Bhagavad Gita 2.19 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The real you can’t kill and can’t be killed.”
What it means
“Anyone who thinks the self can kill or be killed does not understand. The true self neither kills nor dies.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Ya Enam Vetti Hantaram”
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम् । उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते ॥
ya enaṃ vetti hantāraṃ yaścainaṃ manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṃ hanti na hanyate
Translations
Literal translation
He who thinks of this One as the killer, and he who thinks of this One as the killed both of them do not know. This One does not kill, nor is It killed.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो इस आत्मा को मारने वाला समझता है और जो इसको मरा समझता है वे दोनों ही नहीं जानते हैं, क्योंकि यह आत्मा न मरता है और न मारा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.20“The self is never born and never dies. It did not come into being and will not cease to be. It is ancient and eternal, and it is not destroyed when the body is.”