Chapter 2 Verse 20

Chapter 2 Verse 20

Na, jaayate, mriyate, va, kadaachit, na, ayam, bhootva, bhavita, va, na,
BhooyH, ajaH, nityaH, shaashvatH, ayam, puraanH, na, hanyate, hanyamaane, shareere ||20||

 Translation: (Ayam) this (kadaachit) at any time also (na) neither (jaayate) is born (va) and (na) nor (mriyate) dies (va) and (na) nor it (bhootva) having born (bhooyH) again (bhavita) is going to come into existence, because (ayam) it (ajaH) is unborn (nityaH) eternal (shaashvatH) ever-lasting (puraanH) is primeval (shareere) body’s (hanyamaane) even on being killed (na) not (hanyate) is killed. (20)

Translation

Neither is it born at any time, nor does it die, and nor is it after having born going to come into existence again, because it is unborn, eternal, ever-existing and primeval. It is not even killed when the body is killed.


न, जायते, म्रियते, वा, कदाचित्, न, अयम्, भूत्वा, भविता, वा, न,
भूयः, अजः, नित्यः, शाश्वतः, अयम्, पुराणः, न, हन्यते, हन्यमाने, शरीरे।।20।।

अनुवाद: (अयम्) यह (कदाचित्) किसी कालमें भी (न) न तो (जायते) जन्मता है (वा) और (न) न (म्रियते) मरता ही है (वा) तथा (न) न यह (भूत्वा) उत्पन्न होकर (भूयः) फिर (भविता) होनेवाला ही है क्योंकि (अयम्) यह (अजः) अजन्मा (नित्यः) नित्य (शाश्वतः) सनातन और (पुराणः) पुरातन है (शरीरे) शरीरके (हन्यमाने) मारे जानेपर भी यह (न) नहीं (हन्यते) मारा जाता। (20)