अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम् । तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥ २६ ॥
atha chainaṁ nitya-jātaṁ nityaṁ vā manyase mṛitam tathāpi tvaṁ mahā-bāho naivaṁ śhochitum arhasi
Translation
And even if you think of it as constantly being born and constantly dying, even then, O mighty-armed one, you should not grieve like this.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
और यदि तुम इसे सदा जन्म लेने वाला और सदा मरने वाला मानो, तब भी हे महाबाहो! तुम्हें इस प्रकार शोक नहीं करना चाहिए।
Commentary
A clever teaching move. Krishna says: even if you don't accept what I have said about the eternal self — even if you hold a materialist view — your grief still makes no sense. He meets Arjun on every possible ground, which is part of what makes the Gita persuasive rather than simply authoritative.