Vaasaamsi jeernaani yathaa vihaaya - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 22

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 22

English:

Vaasaamsi jeernaani yathaa vihaaya
Navaani grihnaati naro’paraani
Tathaa shareeraani vihaaya jeernaani
Anyaani samyaati navaani dehee

Sanskrit: 

वासंसि जिर्णानि यथा विहाय
नवानि गृह्णाति नरोपराणि
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जिर्णानि
अन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही

Oriya: 

ବାସାଂସି ଜିର୍ଣାନି ୟଥା ବିହାୟ
ନବାନି ଗୃହ୍ଣାତି ନରୋପରାଣି
ତଥା ଶରୀରାଣି ବିହାୟ ଜିର୍ଣାନି
ଅନ୍ୟାନି ସମୟାତି ନବାନି ଦେହୀ

Selected word meaning:
vaasaamsi - garments, jirnaani - old and worn out, yathaa - just as, vihaaya - giving up, navaani - new garments, grhnaati - accepts, narah - a man, aparaani - other, tathaa - in the same way, shareeraani - bodies, vihaaya - giving up, jirnaani - old and useless, anyaani - different, samyaati - verily accepts, navaani - new, dehee - the embodied soul

Translation:
Just as a man giving up worn-out clothes and puts on new ones, in the same way the embodied Self (Soul) casts off worn-out bodies and verily accepts new bodies.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Na Jaayate Mriyate - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 20

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 20

English:

Na jaayate mriyate vaa kadaachin
Naayam bhootvaa bhavitaa vaa na bhooyah
Ajo nityah shaashvato’yam puraano
Na hanyate hanyamaane shareere

Sanskrit: 

न जायाते  म्रियते वा कदाचिन 
नायम भूत्वा भविता वा न भूयः
अजो नित्यः शाश्वतोयम पुराणो
न हन्यते हन्यमाने शरीरे

Oriya: 

ନ ଜାୟତେ ମ୍ରିୟତେ ବା କଦାଚିନ
ନାୟମ ଭୂତ୍ଵା ଭବିତା ବା ନ ଭୂୟଃ
ଅଜୋ ନିତ୍ୟହ ଶାଶ୍ଵତୋୟମ ପୁରାଣୋ
ନ ହନ୍ୟତେ ହନ୍ୟମାନେ ଶରୀରେ

Selected word meaning:
na - never, jaayate - takes birth, mriyate - never dies, vaa - either, kadaachit - at any time, na - never, ayam - this (soul), bhutvaa - came into being, bhavitaa - will come to be, vaa - or, na - not, bhuyah - or is coming to be, ajah - unborn, nityah - eternal, shaasvatah - permanent, ayam - this, puranah - the oldest, na - never, hanyate - is killed, hanyamane - being killed, shareera - the body

Translation:
He (Soul) is never born nor dies. He is unborn, eternal, ever-existing, undying and primeval. He is not killed when the body is killed.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Ya enam vetti hantaaram - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 19

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 19

English:

Ya enam vetti hantaaram yashchainam manyate hatam
Ubhau tau na vijaaneeto naayam hanti na hanyate

Sanskrit: 

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम 
उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायम हन्ति न हन्यते

Oriya: 

ୟ ଏନମ ବେନ୍ତି ହନ୍ତାରମ ୟଶ୍ଚେଇନଂ ମନ୍ୟତେ ହତମ
ଉଭୌ ତୌ ନ ବିଜାନୀତୋ ନାୟମ ହନ୍ତି ନ ହନ୍ୟତେ

Selected word meaning:
yah - anyone, enam - this (soul), vetti - thinks, hantaaram - slayer, yah - anyone, cha - also, enam - this, manyate - thinks, hatam - slain, ubhau - both of them, tau - they, na - never, vijanitah - in knowledge, na - never, ayam - this, hanti - kills, na - nor, hanyate - be killed

Translation:
He who thinks the Self (soul) to be the slayer and he who thinks He is slain, neither of them
knows. Self slays not nor is He slain.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Yam hi na vyathayantyete - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 15

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 15

English:

Yam hi na vyathayantyete purusham purusharshabha
Samaduhkha sukham dheeram so’mritatwaaya kalpate

Sanskrit: 

यम हि न व्यथयन्तेते पुरुषम पुरुषर्षभ
समदुःख सुखम धीरम सोमृतत्वाय कल्पते

Oriya: 

ୟମ ହି ନ ବ୍ୟଥୟନ୍ତେତେ ପୁରୁଷମ ପୁରୁଷର୍ଷଭ
ସମହୁଃଖ ସୁଖମ ଧୀରମ ସୋମୃତତ୍ଵାୟ କଳ୍ପତେ

Selected word meaning:
yam - one who, hi - certainly, na - never, vyathayanti - to distress, ete - by these, purusham - to a person, purusha rsabha - O noblest among men, sama - unaltered, duhkha - distress, sukham - happiness, dheeram - patient, sah - he, amrtatvaya - for liberation, kalpate - eligible

Translation:
O noblest among men (Arjuna), the person of wise judgement who is not disturbed by happiness and distress is certainly eligible for liberation.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Maatraasparshaastu kaunteya - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 14

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 14

English:

Maatraasparshaastu kaunteya sheetoshna sukhaduhkhadaah
Aagamaapaayino’nityaan taan titikshasva bhaarata

Sanskrit: 

मात्रास्पर्शास्तु कौन्तेय शीतोष्णसुखदुःखदाः
आगमापायिनोनित्यान तांतितिक्षस्व भारत

Oriya: 

ମାତ୍ରାସ୍ପର୍ଶାସ୍ତୁ କୌନ୍ତେୟ ଶୀତୋଷ୍ଣ ସୁଖଦୁଃଖଦାଃ
ଆଗାମାପାୟିନୋନିତ୍ୟାନ ତାନତିତିକ୍ଷସ୍ଵ ଭାରତ

Selected word meaning:
maatraa - sensuous, sparsaah - contact, tu - only, kaunteya - son of Kunti (Arjuna), sheeta - cold, ushna - heat, sukha - happiness, duhkha dah - giving pain, aagamaa - appearing, apaayinah - disappearing, anityah - impermanent, tan - them, titikshasva - just try to tolerate, bharata - descendant of the Bharata dynasty

Translation:
O son of Kunti, the contacts of the senses with the objects, which cause heat and cold and pleasure and pain are impermanent; therefore, endure them bravely.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON