2.26 And even if you believe otherwise Krishna speaks

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्
तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि

atha chainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛitam
tathāpi tvaṁ mahā-bāho naivaṁ śhochitum arhasi

And even if you believe it is constantly born and constantly dies, you should still not grieve, mighty-armed one.

Explanation

And even if you believe otherwise.

Even if it is constantly born and constantly dies, you should still not grieve.

This is the chapter's most generous move. Having argued the metaphysics for fourteen verses, Krishna offers a second argument that works without any of it.

Word by word

atha: if, however
cha: and
enam: this soul
nitya-jātam: taking constant birth
nityam: always
vā: or
manyase: you think
mṛitam: dead
tathā api: even then
tvam: you
mahā-bāho: mighty-armed one, Arjun
na: not
evam: like this
śhochitum: grieve
arhasi: befitting