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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 12

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्

na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.12 mean?

There was never a time when I was not, nor you, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to exist.

Word-by-word meaning

na—never · tu—however · eva—certainly · aham—I · jātu—at any time · na—nor · āsam—exist · na—nor · tvam—you · na—nor · ime—these · jana-adhipāḥ—kings · na—never · cha—also · eva—indeed · na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ—shall not exist · sarve vayam—all of us · ataḥ—from now · param—after

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