vedÄvinÄÅ›inaá¹ nityaá¹ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaá¹ sa puruá¹£aḥ pÄrtha kaá¹ ghÄtayati hanti kam [21]

(he) pÄrtha–O Arjuna; yaḥ–that person who; veda–knows; enam–this soul as; nityam–eternal; ajam–birthless; avyayam–immutable; avinÄÅ›inam–and indestructible; katham–how can; saḥ puruá¹£aḥ ghÄtayati–that person cause the death; kam–of anyone; ()–or; (katham)–how can; hanti–he kill; kam–anyone? [21]


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O PÄrtha, knowing the soul to be indestructible, eternal, birthless and immutable, how can a person kill or cause anyone to be killed?

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