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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 14 · Guṇatraya Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 14.23
Lesson 547 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Understanding the three guṇas and moving beyond them. How do the three guṇas influence thought and action, and what lies beyond them?

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Shloka · Devanagari

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyateguṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate

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Sandhi-vicheda

udāsīna-vat+āsīnaḥ+guṇaiḥ+yaḥ+na+vichālyate+guṇāḥ+vartante+iti-evam+yaḥ+avatiṣhṭhati+na+iṅgate

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Meaning of each word

udāsīna-vatsource form
neutral
āsīnaḥsource form
situated
guṇaiḥsource form
to the modes of material nature
yaḥsource form
who
nasource form
not
vichālyatesource form
are disturbed
guṇāḥsource form
modes of material nature
vartantesource form
act
iti-evamsource form
knowing it in this way
yaḥsource form
who
avatiṣhṭhatisource form
established in the self
nasource form
not
iṅgatesource form
wavering
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।14.23।। --,उदासीनवत् यथा उदासीनः न कस्यचित् पक्षं भजते? तथा अयं गुणातीतत्वोपायमार्गेऽवस्थितः आसीनः आत्मवित् गुणैः यः संन्यासी न विचाल्यते विवेकदर्शनावस्थातः। तदेतत् स्फुटीकरोति -- गुणाः कार्यकरणविषयाकारपरिणताः अन्योन्यस्मिन् वर्तन्ते इति यः अवतिष्ठति। छन्दोभङ्गभयात् परस्मैपदप्रयोगः। योऽनुतिष्ठतीति वा पाठान्तरम्। न इङ्गते न चलति? स्वरूपावस्थ एव भवति इत्यर्थः।।किं च --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 14.23
Course position547 / 701
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