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Bhagavad Gita 2.30

देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत। तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।

dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śhochitum arhasi

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
dehīdehīthe soul that dwells within the body
nityamnityamalways
avadhyaḥavadhyaḥimmortal
ayamayamthis soul
dehedehein the body
sarvasyasarvasyaof everyone
bhāratabhāratadescendant of Bharat, Arjun
tasmāttasmāttherefore
sarvāṇisarvāṇifor all
bhūtānibhūtāniliving entities
nananot
tvamtvamyou
śhochitumśhochitummourn
arhasiarhasishould

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

हे भारत ! यह देही आत्मा सबके शरीर में सदा ही अवध्य है, इसलिए समस्त प्राणियों के लिए तुम्हें शोक करना उचित नहीं।।