Bhagavad Gita 2.28
अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।
avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyakta-madhyāni bhārata avyakta-nidhanānyeva tatra kā paridevanā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| avyakta-ādīni | avyakta-ādīni | unmanifest before birth |
| bhūtāni | bhūtāni | created beings |
| vyakta | vyakta | manifest |
| madhyāni | madhyāni | in the middle |
| bhārata | bhārata | Arjun, scion of Bharat |
| avyakta | avyakta | unmanifest |
| nidhanāni | nidhanāni | on death |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| tatra | tatra | therefore |
| kā | kā | why |
| paridevanā | paridevanā | grieve |
Beings are unmanifest in their beginning, manifest in their middle state, O Arjuna, and unmanifest again in their end. What is there to grieve about?
हे भारत ! समस्त प्राणी जन्म से पूर्व और मृत्यु के बाद अव्यक्त अवस्था में रहते हैं और बीच में व्यक्त होते हैं। फिर उसमें चिन्ता या शोक की क्या बात है ?