2.28 अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना
avyakt
Word meanings
avyakta-ādīni—unmanifest before birth;bhūtāni—created beings;vyakta—manifest;madhyāni—in the middle;bhārata—Arjun, scion of Bharat;avyakta—unmanifest;nidhanāni—on death;eva—indeed;tatra—therefore;kā—why;paridevanā—grieve
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O descendant of Bharata! The beings have an unmanifest beginning, a manifest middle, and an unmanifest end. Therefore, why mourn?
The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?
O Arjuna, beings have an unknown beginning, a known middle and an unknown end. What is there to grieve over in all this?
O descendant of Bharata, all beings remain unmanifest in the beginning;; they become manifest in the middle. After death they certainly become unmanifest. What lamentation can there be with regard to them?
Beings are unmanifested in their beginning, manifested in their middle state, O Arjuna, and unmanifested again in their end! What is there to grieve about?
2.30 देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत। तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि
dehī nityam
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dehī—the soul that dwells within the body;nityam—always;avadhyaḥ—immortal;ayam—this soul;dehe—in the body;sarvasya—of everyone;bhārata—descendant of Bharat, Arjun;tasmāt—therefore;sarvāṇi—for all;bhūtāni—living entities;na—not;tvam—you;śhochitum—mourn;arhasi—should
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O descendant of Bharata! This embodied One in the body of everyone is ever incapable of being slain. Therefore, you should not lament over all beings.
Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable.
The self in the body, O Arjuna, is eternal and indestructible. This is so in the case of the selves in all bodies. Therefore, it is not fit for you to feel grief for any being.
O descendant of Bharata, this embodied Self existing in everyone's body can never be killed. Therefore you ought not to grieve for all (these) beings.
This, the Indweller in the body of everyone, is always indestructible, O Arjuna! Therefore, thou shouldst not grieve for any creature.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.29 आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः। आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः शृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्
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Word meanings
āśhcharya-vat—as amazing;paśhyati—see;kaśhchit—someone;enam—this soul;āśhcharya-vat—as amazing;vadati—speak of;tathā—thus;eva—indeed;cha—and;anyaḥ—other;āśhcharya-vat—similarly amazing;cha—also;enam—this soul;anyaḥ—others;śhṛiṇoti—hear;śhrutvā—having heard;api—even;enam—this soul;veda—understand;na—not;cha—and;eva—even;kaśhchit—some
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This someone observes as a wonder; similarly, another speaks of This as a wonder; another hears This as a wonder; but even after hearing, not even one understands This.
One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It.
One looks upon This (self) as a wonder; likewise another speaks of It as a wonder; still another hears of It as a wonder; and even after hearing of It, one knows It not.
Someone visualizes It as a wonder; and similarly indeed, someone else talks of It as a wonder; and someone else hears of It as a wonder. And some one else, indeed, does not realize It even after hearing about It.
One sees This (the Self) as a wonder; another speaks of It as a wonder; another hears of It as a wonder; yet, having heard, none understands It at all.
