2.24 अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च। नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातनः
acchedy
Word meanings
achchhedyaḥ—unbreakable;ayam—this soul;adāhyaḥ—incombustible;ayam—this soul;akledyaḥ—cannot be dampened;aśhoṣhyaḥ—cannot be dried;eva—indeed;cha—and;nityaḥ—everlasting;sarva-gataḥ—all-pervading;sthāṇuḥ—unalterable;achalaḥ—immutable;ayam—this soul;sanātanaḥ—primordial
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This cannot be cut; this cannot be burnt; this cannot be made wet nor dried; this is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable, and everlasting.
It is impenetrable; It can be neither drowned nor scorched nor dried. It is Eternal, All-pervading, Unchanging, Immovable and Most Ancient.
It cannot be cleft; It cannot be burnt; It cannot be wetted and It cannot be dried, It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, immovable and primeval.
It cannot be cut, It cannot be burnt, cannot be moistened, and surely cannot be dried up. It is eternal, omnipresent, stationary, unmoving and changeless.
This Self cannot be cut, burnt, wetted nor dried up. It is eternal, all-pervading, stable, ancient and immovable.
2.26 अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्। तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि
atha ca
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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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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On the other hand, if you deem this as being born constantly or as dying constantly, even then, O mighty-armed one, you should not lament.
Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve.
Or if you hold this self as being constantly born and as constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one, it does not become you to feel grief.
On the other hand, if you think this One is born continually or dies constantly, even then, O mighty-armed one, you ought not to grieve thus.
But, even if thou thinkest of It as being constantly born and dying, even then, O mighty-armed, thou shouldst not grieve!
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.25 अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते। तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि
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avyaktaḥ—unmanifested;ayam—this soul;achintyaḥ—inconceivable;ayam—this soul;avikāryaḥ—unchangeable;ayam—this soul;uchyate—is said;tasmāt—therefore;evam—thus;viditvā—having known;enam—this soul;na—not;anuśhochitum—to grieve;arhasi—befitting
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This is declared to be non-evident, imponderable, and unchangeable. Therefore, understanding this as such, you should not lament.
It is named the Unmanifest, the Unthinkable, the immutable. Wherefore, knowing the Spirit as such, thou hast no cause to grieve.
This (self) is said to be unmanifest, inconceivable and unchanging. Therefore, knowing It thus, it does not befit you to grieve.
It is said that This is unmanifest; This is inconceivable; This is unchangeable. Therefore, having known This thus, you ought not to grieve.
This (Self) is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing This to be such, thou shouldst not grieve.
