Bhagavad Gita 2.27
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च। तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛityur dhruvaṁ janma mṛitasya cha tasmād aparihārye ’rthe na tvaṁ śhochitum arhasi
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| jātasya | jātasya | for one who has been born |
| hi | hi | for |
| dhruvaḥ | dhruvaḥ | certain |
| mṛityuḥ | mṛityuḥ | death |
| dhruvam | dhruvam | certain |
| janma | janma | birth |
| mṛitasya | mṛitasya | for the dead |
| cha | cha | and |
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| aparihārye arthe | aparihārye arthe | in this inevitable situation |
| na | na | not |
| tvam | tvam | you |
| śhochitum | śhochitum | lament |
| arhasi | arhasi | befitting |
For the born, death is certain, and for the dead, birth is certain; therefore, you should not grieve over the inevitable.
जन्मने वाले की मृत्यु निश्चित है और मरने वाले का जन्म निश्चित है; इसलिए जो अटल है अपरिहार्य - है उसके विषय में तुमको शोक नहीं करना चाहिये।।