Chapter 2 · Verse 12
Transcendental Knowledge
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः। न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम्
na tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
Word Meanings
na — never; tu — however; eva — certainly; aham — I; jātu — at any time; na — nor; āsam — exist; na — nor; tvam — you; na — nor; ime — these; jana-adhipāḥ — kings; na — never; cha — also; eva — indeed; na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ — shall not exist; sarve vayam — all of us; ataḥ — from now; param — after
Translation
Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor these kings; nor shall any of us ever cease to be hereafter.
Commentary