Sanskrit · Devanagari
अर्जुन उवाच। कैर्लिङ्गैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो। किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
arjuna uvāca kairliṅgaistrīnguṇānetānatīto bhavati prabho kimācāraḥ kathaṃ caitāṃstrīnguṇānativartate
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882What are the characteristics, O lord! of one who has transcended these three qualities? What is his conduct, and how does he transcend these three qualities? He is said to have transcended the qualities
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।14.21।। --,कैः लिङ्गैः चिह्नैः त्रीन् एतान् व्याख्यातान् गुणान् अतीतः अतिक्रान्तः भवति प्रभो? किमाचारः कः अस्य आचारः इति किमाचारः कथं केन च प्रकारेण एतान् त्रीन् गुणान् अतिवर्तते अतीत्य वर्तते।।गुणातीतस्य लक्षणं गुणातीतत्वोपायं च अर्जुनेन पृष्टः अस्मिन् श्लोके प्रश्नद्वयार्थं प्रतिवचनं श्रीभगवान् उवाच। यत् तावत् कैः लिङ्गैः युक्तो गुणातीतो भवति इति? तत् शृणु --,श्रीभगवानुवाच --,
57ea4404dbe6…Rāmānuja
14.21 Arjuna said By what signs, namely, distinguishing features, is a man who has crossed beyond these three Gunas, Sattva and the rest, characterised? What is his behaviour? With what kind of behaviour is he associated and how does it serve as a sign for knowing his state? Such is the meaning. How does he, i.e., by what means does he cross beyond the three Gunas, the Sattva and the rest?
95ab1a81f07e…Swami Sivananda
14.21 कैः by what? लिंगैः by marks? त्रीन् three? गुणान् Gunas? एतान् these? अतीतः crossed? भवति becomes? प्रभो O Lord? किमाचारः what (is his) conduct? कथम् how? च and? एतान् these? त्रीन् three? गुणान् Gunas? अतिवर्तते goes beyond.Commentary Arjuna said O Lord? by what characteristics may a man be recognised as having gone beyond the three alities What is the behaviour of that Trigunatita sage (one who has gone beyond the three alities) and how does he go beyond the world and is above the Gunas Tell me that.These are the characteristics of the sage who has gone beyond the Gunas others should cultivate them.Just as a king is able to remove the grievances and sorrows of his servants? so also the Lord is able to remove the sorrows of His devotees. That is the reason why Arjuna addresses Sri Krishna as Lord and uses the term Prabhu. By using this word? Arjuna hinted to the Lord that He alone was capable of relieving his sorrows and pains. (Cf.II.54)
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