Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga, verse 30
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥
Say itdehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata
tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śhochitum arhasi
Translation
This indweller in the body of everyone is ever indestructible, O Arjuna; therefore, you should not grieve for any creature.
Swami Sivananda
O descendant of Bharata, this embodied Self existing in everyone's body can never be killed; therefore, you ought not to grieve for all these beings.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The self in the body, O Arjuna, is eternal and indestructible. This is the case for all selves in all bodies. Therefore, it is not fitting for you to feel grief for any being.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O descendant of Bharata! This embodied One in the body of everyone is ever incapable of being slain. Therefore, you should not lament over all beings.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Do not be anxious about these armies; the spirit in man is imperishable.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन! सबके देहमें यह देही नित्य ही अवध्य है। इसलिये सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके लिये अर्थात् किसी भी प्राणीके लिये तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिये।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे भारत ! यह देही आत्मा सबके शरीर में सदा ही अवध्य है, इसलिए समस्त प्राणियों के लिए तुम्हें शोक करना उचित नहीं।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.