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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 16

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः। उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः

nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayorapi dṛiṣhṭo ’nta stvanayos tattva-darśhibhiḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.16 mean?

The unreal has no existence, and the real never ceases to be; the conclusion regarding both of these has been seen by the seers of Truth.

Word-by-word meaning

na—no · asataḥ—of the temporary · vidyate—there is · bhāvaḥ—is · na—no · abhāvaḥ—cessation · vidyate—is · sataḥ—of the eternal · ubhayoḥ—of the two · api—also · dṛiṣhṭaḥ—observed · antaḥ—conclusion · tu—verily · anayoḥ—of these · tattva—of the truth · darśhibhiḥ—by the seers

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