Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 20

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 20 (8.20) means: But beyond this unmanifest is another, eternal and unseen, which does not perish when all beings perish.

Sanskrit

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः। यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।

Transliteration

paras tasmāt tu bhāvo ’nyo ’vyakto ’vyaktāt sanātanaḥ yaḥ sa sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu naśhyatsu na vinaśhyati

Translation

But beyond this unmanifest is another, eternal and unseen, which does not perish when all beings perish.

Hindi

पर इस अव्यक्त से परे एक और है, शाश्वत और अदृश्य, जो सारे प्राणियों के नष्ट होने पर भी नष्ट नहीं होता।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 20?

But beyond this unmanifest is another, eternal and unseen, which does not perish when all beings perish.

Which chapter is verse 8.20 from?

It is verse 20 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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