Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding
Bhagavad Gita 2.54
स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव ।
स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ॥
sthitaprajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhisthasya keśava | sthitadhīḥ kiṃ prabhāṣeta kimāsīta vrajeta kim ||
Krishna, how would you describe a person of steady wisdom who is settled in concentration? How does such a person speak, how do they sit, and how do they walk?
Modern context
Arjuna asks a wonderfully practical question. He does not ask for more theory. He asks: how does such a person talk, sit and walk? He wants to know what wisdom looks like in ordinary behaviour, so that he can recognise it and aim at it. The remaining eighteen verses of the chapter are the answer.