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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 19 (2.19) means: Whoever thinks the self can kill, and whoever thinks it can be killed, neither understands. It does not kill, and it cannot be killed.
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्। उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaśh chainaṁ manyate hatam ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate
Whoever thinks the self can kill, and whoever thinks it can be killed, neither understands. It does not kill, and it cannot be killed.
जो सोचता है कि आत्मा मार सकती है, और जो सोचता है कि वह मारी जा सकती है, दोनों ही नहीं समझते। वह न मारती है, न मारी जा सकती है।
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It is verse 19 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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