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Chapter 2 · Verse 21 · Sankhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.21

philosophical Self & Identity Jnana & Wisdom Fear & Courage

Sanskrit

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्। कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।

Transliteration

vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam

हिंदी अर्थ

आत्मा को न तो वेद नष्ट कर सकते हैं, न कोई शस्त्र काट सकता है, न आग जला सकती है और न ही पानी भिगो सकता है क्योंकि आत्मा नित्य, अजन्मा और अविनाशी है। हे पार्थ, जब आत्मा को कोई नष्ट नहीं कर सकता तो फिर तुम किसको मारने का भय कर रहे हो?

Word by Word

veda knows
avināśhinam imperishable
nityam eternal
yaḥ who
enam this
ajam unborn
avyayam immutable
katham how
saḥ that
puruṣhaḥ person
pārtha Parth
kam whom
ghātayati causes to be killed
hanti kills
kam whom
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the deepest truth of Sankhya Yoga: the Atman—your eternal essence—is imperishable, unborn, and unchanging, beyond all destruction and time. How then can anyone truly kill or be killed when the Self transcends the body's birth and death?

This verse invites you to recognize that beneath your fear of loss and harm lies an immortal witness that no circumstance can touch, transforming how you meet life's greatest challenges.

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Bhagavad Gita 2.21 — BG 2.21

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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