Bhagavad Gita · 14.21
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो ।
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho |
kim-ācāraḥ kathaṁ caitāṁs trīn guṇān ativartate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
कैः लिङ्गैःkaiḥ liṅgaiḥby what signs?
त्रीन् गुणान् एतान्trīn guṇān etānthese three guas.
अतीतःatītaḥone who has transcended.
भवतिbhavatihe is.
प्रभोprabhoO Lord!
किम्-आचारःkim-ācāraḥwhat is his conduct?
कथम् चkatham caand how?
एतान् त्रीन् गुणान्etān trīn guṇānthese three guas.
अतिवर्ततेativartatedoes he transcend?
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Lord, by what signs may one recognize the person who has transcended these three guas? What is his conduct? And how, by what means, does he transcend these three guas?”
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