traiguṇyaviṣayā vēdā nistraiguṇyō bhavārjuna.
nirdvandvō nityasattvasthō niryōgakṣēma ātmavān৷৷2.45৷৷
श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता
2.45 traiguṇyaviṣayāḥ deal with the three attributes, vēdāḥ the Vedas, nistraiguṇyaḥ without these three attributes, bhava be, arjuna O Arjuna nirdvandvaḥ free from the pairs of opposites, nityasattvasthaḥ ever remaining in the Sattva (goodness), niryōgakṣēmaḥ free from (the thought of) acisition and preservation, ātmavān established in the Self.
Commentary:
Guna means attribute or ality. It is substance as well as ality. Nature (Prakriti) is made up of three Gunas, viz., Sattva (purity, light or harmony), Rajas (passion or motion) and Tamas (darkness or inertia). The pairs of opposites are heat and cold, pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat, honour and dishonour, praise and censure. He who is anxious about new acuqisitions or about the preservation of his old possessions cannot have peace of mind. He is ever restless. He cannot concentrate or meditate on the Self. He cannot practise virtue. Therefore, Lord Krishna advises Arjuna that he should be free from the thought of acisition and preservation of things. (Cf.IX.20,21).