Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, Verse 25

अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते । तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं नानुशोचितुमर्हसि

avyakto'yamacintyo'yamavikāryo'yamucyate | tasmādevaṃ viditvainaṃ nānuśocitumarhasi

Translation

He, it is said, is unmanifest, unthinkable and unchangeable. Wherefore, knowing Him to be such, thou hadst better grieve not.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

avyaktaḥ

unmanifest

ayam

this

acintyaḥ

inconceivable

ayam

this

avikāryaḥ

immutable

ayam

this

ucyate

is called

tasmāt

therefore

evam

thus

viditvā

having known

enam

this

na

not

anuśocitum

to grieve

arhasi

(thou) oughtest

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

He is unmanifest (avyakta) — not the object of any of the senses or instruments of perception. He is unthinkable (acintya) — for whatever is the object of thought is determined by some property apprehended by the senses, while the Self transcends all such determination. He is unchangeable (avikārya) — devoid of all transformations. Knowing Him to be such, thou oughtst not to grieve, saying, "I slay them" or "they are slain by me."