{
  "id": "gita/15.16",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/gita/15.16/",
  "work": {
    "key": "gita",
    "title": "Bhagavad Gītā"
  },
  "ref": "15.16",
  "speaker": "Śrī Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "द्वाविमौ पुरुषौ लोके क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च ।\nक्षरः सर्वाणि भूतानि कूटस्थोऽक्षर उच्यते ॥ १५.१६ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": false
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "dvāvimau puruṣau loke kṣaraścākṣara eva ca |\nkṣaraḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni kūṭastho'kṣara ucyate ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "dvau imau puruṣau",
      "meaning": "these two persons",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "loke",
      "meaning": "in the world",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kṣaraḥ ca akṣaraḥ eva ca",
      "meaning": "the perishable and the imperishable",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kṣaraḥ",
      "meaning": "the perishable",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sarvāṇi bhūtāni",
      "meaning": "all beings",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kūṭa-sthaḥ",
      "meaning": "the unchanging one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "akṣaraḥ ucyate",
      "meaning": "is called the imperishable",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "इस लोक में दो पुरुष हैं — क्षर और अक्षर। सब प्राणी क्षर हैं, और कूटस्थ (अविकारी) को अक्षर कहा जाता है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "இவ்வுலகில் இரண்டு புருஷர்கள் உள்ளனர் — அழிவுடையவனும் அழிவற்றவனும். எல்லா உயிர்களும் அழிவுடையவை; மாறாது நிலைத்திருப்பவன் அழிவற்றவன் எனப்படுகிறான்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "ఈ లోకంలో ఇద్దరు పురుషులు ఉన్నారు — క్షరుడు, అక్షరుడు. సమస్త భూతాలు క్షరం; కూటస్థుడు అక్షరుడని చెప్పబడతాడు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಪುರುಷರಿದ್ದಾರೆ — ಕ್ಷರ ಮತ್ತು ಅಕ್ಷರ. ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜೀವಿಗಳು ಕ್ಷರ; ಕೂಟಸ್ಥನನ್ನು ಅಕ್ಷರ ಎನ್ನಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "ഈ ലോകത്തിൽ രണ്ടു പുരുഷന്മാരുണ്ട് — ക്ഷരനും അക്ഷരനും. എല്ലാ ഭൂതങ്ങളും ക്ഷരം; കൂടസ്ഥനെ അക്ഷരം എന്നു പറയുന്നു.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "এই জগতে দুই পুরুষ আছেন — ক্ষর ও অক্ষর। সকল প্রাণী ক্ষর, আর কূটস্থকে অক্ষর বলা হয়।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "या लोकात दोन पुरुष आहेत — क्षर आणि अक्षर. सर्व प्राणी क्षर आहेत, आणि कूटस्थाला अक्षर म्हणतात.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "આ લોકમાં બે પુરુષ છે — ક્ષર અને અક્ષર. સર્વ પ્રાણીઓ ક્ષર છે, અને કૂટસ્થને અક્ષર કહેવાય છે.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "ਇਸ ਸੰਸਾਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੋ ਪੁਰਖ ਹਨ — ਨਾਸ਼ਵਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਵਿਨਾਸ਼ੀ। ਸਾਰੇ ਜੀਵ ਨਾਸ਼ਵਾਨ ਹਨ, ਅਤੇ ਅਟੱਲ ਰਹਿਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਅਵਿਨਾਸ਼ੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "ଏହି ଲୋକରେ ଦୁଇ ପୁରୁଷ ଅଛନ୍ତି — କ୍ଷର ଓ ଅକ୍ଷର। ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ କ୍ଷର, ଏବଂ କୂଟସ୍ଥଙ୍କୁ ଅକ୍ଷର କୁହାଯାଏ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "اس دنیا میں دو پُرش ہیں — فانی اور لافانی۔ تمام مخلوقات فانی ہیں، اور جو غیر متغیر ہے وہ لافانی کہلاتا ہے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "There are two persons in this world, the perishable and the imperishable. All beings are the perishable; the unchanging one is called the imperishable.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Hay dos personas en este mundo: lo perecedero y lo imperecedero. Todos los seres son lo perecedero; lo inmutable se llama lo imperecedero.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "Il y a deux personnes en ce monde : le périssable et l'impérissable. Tous les êtres sont le périssable ; l'immuable est appelé l'impérissable.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Es gibt zwei Personen in dieser Welt, das Vergängliche und das Unvergängliche. Alle Wesen sind das Vergängliche; das Unwandelbare wird das Unvergängliche genannt.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Há duas pessoas neste mundo: o perecível e o imperecível. Todos os seres são o perecível; o imutável é chamado o imperecível.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "В этом мире есть два пуруши — преходящий и непреходящий. Все существа — преходящее; неизменное называется непреходящим.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "世间有两种原人：可灭的与不灭的。一切众生是可灭的；那不变者被称为不灭的。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "この世には二つのプルシャがある。滅びるものと滅びないものである。すべての存在は滅びるものであり、不動なるものは不滅と呼ばれる。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "في هذا العالم شخصان: الفاني وغير الفاني. جميع الكائنات هي الفاني، والثابت الذي لا يتغيّر يُسمّى غير الفاني.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Ada dua puruṣa di dunia ini: yang dapat binasa dan yang tak binasa. Semua makhluk adalah yang dapat binasa; yang tak berubah disebut yang tak binasa.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "th",
      "text": "ในโลกนี้มีปุรุษะสองประการ คือผู้เสื่อมสิ้นและผู้ไม่เสื่อมสิ้น สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงคือผู้เสื่อมสิ้น ส่วนผู้ที่คงที่ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลงเรียกว่าผู้ไม่เสื่อมสิ้น",
      "translator": "Vedyatra AI draft",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Bhagavad Gītā 15.16, vulgate text (gita/gita open dataset)",
    "license": "Public domain"
  },
  "topics": [
    "purusha",
    "perishable-imperishable",
    "metaphysics"
  ],
  "citation": "Bhagavad Gītā 15.16. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/gita/15.16/"
}