Bhagavad Gita 2.18 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Bodies end, but the real you lives on. So do what you need to do.”
What it means
“Bodies come to an end, but the self living in them is eternal and beyond measure. So do what you must do.”
The original Sanskrit
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः । अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत ॥
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ anāśino.aprameyasya tasmādyudhyasva bhārata
Translations
Literal translation
These destructible bodies are said to belong to the everlasting, indestructible, indeterminable, embodied One. Therefore, O descendant of Bharata, join the battle.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस नाशरहित अप्रमेय नित्य देही आत्मा के ये सब शरीर नाशवान् कहे गये हैं। इसलिये हे भारत ! तुम युद्ध करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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