Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 26
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 26
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।
तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि॥२६॥
Transliteration
Atha Chainam Nitya-Jatam Nityam Va Manyase Mritam.
Tatha-Api Tvam Maha-Baho Naivam Shochitum-Arhasi.||26||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अथathahowever/if
एनम्enamthis soul
नित्यजातम्nitya-jatamalways being born
नित्यम्nityamalways
मृतम्mritamdying
मन्यसेmanyaseyou think
तथापिtathapieven then
महाबाहोmaha-bahoO mighty-armed
न शोचितुम् अर्हसिna shochitum arhasiyou should not grieve
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
और यदि तुम इस आत्मा को सदा जन्मने वाला और सदा मरने वाला भी मानते हो, तब भी हे महाबाहो! तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिए।
English Translation
However, even if you think the soul is constantly born and constantly dies, O mighty-armed, you still should not grieve.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna addresses even the materialist viewpoint: even if one doesn't accept the soul's eternality and believes beings are born and die repeatedly as part of nature's cycle, grief is still pointless. What is inevitable and natural should not be a cause for lamentation. This shows Krishna's comprehensive approach, addressing all possible philosophical positions.