अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् |\nतथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि ||२-२६||
atha cainaṃ nityajātaṃ nityaṃ vā manyase mṛtam .\ntathāpi tvaṃ mahābāho naivaṃ śocitumarhasi ||2-26||
If, however, you think that the self is subject to constant birth and death, O mighty-armed Arjun, even then you should not grieve like this.