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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 21

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्। कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्

vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.21 mean?

He who knows the Spirit to be indestructible, immortal, unborn, and always the same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?

Word-by-word meaning

veda—knows · avināśhinam—imperishable · nityam—eternal · yaḥ—who · enam—this · ajam—unborn · avyayam—immutable · katham—how · saḥ—that · puruṣhaḥ—person · pārtha—Parth · kam—whom · ghātayati—causes to be killed · hanti—kills · kam—whom

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