Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 54
अर्जुन उवाच । स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव । स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ॥
arjuna uvāca | sthita-prajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhi-sthasya keśava | sthita-dhīḥ kiṁ prabhāṣeta kim āsīta vrajeta kim ||
Arjuna said: O Krishna, what is the description of one with steady wisdom who is established in samadhi? How does one of steady intellect speak, how does he sit, how does he walk?
After hearing about 'sthita-prajña'—one with steady wisdom, Arjuna shifts from theory to practice with a pivotal question: 'kā bhāṣā'—what's the description? But he doesn't stop at definitions. He asks behavioral questions: 'kiṁ prabhāṣeta'—how does he speak? 'kim āsīta'—how does he sit? 'vrajeta kim'—how does he walk? This is profound: How do I recognize wisdom in action? What does it look like in daily life? He's asking for visible markers—not philosophy, but behavior. This question launches verses 2.55-72, Krishna's practical description of what wisdom looks like in a human being.