[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.18 · spoken by Krishna ]
The body dies. The soul can't. So fight.
These bodies of the eternal, indestructible, and immeasurable self are said to be perishable. Therefore, O Bharat — fight.
SANSKRIT
अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ताः शरीरिणः । अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत ॥२-१८॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“You're not killing the person. You're releasing them from the costume.”
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