Bhagavadgita 2.23-28
Bhagavadgītā 2.23-28
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2.23
nainaṃ chindanti śastrāṇi nainaṃ dahati pāvakaḥ
na cainaṃ kledayanty āpo na śoṣayati mārutaḥ
This (Self), weapons cut not; This, fire burns not; This, water wets not; and This, wind dries not.
2.24
acchedyo 'yam adāhyo 'yam akledyo 'śoṣya eva ca
nityaḥ sarvagataḥ sthāṇur acalo 'yaṃ sanātanaḥ
This Self cannot be cut, nor burnt, nor wetted, nor dried. Changeless, all-pervading, unmoving, immovable, the Self is eternal.
2.25
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam avikāryo 'yam ucyate
tasmād evaṃ viditvainaṃ nānuśocitum arhasi
This (Self) is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable, and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing This to be such, thou oughtest not to mourn.
2.26
atha cainaṃ nityajātaṃ nityaṃ vā manyase mṛtam
tathāpi tvaṃ mahābāho nainaṃ śocitum arhasi
But if thou shouldst take This to have constant birth and death, even in that case, O mighty-armed, thou oughtest not to mourn for This.
2.27
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur dhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya ca
tasmād aparihārye 'rthe na tvaṃ śocitum arhasi
Of that which is born, death is certain, of that which is dead, birth is certain. Over the unavoidable, therefore, thou oughtest not to grieve.
2.28
avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyaktamadhyāni bhārata
avyaktanidhanāny eva tatra kā paridevanā
All beings are unmanifested in their beginning, O Bhârata, manifested in their middle state and unmanifested again in their end. What is there then to grieve about?
Translations (3)
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita — Swami Swarupananda 1909, English
- The Bhagavadgîtâ (Sacred Books of the East, vol. 8) — Kashinath Trimbak Telang 1882, English
- The Song Celestial — Edwin Arnold 1885, English
Commentaries (15)
- Bhagavadgītābhāṣya (Śāṅkarabhāṣya) — Śaṅkara, Sanskrit
- Subodhinī — Śrīdhara Svāmin, Sanskrit
- Bhagavadgītāvīraśaivabhāṣya — Sanskrit
- Bhagavadgītāvivaraṇa (Sarvatobhadra) — Sanskrit
- Bhagavadāśayānusaraṇabhāṣya — Bhāskara (Vedāntin), Sanskrit
- Gītābhāṣya (of Rāmānuja) — Rāmānuja, Sanskrit
- Jñāneśvarī — Jñāneśvara, Marathi
- Gītārthasaṅgraha (of Abhinavagupta) — Abhinavagupta, Sanskrit
- Tātparyabodhinī — Śaṅkarānanda, Sanskrit
- Tattvaprakāśikā — Keśava Kāśmīrī, Sanskrit
- Sārārthavarṣiṇī — Viśvanātha Cakravartin 1680, Sanskrit
- Arthaprakāśikā — Upaniṣadbrahmayogin 1715, Sanskrit
- Bālabodhinī — G.S. Pathak 1825, Sanskrit
- Gūḍhārthadīpikā — Madhusūdana Sarasvatī 1570, Sanskrit
- Vaṃśī — Vaṃśīdhara 1675, Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
- Vulgate (700 verses) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit