अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ता: शरीरिण: अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śharīriṇaḥ anāśhino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata
Recitation · Text 2.18
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna contrasts the body — described as having an end — with the soul that inhabits it, called eternal and immeasurable, and on that basis simply says: therefore, fight. The conclusion arrives abruptly, almost as a command rather than an argument.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Krishna's logic moves fast here — from a philosophical claim about the soul straight to a concrete command to act.