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BG 2.26 — 2.26 But even if thou thinkest of It as being constantly born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed, thou shouldst not grieve. | Live Gita
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अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् |
तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि ||२-२६||

atha cainaṃ nityajātaṃ nityaṃ vā manyase mṛtam . tathāpi tvaṃ mahābāho naivaṃ śocitumarhasi ||2-26||


।।2.26।। और यदि तुम आत्मा को नित्य जन्मने और नित्य मरने वाला मानो तो भी,  हे महाबाहो !  इस प्रकार शोक करना तुम्हारे लिए उचित नहीं है।।

Word-by-word meanings

2.26 अथ now? च and? एनम् this (Self)? नित्यजातम् constantly born? नित्यम् constantly? वा or? मन्यसे thinkest? मृतम् dead? तथापि even then? त्वम् thou? महाबाहो mightyarmed? न not? एवम् thus? शोचितुम् to grieve? अर्हसि (thou) oughtest.Commentary Lord Krishna here? for the sake of argument? takes up the popular supposition. Granting that the Self is again and again born whenever a body comes into being? and again and again dies whenever the body dies? O mightyarmed (O Arjuna of great valour and str

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।2.26।।औपचारिक रूपसे आत्माकी अनित्यता स्वीकार करके यह कहते हैं अथ च ये दोनों अव्यय औपचारिक स्वीकृतिके बोधक हैं। यदि तू इस आत्माको सदा जन्मनेवाला अर्थात् लोकप्रसिद्धिके अनुसार अनेक शरीरोंकी प्रत्येक उत्पत्तिके साथसाथ उत्पन्न हुआ माने तथा उनके प्रत्येक विनाशके साथसाथ सदा नष्ट हुआ माने। तो भी अर्थात् ऐसे नित्य जन्मने और नित्य मरनेवाले आत्माके निमित्त भी हे महाबाहो तुझे इस प्रकार शोक करना उचित नहीं है क्योंकि जन्मनेवालेका मरण और मरनेवालेका जन्म यह दोनों अवश्य ही होनेवाले हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

2.26 On the other hand, if you think this One is born continually or dies constantly, even then, O mighty-armed one, you ought not to grieve thus.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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