Verso 2.18

अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः ।

अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत ॥

2.18

Transliteración

antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ |

anāśino'prameyasya tasmādyudhyasva bhārata ||

Por Sanskrit System · Borrador automático · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Traducción

These bodies of the embodied Self, Which is eternal, indestructible and immeasurable, are said to have an end. Therefore fight, O Arjuna.

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Palabra por palabra

having an end
these
bodies
of the eternal
are said
of the embodied self

of the indestructible
of the immeasurable
therefore
fight
O Bharata

Por Sanskrit System · Borrador automático · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explicación

The verse draws a contrast. Bodies have an end, while the embodied one is eternal, indestructible and beyond measure. From this Krishna draws a direct conclusion: therefore fight. The jump can surprise a modern reader. Krishna is not praising violence; he is removing one specific reason for Arjuna's refusal, the belief that killing in this battle destroys the true person. Later verses add other reasons, based on duty and on the right attitude to action, so this argument is one strand among several.