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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 17 (18.17) means: The one who is free of the sense of "I do," whose understanding is unstained, even if they kill these people, does not really kill and is not bound.
यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते।।18.17।।
yasya nāhankṛito bhāvo buddhir yasya na lipyate hatvā ‘pi sa imāl lokān na hanti na nibadhyate
The one who is free of the sense of "I do," whose understanding is unstained, even if they kill these people, does not really kill and is not bound.
जो "मैं करता हूँ" के भाव से मुक्त है, जिसकी समझ निर्मल है, वह इन लोगों को मारकर भी सचमुच नहीं मारता और बँधता नहीं।
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It is verse 17 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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