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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 23 (14.23) means: Seated as if apart, unmoved by the qualities, knowing that it is only the qualities at work, they stay steady and do not waver.
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।
udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyate guṇā vartanta ity evaṁ yo ’vatiṣhṭhati neṅgate
Seated as if apart, unmoved by the qualities, knowing that it is only the qualities at work, they stay steady and do not waver.
मानो अलग बैठा, गुणों से अविचल, यह जानते हुए कि यह केवल गुणों का काम है, वह स्थिर रहता है और डगमगाता नहीं।
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It is verse 23 of Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 27 verses in total.
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