वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम् | कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम् ||२-२१||
vedāvināśinaṃ nityaṃ ya enamajamavyayam . kathaṃ sa puruṣaḥ pārtha kaṃ ghātayati hanti kam ||2-21||
- veda
- knows
- avināśinam
- indestructible
- nityam
- always existing
- yaḥ
- one who
- enam
- this (soul)
- ajam
- unborn
- avyayam
- immutable
- katham
- how
- saḥ
- that
- puruṣaḥ
- person
- pārtha
- O Pārtha (Arjuna)
- kam
- whom
- ghātayati
- causes to hurt
- hanti
- kills
- kam
- whom
O Pārtha, how can a person who knows that the soul is indestructible, eternal, unborn and immutable kill anyone or cause anyone to kill?