Word meanings
- 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
- ca
- also
- eva
- indeed
- na bhaviṣyāmaḥ
- shall not exist
- sarve vayam
- all of us
- ataḥ
- from now
- param
- after
Translations
Nor, at any time, was I not, nor thou, nor these rulers of men; nor, verily, shall we ever cease to be hereafter.
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.
But certainly it is not a fact that I did not exist at any time; nor you, nor these rulers of men. And surely it is not that we all shall cease to exist after this.
किसी कालमें मैं नहीं था और तू नहीं था तथा ये राजालोग नहीं थे, यह बात भी नहीं है; और इसके बाद (भविष्य में) मैं, तू और राजलोग - हम सभी नहीं रहेंगे, यह बात भी नहीं है।Commentary
Lord Krishna speaks here of the immortality of the Soul or the imperishable nature of the Self (Atman). The Soul exists in the three periods of time (past, present and future). Man continues to exist even after the death of the physical body. There is life beyond.