Chapter 2, Verse 18
Sankhya Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
anta-vantaḥ—having an end; ime—these; dehāḥ—material bodies; nityasya—eternally; uktāḥ—are said; śharīriṇaḥ—of the embodied soul; anāśhinaḥ—indestructible; aprameyasya—immeasurable; tasmāt—therefore; yudhyasva—fight; bhārata—descendant of Bharat, Arjun
English translation
These bodies of the embodied Self, which are eternal, indestructible, and immeasurable, are said to have an end. Therefore, fight, O Arjuna.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the nature of the allpervading; immortal Self in a variety of ways and thus induces him to fight by removing his delusion; grief and despondency which are born of ignorance.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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