Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 32

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

ya enaṁ vetti hantāraṁ yaścainaṁ manyate hatam | ubhau tau na vijānīto nāyaṁ hanti na hanyate || 19 || 19. One who deems the Self a slayer, and one who thinks of it as slain — both are ignorant; for the Self neither slays nor is slain. Commentary Though the root 'han' (to slay) is directed at the Self [in the context], it signifies causing the separation of the jīva from the body and not the destruction of the jīva. Scriptural injunctions like 'You shall not cause injury to beings' (?) and 'A Brahmin shall not be killed' (?) indicate acts which are forbidden because they cause the separation of the jīva from the body.