BG 14.21
Arjuna asked: How does one recognize a person who has transcended these three modes of nature? What is their behavior, and how do they pass beyond?
किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते
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arjuna — Arjuna
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uvācha — said
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kair — by what
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liṅgais — symptoms
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trīn — three
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guṇān — qualities of material nature
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etān — these
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atīto — having transcended
atītaḥ—having transcended -
bhavati — is
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prabho — Krishna
Referring to Krishna as "Lord" or "God" -
kim — what
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āchāraḥ — conduct
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kathaṁ — how
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chaitāns — and these
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cha — and
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etān — these
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trīn — three
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guṇān — modes of material nature
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ativartate — transcend
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