Bhagavad Gita 2.11 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“You’re sad about something that doesn’t need sadness. The real you never dies.”
What it means
“You speak like a wise man, but you are grieving for what doesn't need grief. The wise don't mourn for the living or the dead.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे । गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca aśocyānanvaśocastvaṃ prajñāvādāṃśca bhāṣase gatāsūnagatāsūṃśca nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: You grieve for whose who are not to be grieved for; and you speak words of wisdom! The learned do not grieve for the departed and those who have not departed.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्री भगवान् ने कहा -- (अशोच्यान्) जिनके लिये शोक करना उचित नहीं है, उनके लिये तुम शोक करते हो और ज्ञानियों के से वचनों को कहते हो, परन्तु ज्ञानी पुरुष मृत (गतासून्) और जीवित (अगतासून्) दोनों के लिये शोक नहीं करते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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