Chapter 2 Verse 45 of 72

• trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā
• nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna
• nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho
• niryoga-kṣema ātmavān

Translation

The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna, become transcendental to these three modes. Be free from all dualities and from all anxieties for gain and safety, and be established in the self.

Synonyms

• guṇya

  pertaining to the three modes of material nature

• viṣayāḥ

  on the subject matter

• vedāḥ

  Vedic literatures

• guṇyaḥ

  transcendental to the three modes of material nature

• bhava

  be

• arjuna

  O Arjuna

• nirdvandvaḥ

  without duality

• sthaḥ

  in a pure state of spiritual existence

• kṣemaḥ

  free from ideas of gain and protection

• vān

  established in the self.

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