वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम् ।
कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम् ॥ २१ ॥
vedāvināśinaṃ nityaṃ ya enamajamavyayam
kathaṃ sa puruṣaḥ pārtha kaṃ ghātayati hanti kam
vedāvināśinaṃ nityaṃ ya enamajamavyayam
kathaṃ sa puruṣaḥ pārtha kaṃ ghātayati hanti kam
Word by word
वेदknows
अविनाशिनम् नित्यम्indestructible and eternal
यः एनम्one who (knows) this
अजम् अव्ययम्unborn and unchanging
कथम् सः पुरुषःhow can that person
पार्थO Partha
कम् घातयतिcause anyone to be slain
हन्ति कम्slay anyone
Translation
ENGLISH
One who knows this self to be indestructible, eternal, unborn and unchanging, how can such a person, son of Pritha, cause anyone to be slain, or slay anyone?
हिंदी
हे पार्थ, जो पुरुष इस आत्मा को अविनाशी, नित्य, अजन्मा और अविकारी जानता है, वह कैसे किसी को मरवाता है और कैसे किसी को मारता है?
Explanation
One who comes to know the true nature of the Self can no longer hold on to the feeling "I am the slayer". The ego of being the doer comes from identifying oneself with the body.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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