BG 2.30

देही नित्यमवध्योऽयं देहे सर्वस्य भारत ।
तस्मात्सर्वाणि भूतानि न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥
dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe sarvasya bhārata
tasmāt sarvāṇi bhūtāni na tvaṁ śocitum arhasi

Word-for-word meanings

bhārata — O descendant of Bharata;  ayam — this;  dehī — embodied self;  dehe — [dwelling] in the body;  sarvasya — of everyone;  nityam — [is] ever;  avadhyaḥ — indestructible;  tasmāt — therefore;  tvam — you;  na arhasi — do not deserve;  śocitum — to grieve;  sarvāṇi — for all;  bhūtāni — living beings.

Translation

O descendant of Bharata, the embodied self, dwelling in the bodies of all living beings, is ever indestructible; therefore, you should not grieve for anyone.

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