guṇaiḥ

How it is translated

• by the qualities (1)
• by the three modes (1)
• the three modes of nature (1)
• to the modes of material nature (1)
• modes of material nature (1)
• work based on one’s nature and guṇas (1)

Every verse

1. 3.5न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्।na hi kaśhchit kṣhaṇam api jātu tiṣhṭhatyakarma-kṛitVerily, no one can remain for even a moment without performing action; for everyone is made to act helplessly, indeed, by the qualities born of Nature.Here: by the qualities
2. 3.27प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः।prakṛiteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśhaḥAll actions are wrought in all cases by the qualities of Nature alone. He whose mind is deluded by egoism thinks, "I am the doer."Here: by the three modes
3. 13.24य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैःसह।ya evaṁ vetti puruṣhaṁ prakṛitiṁ cha guṇaiḥ sahaHe who thus knows the Spirit and Matter together with their qualities, in whatever condition he may be, he is not reborn.Here: the three modes of nature
4. 14.23उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।udāsīna-vad āsīno guṇair yo na vichālyateHe who, seated like one unconcerned, is not moved by the dualities, and who, knowing that the dualities are active, is self-centered and does not move.Here: to the modes of material nature
5. 18.40न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।na tad asti pṛithivyāṁ vā divi deveṣhu vā punaḥThere is no being on earth or in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.Here: modes of material nature
6. 18.41ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapaOf Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature.Here: work based on one’s nature and guṇas