2.30
Chapter 2, Verse 30
देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत। तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि৷৷
dēhī nityamavadhyō.yaṅ dēhē sarvasya bhārata. tasmātsarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṅ śōcitumarhasi৷৷
Translation
Be not anxious about these armies. The Spirit in man is imperishable.
Translation — Purohit Swami
Commentary
देही indweller, नित्यम् always, अवध्यः indestructible, अयम् this, देहे in the body, सर्वस्य of all, भारत O Bharata, तस्मात् therefore, सर्वाणि (for) all, भूतानि creatures, न not, त्वम् thou, शोचितुम् to grieve, अर्हसि (thou) shouldst. Commentary: The body of any creature may be destroyed but the Self cannot be killed. Therefore you should not grieve regarding any creature whatever, Bhishma or anybody else.
Commentary — Swami Sivananda
Sanskrit and transliteration of the Bhagavad Gita. Corpus compiled from the vedabase and the IIT Kanpur Gita Supersite.