BG 14.21
अर्जुन उवाच
कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो ।
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥
कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो ।
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥
arjuna uvāca
kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho
kim ācāraḥ kathaṁ caitāṁs trīn guṇān ativartate
kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho
kim ācāraḥ kathaṁ caitāṁs trīn guṇān ativartate
Word-for-word meanings
arjunaḥ uvāca — Arjuna inquired; prabho — O Master; kaiḥ — by what; liṅgaiḥ — symptoms; bhavati — is a person [characterized]; atītaḥ — who has transcended; etān — these; trīn — three; guṇān — guṇas; kim — what; ācāraḥ — [is his] conduct; ca — and; katham — how; ativartate — does he transcend; etān — these; trīn — three; guṇān — guṇas.
Translation
Arjuna inquired: O Master, by what characteristics is one known to have transcended these three guṇas of nature? What is his conduct and how does he transcend these three guṇas?