Chapter 2 Verse 27 of 72

• jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur
• dhruvaḿ janma mṛtasya ca
• tasmād aparihārye 'rthe
• na tvaḿ śocitum arhasi

Translation

One who has taken his birth is sure to die, and after death one is sure to take birth again. Therefore, in the unavoidable discharge of your duty, you should not lament.

Synonyms

• jātasya

  of one who has taken his birth

• hi

  certainly

• dhruvaḥ

  a fact

• mṛtyuḥ

  death

• dhruvam

  it is also a fact

• janma

  birth

• mṛtasya

  of the dead

• ca

  also

• tasmāt

  therefore

• aparihārye

  of that which is unavoidable

• arthe

  in the matter

• na

  do not

• tvam

  you

• śocitum

  to lament

• arhasi

  deserve.

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