अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः ।
अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत ॥ १८ ॥
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ
anāśino'prameyasya tasmādyudhyasva bhārata
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ
anāśino'prameyasya tasmādyudhyasva bhārata
Word by word
अन्तवन्तःperishable
इमे देहाःthese bodies
नित्यस्यof the eternal
उक्ताःare said to be
शरीरिणःof the embodied Self
अनाशिनःindestructible
अप्रमेयस्यimmeasurable
तस्मात् युध्यस्वtherefore fight
भारतO Bharata
Translation
ENGLISH
These bodies of the eternal, indestructible and immeasurable embodied self are said to have an end. Therefore fight, O Bharata.
हिंदी
इस नित्य, अविनाशी और अप्रमेय (जिसे मापा न जा सके) आत्मा के ये शरीर नाशवान कहे गए हैं। इसलिए हे भारत, तू युद्ध कर।
Explanation
The body is certain to end; the Self is not. "Tasmad yudhyasva" (therefore fight) is not a teaching of violence here, but the conclusion that it is not right to turn back from one’s duty out of fear that bodies will perish.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
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