Bhagavad Gita Chapter 15 Verse 16
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 15 श्लोक 16

द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च।
क्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते।।15.16।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
15.16. There are two persons in the world, the perishing and the nonperishing : the perishing is all elements  [and]  the speak-like One is called the nonperishing.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
15.16 See Comment under 15.18


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 15.16Dwaavimau purushau loke ksharashchaakshara eva cha;
Ksharah sarvaani bhootaani kootastho’kshara uchyate.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 15.16dvau—two; imau—these; puruṣhau—beings; loke—in creation; kṣharaḥ—the perishable; cha—and; akṣharaḥ—the imperishable; eva—even; cha—and; kṣharaḥ—the perishable; sarvāṇi—all; bhūtāni—beings; kūṭa-sthaḥ—the liberated; akṣharaḥ—the imperishable; uchyate—is said