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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 16 (2.16) means: The unreal never truly is; the real never ceases to be. Those who see the truth have seen where the line between them lies.
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः। उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ ubhayorapi dṛiṣhṭo ’nta stvanayos tattva-darśhibhiḥ
The unreal never truly is; the real never ceases to be. Those who see the truth have seen where the line between them lies.
जो असत् है वह सचमुच कभी नहीं होता; जो सत् है वह कभी मिटता नहीं। सत्य को देखने वालों ने इन दोनों के बीच की रेखा देख ली है।
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It is verse 16 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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