṇyaḥ | above the three modes of material nature, transcendental |
| bhava | bhava | be |
| arjuna | arjuna | Arjun |
| nirdvandvaḥ | nirdvandvaḥ | free from dualities |
| nitya-sattva-sthaḥ | nitya-sattva-sthaḥ | eternally fixed in truth |
| niryoga-kṣhemaḥ | niryoga-kṣhemaḥ | unconcerned about gain and preservation |
| ātma-vān | ātma-vān | situated in the self |
The Vedas deal with the three attributes; be thou above these three attributes. O Arjuna, free yourself from the pairs of opposites and ever remain in the quality of Sattva, freed from acquisition and preservation, and be established in the Self.
हे अर्जुन वेदों का विषय तीन गुणों से सम्बन्धित (संसार से) है तुम त्रिगुणातीत? निर्द्वन्द्व? नित्य सत्त्व (शुद्धता) में स्थित? योगक्षेम से रहित और आत्मवान् बनो।।