BG 2.22
As one would cast off worn-out garments and put on new ones, the soul casts off its worn-out bodies and enters new ones.
नवानि गृह्णाति नरोऽपराणि
तथा शरीराणि विहाय जीर्णा
न्यन्यानि संयाति नवानि देही
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vāsānsi — garments
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jīrṇāni — worn-out
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yathā — as
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vihāya — casting off
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navāni — new
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gṛihṇāti — accepts
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naro — a person
naraḥ -
’parāṇi — others
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tathā — likewise
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śharīrāṇi — bodies
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vihāya — casting off
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jīrṇānya — worn out
jirṇāni -
nyāni — another
anyāni -
sanyāti — enters
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navāni — new
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dehī — the embodied soul
As one would cast off worn-out garments and put on new ones, the soul casts off its worn-out bodies and enters new ones. The soul cannot be cut by weapons, burned by fire, drenched by water or dried by the wind. This soul cannot be broken, burned, drowned, or dried. It is eternal, all-pervasive, and unchanging. This soul is said to be unchanging and inconceivable. Therefore, knowing this, you have no reason to grieve.
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