BG - 14.21

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

arjuna uvācha kair liṅgais trīn guṇān etān atīto bhavati prabho kim āchāraḥ kathaṁ chaitāns trīn guṇān ativartate

• arjunaḥ uvācha - Arjun inquired
• kaiḥ - by what
• liṅgaiḥ - symptoms
• trīn - three
• guṇān - modes of material nature
• etān - these
• atītaḥ - having transcended
• bhavati - is
• prabho - Lord
• kim - what
• āchāraḥ - conduct
• katham - how
• cha - and
• etān - these
• trīn - three
• guṇān - modes of material nature
• ativartate - transcend

Translation

Arjuna said, "What are the marks of one who has transcended the three qualities, O Lord? What is their conduct, and how do they go beyond these three qualities?"

Commentary