BG 13.14

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम् ।
असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च ॥
sarvendriya-guṇābhāsaṁ sarvendriya-vivarjitam
asaktaṁ sarva-bhṛc caiva nirguṇaṁ guṇa-bhoktṛ ca

Word-for-word meanings

ābhāsam — [Brahman] illuminates;  sarva — all;  indriya — the sense faculties;  guṇa — [and] their qualitative objects;  vivarjitam — [yet It is] bereft of;  sarva — all;  indriya — senses;  asaktam — [It is] unattached;  ca eva — and yet;  sarva-bhṛt — the sustainer of everything;  nirguṇam — [It is] devoid of [material] qualities;  ca — and [yet];  guṇa-bhoktṛ — the master of [transcendental] qualities.

Translation

Brahman illuminates all the sense faculties and their qualitative objects, and yet It is bereft of all [material] senses. It is unattached, and yet the sustainer of everything; It is devoid of [material] qualities, and yet is the master of [transcendental] qualities.

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