BG 15.16
There are two kinds of beings in this world - perishable and imperishable. All beings are perishable, but the liberated are said to be imperishable.
क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते
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dvāv — two
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imau — these
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puruṣhau — beings
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loke — in creation
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kṣharaśh — perishable
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chākṣhara — and imperishable
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ca — and
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akṣaraḥ — infallible
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eva — even
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cha — and
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kṣharaḥ — the perishable
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sarvāṇi — all
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bhūtāni — beings
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kūṭa-stho — in oneness
kūṭa-sthaḥ — in oneness-
kūṭa
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stho
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’kṣhara — infallible
akṣaraḥ — imperishable, opposite of kṣárati (क्षरति) meaning "to perish" -
uchyate — is said
There are two kinds of beings in this world - perishable and imperishable. All beings are perishable, but the liberated are said to be imperishable. Besides these, there is a supreme divine personality - a supreme indestructible soul that enters the three worlds to support them. I have transcended the perishable world, and am also above the imperishable one - hence, I am celebrated in the Vedas as the supreme divine personality. One who knows me without a doubt to be the supreme self, worships me with the totality of their being.
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