Shloka 20
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
Devanagari script
न जायते प्रियते वा कदाचि- न्ञायं भूत्वा भविता वा न भूय: । अजो नित्य: शाश्वतो<यं पुराणो न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे
Translation
This Self is never born, nor does it ever die; nor, having come to be, does it come to be again. Unborn, eternal, everlasting, and ancient, it is not slain when the body is slain.
Word by Word
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जायतेis born
जायते:
TypeVerb
Rootजन्
FormLat, Atmanepada, Prathama, Eka
नnor/not
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
म्रियतेdies
म्रियते:
TypeVerb
Rootमृ
FormLat, Atmanepada, Prathama, Eka
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
कदाचित्at any time/ever
कदाचित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकदाचित्
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
अयम्this (self)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormPum, Prathama, Eka
भूत्वाhaving become
भूत्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormKtva (absolutive), Parasmaipada/Atmanepada-neutral
भविताwill be/become
भविता:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormLrt, Parasmaipada, Prathama, Eka
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
भूयःagain/further
भूयः:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootभूयस्
अजःunborn
अजः:
TypeAdjective
Rootअज
FormPum, Prathama, Eka
नित्यःeternal
नित्यः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्य
FormPum, Prathama, Eka
शाश्वतःeverlasting
शाश्वतः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशाश्वत
FormPum, Prathama, Eka
अयम्this (self)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormPum, Prathama, Eka
पुराणःancient
पुराणः:
TypeAdjective
Rootपुराण
FormPum, Prathama, Eka
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
हन्यतेis slain/is killed
हन्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormLat, Atmanepada, Prathama, Eka, Karmani (passive)
हन्यमानेwhen being slain
हन्यमाने:
Adhikarana
TypeVerb
Rootहन्
FormShatr (present passive participle), Napum, Saptami, Eka
शरीरेin/with regard to the body
शरीरे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशरीर
FormNapum, Saptami, Eka
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes