BG 18.40

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः ।
सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ॥
na tad asti pṛthivyāṁ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ
sattvaṁ prakṛti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ

Word-for-word meanings

na asti — there is no;  tat — such;  sattvam — living being or phenomenal object;  pṛthivyām — [whether] on earth;  vā — or;  divi — in the celestial realm;  vā — or;  punaḥ — moreover;  deveṣu — among the devas;  yat — which;  syāt — is;  muktam — free;  ebhiḥ — from these;  tribhiḥ — three;  guṇaiḥ — guṇas;  prakṛti-jaiḥ — born of material nature.

Translation

There is no such living being or phenomenal object, whether on earth, in the celestial realm, or even among the devas, which is free from these three guṇas born of material nature.

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