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2.25 Knowing this, do not grieve Krishna speaks

अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते
तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि

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

It is called unmanifest, unthinkable, unalterable. Knowing this, you should not grieve.

Explanation

Knowing this, you should not grieve.

Unmanifest, unthinkable, unalterable — and then the conclusion drawn for the third time.

Note that acintya, unthinkable, sits in a list of things Arjuna is being asked to know. The same tension runs through 8.9 and 13.15.

Word by word

avyaktaḥ
unmanifested
ayam
this soul
achintyaḥ
inconceivable
ayam
this soul
avikāryaḥ
unchangeable
ayam
this soul
uchyate
is said
tasmāt
therefore
evam
thus
viditvā
having known
enam
this soul
na
not
anuśhochitum
to grieve
arhasi
befitting