Word meanings
- jātasya
- for one who has been born
- hi
- for
- dhruvaḥ
- certain
- mṛtyuḥ
- death
- dhruvam
- certain
- janma
- birth
- mṛtasya
- for the dead
- ca
- and
- tasmāt
- therefore
- aparihārye arthe
- in this inevitable situation
- na
- not
- tvam
- you
- śocitum
- lament
- arhasi
- befitting
Translations
For the born, death is certain, and for the dead, birth is certain; therefore, you should not grieve over the inevitable.
For death is certain for that which is born, just as birth is certain for that which is dead. Therefore, do not grieve for what is inevitable.
For the death of anyone born is certain, and the rebirth of the dead is certain. Therefore, you should not grieve over an inevitable fact.
क्योंकि पैदा हुएकी जरूर मृत्यु होगी और मरे हुएका जरूर जन्म होगा। इस (जन्म-मरण-रूप परिवर्तन के प्रवाह) का परिहार अर्थात् निवारण नहीं हो सकता। अतः इस विषयमें तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिये।Commentary
Birth is sure to happen to that which is dead death is sure to happen to what which is born. Birth and death are certainly unavoidable. Therefore, you should not grieve over an inevitable matter.