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अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते। तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि।।2.25।।

avyakto ’yam achintyo ’yam avikāryo ’yam uchyate tasmādevaṁ viditvainaṁ nānuśhochitum arhasi

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 2, Verse 25
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
This Self is said to be unmanifested, unthinkable, and unchangeable. Therefore, knowing this to be so, you should not grieve.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: 'unthinkable, unchangeable' is Krishna admitting the limits of his own teaching, you can point at this, not fully describe it.

In life: some of the most important things you know are things you can't fully explain to someone else.

Teaching: it's fine to trust an understanding you can't perfectly articulate. Not everything true needs to survive being put into words.

avyaktaḥunmanifested
ayamthis soul
achintyaḥinconceivable
ayamthis soul
avikāryaḥunchangeable
ayamthis soul
uchyateis said
tasmāttherefore
evamthus
viditvāhaving known
enamthis soul
nanot
anuśhochitumto grieve
arhasibefitting

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
2.25 अव्यक्तः unmanifested? अयम् this (Self)? अचिन्त्यः unthinkable? अयम् this? अविकार्यः unchangeable? अयम् this? उच्यते is said? तस्मात् therefore? एवम् thus? विदित्वा having known? एनम् this? न not? अनुशोचितुम् to grieve? अर्हसि (thou) oughtest.Commentary The Self is not an object of perception. It can hardly be seen by the physical eyes. Therefore? the Self is unmanifested. That which is seen by the eyes becomes an object of thought. As the Self cannot be perceived by the eyes? It is unthinkable. Milk when mixed with buttermilk changes its form. The Self cannot change Its form like milk. Hence? It is changeless and immutable. Therefore? thus understanding the Self? thou shouldst not mourn. Thou shouldst not think also that thou art their slayer and that they are killed by thee.