Verse 2.30
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
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 Meanings
dehī-the embodied soul
nityam-always
avadhyaḥ-indestructible
dehe-in the body
sarvāṇi bhūtāni-all beings
Translation
The Self dwelling in the body of every being is eternally indestructible, O Bharata. Therefore, you should not grieve for any creature.
Commentary
This verse concludes the Sankhya section on the nature of the Self. Krishna summarizes: since the Self in every being is eternal and indestructible, grief for any being is unfounded. This applies universally - not just to Bhishma and Drona, but to all creatures.
Themes
atmanjnanaduty