Verse 18.40

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः ।

सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ॥

18.40

Transliteration

na tadasti pṛthivyāṃ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ |

sattvaṃ prakṛtijairmuktaṃ yadebhiḥ syāttribhirguṇaiḥ ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

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

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Word by word

not
that
is
on earth
or
in heaven
among the gods
or
again

being
born of nature
free
which
from these
may be
three
gunas

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna concludes this survey with a sweeping statement. No being on earth, or even among the gods in heaven, is free from the three qualities born of nature (prakṛti). Everything in the manifest world is shaped by sattva, rajas and tamas in some mix. The verse explains why the analysis matters for everyone, and prepares for the discussion of social duties that follows, where these qualities are said to shape the different kinds of work people do.

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08