VerseBhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 2.18
Bodies are finite while the self is not, and on that basis Krishna first tells Arjuna to fight.
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः।
अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत॥
antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śarīriṇaḥ
anāśino 'prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata
Translation
"Only the bodies worn by this changeless, immeasurable dweller are said to have an end. Therefore fight, Bharata."
Hindi
"इस नित्य, अविनाशी और अपरिमेय देही के ये शरीर ही नश्वर कहे गए हैं। इसलिए, भारत, युद्ध करो।"
