BG 2.16
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः ।
उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः ॥
उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः ॥
nāsato vidyate bhāvo nābhāvo vidyate sataḥ
ubhayor api dṛṣṭo ’ntas tv anayos tattva-darśibhiḥ
ubhayor api dṛṣṭo ’ntas tv anayos tattva-darśibhiḥ
Word-for-word meanings
na vidyate — there is no; bhāvaḥ — existence; asataḥ — of the unreal; na vidyate — nor is there; abhāvaḥ — non-existence; sataḥ — of the real; antaḥ — the conclusion; anayoḥ ubhayoḥ — regarding both of these; api — verily; dṛṣṭaḥ — is directly apperceived; tu — indeed; darśibhiḥ — by seers; tattva — of the truth.
Translation
The unreal has no existence, and the real never ceases to exist. The conclusion regarding these two [principles] has been directly apperceived by seers of the truth.