Bhagavad Gita 2.18
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः | अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत ||२-१८||
Transliteration
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ . anāśino.aprameyasya tasmādyudhyasva bhārata ||2-18||
These bodies of the embodied Self, Which is eternal, indestructible and immeasurable, are said to have an end. Therefore fight, O Arjuna.
Word by Word
अन्तवन्तः having an end, इमे these, देहाः bodies, नित्यस्य of the everlasting, उक्ताः are said, शरीरिणः of the embodied, अनाशिनः of the indestructible, अप्रमेयस्य of the immesaurable, तस्मात् therefore, युध्यस्व fight, भारत O Bharata
Classical Commentary
-- Lord Krishna explains to Arjuna the nature of the allpervading, immortal Self in a variety of ways and thus induces him to fight by removing his delusion, grief and despondency which are born of ignorance.