2.27 जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च। तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyur
Word meanings
jātasya—for one who has been born;hi—for;dhruvaḥ—certain;mṛityuḥ—death;dhruvam—certain;janma—birth;mṛitasya—for the dead;cha—and;tasmāt—therefore;aparihārye arthe—in this inevitable situation;na—not;tvam—you;śhochitum—lament;arhasi—befitting
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Death is certain indeed for what is born; and birth is certain for the dead. Therefore, you should not lament over something that is unavoidable.
For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable.
For, death is certain for the born, and re-birth is certain for the dead; therefore you should not feel grief for what is inevitable.
For death of anyone born is certain, and of the dead (re-) birth is a certainly. Therefore you ought not to grieve over an inevitable fact.
For, certain is death for the born and certain is birth for the dead; therefore, over the inevitable thou shouldst not grieve.
2.29 आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः। आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्
āścaryavat
Word meanings
āśhcharya-vat—as amazing;paśhyati—see;kaśhchit—someone;enam—this soul;āśhcharya-vat—as amazing;vadati—speak of;tathā—thus;eva—indeed;cha—and;anyaḥ—other;āśhcharya-vat—similarly amazing;cha—also;enam—this soul;anyaḥ—others;śhṛiṇoti—hear;śhrutvā—having heard;api—even;enam—this soul;veda—understand;na—not;cha—and;eva—even;kaśhchit—some
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This someone observes as a wonder; similarly, another speaks of This as a wonder; another hears This as a wonder; but even after hearing, not even one understands This.
One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It.
One looks upon This (self) as a wonder; likewise another speaks of It as a wonder; still another hears of It as a wonder; and even after hearing of It, one knows It not.
Someone visualizes It as a wonder; and similarly indeed, someone else talks of It as a wonder; and someone else hears of It as a wonder. And some one else, indeed, does not realize It even after hearing about It.
One sees This (the Self) as a wonder; another speaks of It as a wonder; another hears of It as a wonder; yet, having heard, none understands It at all.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.28 अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना
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Word meanings
avyakta-ādīni—unmanifest before birth;bhūtāni—created beings;vyakta—manifest;madhyāni—in the middle;bhārata—Arjun, scion of Bharat;avyakta—unmanifest;nidhanāni—on death;eva—indeed;tatra—therefore;kā—why;paridevanā—grieve
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O descendant of Bharata! The beings have an unmanifest beginning, a manifest middle, and an unmanifest end. Therefore, why mourn?
The end and the beginning of beings are unknown. We see only the intervening formations. Then what cause is there for grief?
O Arjuna, beings have an unknown beginning, a known middle and an unknown end. What is there to grieve over in all this?
O descendant of Bharata, all beings remain unmanifest in the beginning;; they become manifest in the middle. After death they certainly become unmanifest. What lamentation can there be with regard to them?
Beings are unmanifested in their beginning, manifested in their middle state, O Arjuna, and unmanifested again in their end! What is there to grieve about?
