अथ च एनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्
तथापि त्वं महाबाहो न एवं शोचितुं अर्हसि ॥ २.२६ ॥
ಅಥ ಚ ಏನಂ ನಿತ್ಯಜಾತಂ ನಿತ್ಯಂ ವಾ ಮನ್ಯಸೇ ಮೃತಮ್
ತಥಾಪಿ ತ್ವಂ ಮಹಾಬಾಹೋ ನ ಏವಂ ಶೋಚಿತುಂ ಅರ್ಹಸಿ || ೨.೨೬ ||
atha cha EnaM nityajAtaM nityaM vA manyasE mRutam
tathApi tvaM mahAbAhO na EvaM shOchituM arhasi || 2.26 ||
Now, if you were to think of him as having birth alone, or having death alone, even then, O mighty armed man, it is not fit for you to grieve