Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 12
न त्वेवाहं जातु नासं न त्वं नेमे जनाधिपाः।
न चैव न भविष्यामः सर्वे वयमतः परम् ॥
Say itna tvevāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ
na chaiva na bhaviṣhyāmaḥ sarve vayamataḥ param
Translation
Nor, at any time, was I not, nor thou, nor these rulers of men; nor, verily, shall we ever cease to be hereafter.
Swami Sivananda
But certainly it is not a fact that I did not exist at any time; nor you, nor these rulers of men. And surely it is not that we all shall cease to exist after this.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
There never was a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor any of these kings. Nor will there be any time in the future when all of us shall cease to exist.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Never indeed at any time did I not exist, nor you, nor these kings; and never shall we all not exist hereafter.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
There was never a time when I was not, nor you, nor these princes were not; there will never be a time when we shall cease to exist.
Shri Purohit Swami
किसी कालमें मैं नहीं था और तू नहीं था तथा ये राजालोग नहीं थे, यह बात भी नहीं है; और इसके बाद (भविष्य में) मैं, तू और राजलोग - हम सभी नहीं रहेंगे, यह बात भी नहीं है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
वास्तव में न तो ऐसा ही है कि मैं किसी काल में नहीं था अथवा तुम नहीं थे अथवा ये राजालोग नहीं थे और न ऐसा ही है कि इससे आगे हम सब नहीं रहेंगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.