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Bhagavad Gita 2.21
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Sanskrit
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्।
कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्
कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्
Transliteration
vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam
kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam
kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam
Synonyms
vāsāṁsi: garments;
jīrṇāni: old and worn out;
yathā: just as;
vihāya: giving up;
navāni: new garments;
gṛhṇāti: does accept;
naraḥ: a man;
aparāṇi: others;
tathā: in the same way;
śarīrāṇi: bodies;
vihāya: giving up;
jirṇāni: old and useless;
anyāni: different;
saṁyāti: verily accepts;
navāni: new sets;
dehī: the embodied .;
English Meaning
As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones.
Life Theme
Duty and Wisdom
Life Application
Focusing on doing one’s duty sincerely instead of worrying constantly about outcomes or recognition.