BG - 14.23

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।

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

• udāsīna-vat - neutral
• āsīnaḥ - situated
• guṇaiḥ - to the modes of material nature
• yaḥ - who
• na - not
• vichālyate - are disturbed
• guṇāḥ - modes of material nature
• vartante - act
• iti-evam - knowing it in this way
• yaḥ - who
• avatiṣhṭhati - established in the self
• na - not
• iṅgate - wavering

Translation

He who, seated like one unconcerned, is not moved by the dualities, and who, knowing that the dualities are active, is self-centered and does not move.

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