Verse 2.25
अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते ।
तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥
Transliteration
avyakto'yamacintyo'yamavikāryo'yamucyate |
tasmādevaṃ viditvainaṃ nānuśocitumarhasi ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
This (Self) is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing This to be such, thou shouldst not grieve.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
It is said to be unmanifest, beyond thought and beyond change. Knowing it to be so, you should not grieve.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna adds three more descriptions: the self is unmanifest (avyakta), beyond thought (acintya) and unchanging (avikārya). It cannot be seen as objects are seen, nor grasped as ideas are grasped. Having laid out this picture, Krishna concludes that Arjuna has no reason to grieve. This closes the first line of argument, which rests on the nature of the self. In the next verses Krishna changes approach and argues that grief is unjustified even on a more ordinary view.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08