न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः ।
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम् ॥ १२ ॥
na tvevāhaṃ jātu nāsaṃ na tvaṃ neme janādhipāḥ
na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
na tvevāhaṃ jātu nāsaṃ na tvaṃ neme janādhipāḥ
na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
Word by word
न तु एवit is not that
अहम् जातु न आसम्I ever did not exist
न त्वम्nor you
न इमे जनाधिपाःnor these kings
न च एव न भविष्यामःnor that we shall cease to be
सर्वे वयम्all of us
अतः परम्hereafter
Translation
ENGLISH
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor these kings; nor will any of us ever cease to be hereafter.
हिंदी
ऐसा कभी नहीं था कि मैं नहीं था, या तू नहीं था, या ये राजा नहीं थे; और न ऐसा होगा कि इसके बाद हम सब नहीं रहेंगे।
Explanation
The first principle of the eternity of the Self: what truly is "I" was not a void before birth, nor will it be erased after death. Bodies change, but the conscious principle that dwells in them remains.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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