Sanskrit

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् ।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥

2.26

Translittération

atha cainaṃ nityajātaṃ nityaṃ vā manyase mṛtam |

tathāpi tvaṃ mahābāho naivaṃ śocitumarhasi ||

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Traduction

But even if thou thinkest of It as being constantly born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed, thou shouldst not grieve.

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Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explication

Krishna now considers a different view of life, perhaps the view of those who do not accept an eternal self. Suppose, he says, that the self is constantly born and constantly dies. Even then, Arjuna should not grieve in this way. The argument is generous: it meets Arjuna on whatever ground he stands. Whether one holds that something in us is eternal or that life is a continual flow of birth and death, excessive grief over the inevitable is still out of place.

Par Sanskrit System · Brouillon automatique · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08