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Bhagavad Gita 2.12
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Sanskrit
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्
Transliteration
na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ
na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
Synonyms
dehinaḥ: of the embodied;
asmin: in this;
yathā: as;
dehe: in the body;
kaumāram: boyhood;
yauvanam: youth;
jarā: old age;
tathā: similarly;
deha: antara — of transference of the body;
prāptiḥ: achievement;
dhīraḥ: the sober;
tatra: thereupon;
na: never;
muhyati: is deluded .;
English Meaning
As the embodied soul continuously passes, in this body, from boyhood to youth to old age, the soul similarly passes into another body at death. A sober person is not bewildered by such a change.
Life Theme
Duty and Wisdom
Life Application
Focusing on doing one’s duty sincerely instead of worrying constantly about outcomes or recognition.