Arjuna said: What are the signs of one established in wisdom, of one in samādhi, O Keśava? How does the one of steady mind speak, how does he sit, how does he walk?

Arjuna formulates a crucial practical question: how do you recognize someone who has attained the state described by Kṛṣṇa?

Sthita-prajña — established in wisdom, with stable knowledge. Not intellectual wisdom but living, embodied knowledge.

Samādhi-stha — established in samādhi. Meditative absorption not as a passing experience but as a permanent state.

Sthita-dhī — stable mind, firm intellect.

Arjuna asks about observable external signs:

• Kiṃ prabhāṣeta — how does he speak?
• Kim āsīta — how does he sit?
• Vrajeta kim — how does he walk?

The question recognizes that realization manifests in the ordinary: speech, posture, movement. It doesn’t seek supernatural signs but characteristics of daily life.

The following verses (55-72) constitute the famous description of the sthita-prajña.