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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 18

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः। अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत

antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śharīriṇaḥ anāśhino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.18 mean?

The material bodies that this Eternal, Indestructible, and Immeasurable Spirit inhabits are all finite; therefore, fight, O valiant man!

Word-by-word meaning

anta-vantaḥ—having an end · ime—these · dehāḥ—material bodies · nityasya—eternally · uktāḥ—are said · śharīriṇaḥ—of the embodied soul · anāśhinaḥ—indestructible · aprameyasya—immeasurable · tasmāt—therefore · yudhyasva—fight · bhārata—descendant of Bharat, Arjun

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