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Bhagavadgītā 2.16

nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥubhayorapi dṛṣṭo'ntastvanayostattvadarśibhiḥ

Transliteration IAST

nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ | ubhayorapi dṛṣṭo'ntastvanayostattvadarśibhiḥ

Translations signed

The unreal hath no being; the real never ceaseth to be; the truth about both hath been perceived by the seers of the essence of things.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English The unreal hath no being; the real never ceaseth to be; the truth about both hath been perceived by the seers of the essence of things. Annie Besant

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Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0