तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः ।गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते ॥
tattvavit tu mahābāho guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ |guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate ||
- तत्त्ववित् · tattvavit
- knower of the truth
- तु · tu
- but
- महाबाहो · mahābāho
- O mighty-armed one
- गुणकर्मविभागयोः · guṇakarmavibhāgayoḥ
- of the divisions of qualities and actions
- गुणाः · guṇāḥ
- the qualities (senses as guṇas)
- गुणेषु · guṇeṣu
- among the qualities (objects)
- वर्तन्ते · vartante
- move, operate
- इति · iti
- thus
- मत्वा · matvā
- considering, knowing
- न · na
- not
- सज्जते · sajjate
- he clings, is attached
“But the knower of truth regarding the divisions of qualities and actions, O mighty-armed one, knows 'qualities merely move among qualities' — and does not cling.”
— Original plain-language translation
The sage watches senses (guṇas) interacting with objects (guṇas) like gears meshing, with the self standing apart. This witnessing stance is non-clinging in real time. Compare 5.8-9, where the same formula recurs for the disciplined seer.
— Reader's notes (original)