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.
2.32 यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्। सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्
yad
Word meanings
yadṛichchhayā—unsought;cha—and;upapannam—come;swarga—celestial abodes;dvāram—door;apāvṛitam—wide open;sukhinaḥ—happy;kṣhatriyāḥ—warriors;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;labhante—obtain;yuddham—war;īdṛiśham—such
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Prtha! By good fortune, Ksatriyas, desirous of happiness, get a war of this type, which has come of its own accord and which is an open door to heaven.
Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven.
Happy are the Ksatriyas, O Arjuna, to whom a war like this comes of its own accord; it opens the gate to heaven.
O son of Partha, happy are the Ksatriyas who come across this kind of a battle, which presents itself unsought for and which is an open gate to heaven.
Happy are the Kshatriyas, O Arjuna, who are called upon to fight in such a battle that comes of itself as an open door to heaven!
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.31 स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि। धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते
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Word meanings
swa-dharmam—one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas;api—also;cha—and;avekṣhya—considering;na—not;vikampitum—to waver;arhasi—should;dharmyāt—for righteousness;hi—indeed;yuddhāt—than fighting;śhreyaḥ—better;anyat—another;kṣhatriyasya—of a warrior;na—not;vidyate—exists
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Further, considering your own duty, you should not waver. Indeed, for a Kshatriya there is no duty superior to fighting a righteous war.
Thou must look at thy duty. Nothing can be more welcome to a soldier than a righteous war. Therefore to waver in this resolve is unworthy, O Arjuna!
Further, considering also your own duty, it does not befit you to waver. For, to a Ksatriya, there is no greater good than a righteous war.
Even considering your own duty you should not waver, since there is nothing else better for a Ksatriya than a righteous battle.
Further, having regard to thy own duty, thou shouldst not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a righteous war.
