Bhagavad Gita 15.16
द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।
dvāv imau puruṣhau loke kṣharaśh chākṣhara eva cha kṣharaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭa-stho ’kṣhara uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dvau | dvau | two |
| imau | imau | these |
| puruṣhau | puruṣhau | beings |
| loke | loke | in creation |
| kṣharaḥ | kṣharaḥ | the perishable |
| cha | cha | and |
| akṣharaḥ | akṣharaḥ | the imperishable |
| eva | eva | even |
| cha | cha | and |
| kṣharaḥ | kṣharaḥ | the perishable |
| sarvāṇi | sarvāṇi | all |
| bhūtāni | bhūtāni | beings |
| kūṭa-sthaḥ | kūṭa-sthaḥ | the liberated |
| akṣharaḥ | akṣharaḥ | the imperishable |
| uchyate | uchyate | is said |
Two Purushas there are in this world: the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are perishable, and the Kutastha—the unchanging—is called the imperishable.
इस लोक में क्षर (नश्वर) और अक्षर (अनश्वर) ये दो पुरुष हैं, समस्त भूत क्षर हैं और 'कूटस्थ' अक्षर कहलाता है।।