Bhagavad Gita · 3.28
॥
Devanāgarī
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tattvavit tu mahābāho guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ |
guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तत्त्ववित्tattva-vitone who knows (vit) the Truth (tattva).
तुtubut, however.
महाबाहोmahā-bāhoO mighty-armed one!
गुणकर्मविभागयोःguṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥin the distinction (vibhāga) between action in the guṇas and divine action.
गुणाःguṇāḥthe senses (under the sway of the guṇas).
गुणेषुguṇeṣuin the objects of the guṇas (in sense enjoyments).
वर्तन्तेvartantethey act, they seek enjoyment.
इतिitithus (thinking).
मत्वाmatvāunderstanding, knowing.
न सज्जतेna sajjatehe does not become attached (to such action).
Translation
“But, O mighty-armed one, he who has realized the Absolute Truth knows well the distinction between action under the influence of the guṇas (karma) and divine action (bhakti). Understanding that it is merely the senses, contaminated by the guṇas, that seek enjoyment in the objects of the guṇas, he does not become attached to such action.”
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