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Bhagavad Gita 2.30

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: Shri KrishnaListener: Arjuna
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देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥ ३० ॥

dehī nityamavadhyo'yaṃ dehe sarvasya bhārata
tasmātsarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi

Word by word

देहीthe embodied Self
नित्यम्always
अवध्यः अयम्this is unslayable (cannot be killed)
देहे सर्वस्यin the body of everyone
भारतO Bharata
तस्मात्therefore
सर्वाणि भूतानिfor all beings
न त्वम् शोचितुम् अर्हसिyou should not grieve

Translation

ENGLISH

The self dwelling in every body is eternal and can never be slain, O Bharata. Therefore you should not grieve for any being.

हिंदी

हे भारत, सबके शरीर में रहने वाला यह आत्मा सदा अवध्य है। इसलिए किसी भी प्राणी के लिए तुझे शोक नहीं करना चाहिए।

Explanation

The teaching about the Self that began in 2.11 is completed here. The conclusion is the one the discussion started from: there is no grief for what cannot be slain. From the next verse, Shri Krishna explains from the standpoint of duty, svadharma (one’s own duty).

How this verse connects

SpeakerShri KrishnaListenerArjunaConceptAtmanTextMahabharata, Bhishma Parva

Sources

  1. Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
  2. English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team

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