अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते ।तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि ॥
avyakto 'yam acintyo 'yam avikāryo 'yam ucyate |tasmād evaṃ viditvainaṃ nānuśocitum arhasi ||
- अव्यक्तः · avyaktaḥ
- unmanifest
- अयम् · ayam
- this (self)
- अचिन्त्यः · acintyaḥ
- inconceivable, beyond thought
- अयम् · ayam
- this
- अविकार्यः · avikāryaḥ
- unchangeable
- अयम् · ayam
- this
- उच्यते · ucyate
- is said to be
- तस्मात् · tasmāt
- therefore
- एवम् · evam
- thus
- विदित्वा · viditvā
- having known
- एनम् · enam
- this (self)
- न · na
- not
- अनुशोचितुम् · anuśocitum
- to grieve
- अर्हसि · arhasi
- you should
“This self is called unmanifest, inconceivable, unchangeable. Therefore, knowing it thus, you should not grieve.”
— Original plain-language translation
The metaphysical exposition closes where it began (2.11): grief is unfitting. Then Krishna pivots — even if you reject all this, he will argue (2.26–2.30) that duty still stands. The teaching is layered so no single doubt can topple it.
— Reader's notes (original)