Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 21

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 21 (2.21) means: Arjuna, the one who knows the self as indestructible, eternal, unborn, and unchanging, how could such a person kill anyone, or cause anyone to be killed?

Sanskrit

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्। कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्।।2.21।।

Transliteration

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

Translation

Arjuna, the one who knows the self as indestructible, eternal, unborn, and unchanging, how could such a person kill anyone, or cause anyone to be killed?

Hindi

अर्जुन, जो आत्मा को अविनाशी, शाश्वत, अजन्मा और अपरिवर्तनीय जानता है, वह भला किसी को कैसे मार सकता है या मरवा सकता है?

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 21?

Arjuna, the one who knows the self as indestructible, eternal, unborn, and unchanging, how could such a person kill anyone, or cause anyone to be killed?

Which chapter is verse 2.21 from?

It is verse 21 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.

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