Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 27 (2.27)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 27 (2.27)
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च । तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि | | २-२७ | |
jātasya hi dhruvo mṛityurdhruvaṁ janma mṛitasya cha tasmādaparihārye’rthe na tvaṁ śhochitumarhasi
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- जतय
(Jatasya)— जतय(for one who is born) - हि
(hi)— निश्चित ही(indeed) - उव
(dhruvah)— मृत्यु निश्चित है(death is certain) - मृत्युः
(mrityuh)— मृत्यु निश्चित है(death is certain) - ध्रुवम्
(dhruvam)— जन्म निश्चित है(birth is certain for one who has died) - जन्म
(janma)— जन्म निश्चित है(birth is certain for one who has died) - इतय
(mritasya)— जन्म निश्चित है(birth is certain for one who has died) - च
(ca)— और(and)
Line 2:
- तस्मात्
(tasmat)— इसलिए(therefore) - अपइहए
(apariharye)— अपरिहार्य विषय में(in an unavoidable matter) - अए
(arthe)— अपरिहार्य विषय में(in an unavoidable matter) - न
(na)— तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिए(you should not grieve) - त्वम्
(tvam)— तुम(you) - ओइउ
(shochitum)— तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिए(you should not grieve) - अर्हसि
(arhasi)— तुम्हें शोक नहीं करना चाहिए(you should not grieve)
English: For one who is born, death is certain, and for one who dies, birth is certain; the unavoidable is not a cause for grief.
Learnings from Shloka 27:
- Birth and death are aspect of embodied life: Krishna points to a law no one can avoid.
- The unavoidable should be faced wisely: Grief becomes heavier when we resist what cannot be changed.
- Duty remains important: Since death is certain, one should act rightly instead of becoming paralyzed by fear.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 2.27 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
**Practice Point:** Some truths are difficult because we cannot avoid them. Krishna's teaching is not to become cold-hearted, but to meet unavoidable change with steadiness, humility, and right action.