श्रीभगवानुवाच
अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे ।
गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ॥ ११ ॥
aśocyānanvaśocastvaṃ prajñāvādāṃśca bhāṣase
gatāsūnagatāsūṃśca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ
aśocyānanvaśocastvaṃ prajñāvādāṃśca bhāṣase
gatāsūnagatāsūṃśca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ
Word by word
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: You grieve for those who should not be grieved for, and yet you speak words of wisdom. The wise grieve neither for the dead nor for the living.
श्रीभगवान बोले: तू उनके लिए शोक करता है जिनके लिए शोक नहीं करना चाहिए, और फिर भी ज्ञानियों जैसी बातें करता है। ज्ञानी न मरे हुओं के लिए शोक करते हैं, न जीवितों के लिए।
Explanation
Here the Gita’s actual teaching begins. Shri Krishna says that Arjuna’s words sound like those of the learned, but his grief is born of ignorance. The verses that follow (2.12–2.30) explain that the Self is immortal, and so it is not right to grieve over death.
How this verse connects
Frequently asked questions
With which verse does the teaching of the Gita begin?
In the tradition, verse 11 of chapter 2, "अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं..." (aśocyānanvaśocastvaṃ...), is regarded as the beginning of the teaching; Adi Shankaracharya’s commentary also takes the Gita-shastra, the Gita’s teaching proper, to begin here.
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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