guṇaiḥ

न हि कश्िचत्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्

guṇaiḥ — by the qualities

No one can stay for even a moment without acting. Everyone is made to act by the strands of nature, whether they will it or not.

प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः

guṇaiḥ — by the three modes

All actions are carried out by the strands of nature. But one deluded by the sense of self thinks: I am the doer.

य एवं वेत्ति पुरुषं प्रकृतिं च गुणैःसह

guṇaiḥ — the three modes of nature

One who thus knows the person and nature together with the strands is not born again, however they live.

उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते

guṇaiḥ — to the modes of material nature

who sits as if indifferent, unmoved by the strands, thinking “the strands are working”, and does not stir;

न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः

guṇaiḥ — modes of material nature

There is no being on earth, nor among the gods in heaven, that is free from these three strands born of nature.