Bhagavad Gita · Bhagavad Gita 2.20
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचित्
na jāyate mriyate vā kadācit
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“The self is never born, nor does it ever die.”
मूल Original
न जायते म्रियते वा कदाचित्
Sanskrit, in its own script.
उच्चारण How it sounds
na jāyate mriyate vā kadācit
Read it aloud — IAST transliteration.
अर्थ What it means
The self is never born, nor does it ever die.
A thought about self.
स्रोत Where it comes from
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita 2.20)
Krishna's counsel to Arjuna on a battlefield — on duty, action and the self.
Public domain · Ancient / pre-1960 text
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