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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचि न्नायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः। अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोऽयं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे
na jāyate mriyate vā kadāchin nāyaṁ bhūtvā bhavitā vā na bhūyaḥ ajo nityaḥ śhāśhvato ’yaṁ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śharīre
It was not born; it will never die, nor, once having been, can it cease to exist. Unborn, eternal, ever-enduring, yet most ancient, the spirit does not die when the body is dead.
na jāyate—is not born · mriyate—dies · vā—or · kadāchit—at any time · na—not · ayam—this · bhūtvā—having once existed · bhavitā—will be · vā—or · na—not · bhūyaḥ—further · ajaḥ—unborn · nityaḥ—eternal · śhāśhvataḥ—immortal · ayam—this · purāṇaḥ—the ancient · na hanyate—is not destroyed · hanyamāne—is destroyed · śharīre—when the body
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