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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 18 (2.18) means: These bodies come to an end, but the self that wears them is eternal, indestructible, beyond all measure. So stand and fight, Arjuna.
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः। अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत।।2.18।।
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śharīriṇaḥ anāśhino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata
These bodies come to an end, but the self that wears them is eternal, indestructible, beyond all measure. So stand and fight, Arjuna.
ये शरीर तो नष्ट हो जाते हैं, पर इन्हें धारण करने वाली आत्मा शाश्वत, अविनाशी और अपार है। इसलिए उठो और युद्ध करो, अर्जुन।
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It is verse 18 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.
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