Chapter 2 · Verse 19 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.19
Sanskrit
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्। उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
Transliteration
ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaśh chainaṁ manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate
हिंदी अर्थ
जो यह सोचता है कि आत्मा को मारा जा सकता है और जो सोचता है कि आत्मा मर गई, दोनों ही गलत हैं क्योंकि आत्मा को कोई मार नहीं सकता और न ही वह मरती है।
Word by Word
This verse cuts through the deepest illusion—that the Self can be slain or can slay. The Atman, eternal and unchanging, stands beyond all weapons, beyond all acts of killing and death.
When we perceive ourselves or others as mere bodies that can be destroyed, we live in ignorance; when we know the imperishable Self within, all fear dissolves. In your own being, recognize that what you truly are cannot be harmed, and what you fear to harm in another is equally protected by its own eternal nature.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.19 — BG 2.19
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