BG 3.28
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ॥
गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ॥
tattva-vit tu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ
guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate
guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate
Word-for-word meanings
tu — but; mahā-bāho — O mighty-armed one; tattva-vit — the knower of the truth; vibhāgayoḥ — of the [self’s] distinction; guṇa-karma — from the mind and senses and their functions; na sajjate — remains unattached; matvā — knowing; iti — thus; guṇāḥ — [that only] the senses and the mind; vartante — are engaged; guṇeṣu — in their respective sense objects.
Translation
But, O mighty-armed, one who knows the truth of the self’s distinction from the mind and senses (guṇas) and their functions (karma) remains unattached, knowing that only the mind and senses (guṇas) are engaged with their respective objects (guṇeṣu).