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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 19

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्। उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते

ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaśh chainaṁ manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.19 mean?

He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of it as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit neither kills nor is it killed.

Word-by-word meaning

yaḥ—one who · enam—this · vetti—knows · hantāram—the slayer · yaḥ—one who · cha—and · enam—this · manyate—thinks · hatam—slain · ubhau—both · tau—they · na—not · vijānītaḥ—in knowledge · na—neither · ayam—this · hanti—slays · na—nor · hanyate—is killed

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