Shloka 30

कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश

Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction

Devanagari script

देही नित्यमवध्यो<यं देहे सर्वस्य भारत । तस्मात्‌ सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमहसि,हे अर्जुन! यह आत्मा सबके शरीरमें सदा ही अवध्य है। इस कारण सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके लिये तू शोक करनेके योग्य नहीं है

Transliteration

dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata | tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi ||

Translation

Sanjaya melaporkan ajaran itu: Diri yang bersemayam dalam setiap tubuh adalah kekal dan tidak dapat dibinasakan. Oleh itu, wahai Arjuna, engkau tidak layak berdukacita atas semua makhluk; kerana insan batin tidak terbunuh walau di tengah keganasan perang. Dukacita timbul apabila tubuh yang fana disangka sebagai Diri yang tidak fana.

Word by Word

देहीthe embodied self (soul)

नित्यम्always

अवध्यःnot to be slain, inviolable

अयम्this

देहेin the body

सर्वस्यof every (one)

भारतO Bharata (descendant of Bharata)

तस्मात्therefore, from that reason

सर्वाणिall

भूतानिbeings, creatures

नnot

त्वम्you

शोचितुम्to grieve

अर्हसिyou ought (are fit)

हेO (vocative particle)

अर्जुनO Arjuna

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Arjuna (Bhārata)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The indwelling Self (dehī/ātman) in every body is eternal and cannot be slain; therefore grief based on the death of bodies is philosophically mistaken and ethically discouraged, especially when one must act according to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

During the Kurukṣetra crisis, Sanjaya recounts the instruction given to Arjuna: to overcome paralyzing sorrow by recognizing the imperishability of the Self, so that he can act with clarity in the impending battle.