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Bhagavad Gītā 2.21, word by word
BG 2.21
वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्। कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्
vedāvināśhinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa puruṣhaḥ pārtha kaṁ ghātayati hanti kam
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In English
He who knows the Spirit to be indestructible, immortal, unborn, and always the same, how should he kill or cause to be killed?
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Whoever knows it to be indestructible, eternal, unborn, and inexhaustible, how can that person slay, O Arjuna, or cause to be slain?
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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