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Of the unreal there is no being; of the real there is no ceasing to be. The truth about both of these has been perceived by the seers of reality.
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः | उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः ||२-१६||
Krishna
HinduTeachingTruthRealitySanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 2.16Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.

Author
Krishna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita 2.16
Verse / page
BG.2.16
Topics
TruthReality

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