Bhagavad Gita · 2.30
॥
Devanāgarī
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dehī nityam avadhyo 'yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata |
tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
देहीdehīthe embodied [soul], the dweller in the body.
नित्यम्nityameternally.
अवध्यःavadhyaḥcannot be slain, invulnerable to being killed.
अयम्ayamthis.
देहेdehein the body.
सर्वस्यsarvasyaof everyone, of all.
भारतbhārataO Bhārata!
तस्मात्tasmāttherefore, hence.
सर्वाणि भूतानिsarvāṇi bhūtānifor all living beings.
नnanot.
त्वम्tvamyou.
शोचितुम्śocitumto grieve.
अर्हसिarhasiyou should, it behooves you.
Translation
“O Bhārata, the soul dwelling in the body of every being is eternally invulnerable to being slain. Therefore it does not behoove you to grieve for any living being.”
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