Original Sanskrit

देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत । तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥ २-३०॥

Transliteration

dehī nityamavadhyo’yaṃ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmātsarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi 2-30

English Translation

This, the Indweller in the body of everyone is ever indestructible, O Bharata; and, therefore, you should not grieve for any creature.

Word-by-Word Meaning

dehī = the owner of the material body; nityaṃ = eternally; avadhyaḥ = cannot be killed; ayaṃ = this soul; dehe = in the body; sarvasya = of everyone; bhārata = O descendant of Bharata; tasmāt = therefore; sarvāṇi = all; bhūtāni = living entities (that are born); na = never; tvaṃ = you; śocituṃ = to lament; arhasi = deserve.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Knowledge - The philosophy of the eternal soul and the path of knowledge

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