Bhagavad Gita 2.20
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः। अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे।।
na jāyate mriyate vā kadāchin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ ajo nityaḥ śhāśhvato ’yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śharīre
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| na jāyate | na jāyate | is not born |
| mriyate | mriyate | dies |
| vā | vā | or |
| kadāchit | kadāchit | at any time |
| na | na | not |
| ayam | ayam | this |
| bhūtvā | bhūtvā | having once existed |
| bhavitā | bhavitā | will be |
| vā | vā | or |
| na | na | not |
| bhūyaḥ | bhūyaḥ | further |
| ajaḥ | ajaḥ | unborn |
| nityaḥ | nityaḥ | eternal |
| śhāśhvataḥ | śhāśhvataḥ | immortal |
| ayam | ayam | this |
| purāṇaḥ | purāṇaḥ | the ancient |
| na hanyate | na hanyate | is not destroyed |
| hanyamāne | hanyamāne | is destroyed |
| śharīre | śharīre | when the body |
It is not born, nor does it ever die; after having been, it again does not cease to be; unborn, eternal, changeless, and ancient, it is not killed when the body is killed.
यह आत्मा किसी काल में भी न जन्मता है और न मरता है और न यह एक बार होकर फिर अभावरूप होने वाला है। यह आत्मा अजन्मा, नित्य, शाश्वत और पुरातन है, शरीर के नाश होने पर भी इसका नाश नहीं होता।।