Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 18
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 18
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।
अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत॥१८॥
Transliteration
Antavanta Ime Deha Nityasyo-Uktah Sharirinah.
Anashino'prameyasya Tasmad-Yudhyasva Bharata.||18||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अन्तवन्तःantavantahperishable
इमेimethese
देहाःdehahbodies
नित्यस्यnityasyaof the eternal
शरीरिणःsharirinahof the embodied soul
अनाशिनःanashinahindestructible
अप्रमेयस्यaprameyasyaimmeasurable
तस्मात्tasmattherefore
युध्यस्वyudhyasvafight
भारतbharataO Bharata
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
इस नित्य, अविनाशी और अप्रमेय शरीरी (आत्मा) के ये शरीर नाशवान कहे गए हैं। इसलिए हे भारत, युद्ध करो!
English Translation
These bodies of the eternal, indestructible, and immeasurable embodied soul are said to be perishable. Therefore, O Bharata, fight!
Commentary (टीका)
After establishing the philosophical truth, Krishna draws the practical conclusion — 'therefore fight!' The body is perishable regardless of whether Arjuna fights or not. The soul is eternal regardless of what happens to the body. With this understanding, there is no valid reason for Arjuna to abandon his duty as a warrior.