BG 2.45

त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन ।
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् ॥
trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna
nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān

Word-for-word meanings

vedāḥ — the Vedas;  viṣayāḥ — have as their primary subject;  trai-guṇya — that which pertains to the three guṇas;  arjuna — O Arjuna;  bhava — be;  nistrai-guṇyaḥ — free from the triad of guṇas;  nirdvandvaḥ — beyond dualities;  niryoga-kṣemaḥ — [and] free from concerns for acquisition and preservation;  nitya-sattva-sthaḥ — [be] established in the eternal existence;  ātma-vān — [and] self-situated.

Translation

The Vedas are [predominantly] concerned with the three guṇas. O Arjuna, be free from the triad of guṇas, situated beyond dualities, and free from concerns for acquisition and preservation. Become established in the eternal existence and self-situated.

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