The Gita

Chapter 2 · Verse 13 of 72

The Yoga of Knowledge

सांख्ययोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

Just as the soul transitions from infancy to youth to old age in this body, it similarly enters another body after death. The wise are not deluded by these transitions. (2:13)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

देहिनोऽस्मिन्यथा देहे कौमारं यौवनं जरा ।

तथा देहान्तरप्राप्तिर्धीरस्तत्र न मुह्यति ॥

Word-by-word

देहिनः अस्मिन् यथा देहे कौमारम्, यौवनम्, जरा,

तथा देह-अन्तर-प्राप्तिः धीरः तत्र, न मुह्यति।

Commentary

This verse addresses Arjuna's sorrow over the potential loss of lives in the war.

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