Chapter 2, Verse 26
Sankhya Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
atha—if, however; cha—and; enam—this soul; nitya-jātam—taking constant birth; nityam—always; vā—or; manyase—you think; mṛitam—dead; tathā api—even then; tvam—you; mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one, Arjun; na—not; evam—like this; śhochitum—grieve; arhasi—befitting
English translation
But even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one, thou shouldst not grieve.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Lord Krishna here; for the sake of argument; takes up the popular supposition. Granting that the Self is again and again born whenever a body comes into being; and again and again dies whenever the body dies; O mightyarmed (O Arjuna of great valour and strength); thou shouldst not grieve thus; because birth is inevitable to want is dead and death is inevitable to what is born. This is the inexorable or unrelenting Law of Nature.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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