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Bhagavad Gītā 18.40

BG 18.40

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः

na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥ sattvaṁ prakṛiti-jair muktaṁ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ

There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds that is free from the three Qualities, for they are born of Nature.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

There is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

Word meanings (from the gita/gita dataset)

na—no; tat—that; asti—exists; pṛithivyām—on earth; vā—or; divi—the higher celestial abodes; deveṣhu—amongst the celestial gods; vā—or; punaḥ—again; sattvam—existence; prakṛiti-jaiḥ—born of material nature; muktam—liberated; yat—that; ebhiḥ—from the influence of these; syāt—is; tribhiḥ—three; guṇaiḥ—modes of material nature

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Cite as: Bhagavad Gītā 18.40, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/BG/18.40), after https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gita/gita@main (gita/gita on GitHub, Unlicense).

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