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Transliteration
tattva-vit tu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ
guṇā guṇeṣhu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate
Meaning
But he who knows the Truth, O mighty-armed Arjuna, about the divisions of the qualities and their functions, knowing that the Gunas, as senses, move amidst the Gunas, as the sense-objects, is not attached.
Word-by-word meaning
tattva-vit — the knower of the Truthtu — butmahā-bāho — mighty-armed oneguṇa-karma — from guṇas and karmavibhāgayoḥ — distinguishguṇāḥ — modes of material nature in the shape of the senses, mind, etcguṇeṣhu — modes of material nature in the shape of objects of perceptionvartante — are engagediti — thusmatvā — knowingna — neversajjate — becomes attached
Commentary
He who knows the truth that the Self is entirely distinct from the three Gunas and actions does not become attached to the actions. He who knows the truth about the classification of the Gunas and their respective functions understands that the alities as senseorgans move amidst the alities as senseobjects. Therefore he is not attached to the actions. He knows? I am Akarta -- I am not the doer. (Cf. XIV.23).
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 28?▼
But he who knows the Truth, O mighty-armed Arjuna, about the divisions of the qualities and their functions, knowing that the Gunas, as senses, move amidst the Gunas, as the sense-objects, is not attached.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 28 of Chapter 3 (Karm Yog — Path of Selfless Service) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.