Bhagavad Gita 2.16 meaningWho you really are

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“Things that change don’t last. The real you never stops being.”

What it means

“What is unreal never truly exists; what is real never stops existing. Those who see clearly know the difference.”

The original Sanskrit

नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः । उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः ॥

nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayorapi dṛṣṭo.antastvanayostattvadarśibhiḥ

Literal translation

Of the unreal there is no being; the real has no nonexistence. But the nature of both these, indeed, has been realized by the seers of Truth.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

असत् वस्तु का तो अस्तित्व नहीं है और सत् का कभी अभाव नहीं है। इस प्रकार इन दोनों का ही तत्त्व, तत्त्वदर्शी ज्ञानी पुरुषों के द्वारा देखा गया है।

Swami Tejomayananda

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