Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.18

Sanskrit

अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः। अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।

antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śharīriṇaḥ anāśhino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata

Meaning

Focus on what endures beyond circumstances: your character and purpose. Act decisively despite uncertainty, knowing your core values transcend temporary outcomes.

Translation

These destructible bodies are said to belong to the everlasting, indestructible, and indeterminable embodied One. Therefore, O descendant of Bharata, join the battle.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: