Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 2 · The Way of Knowledge

    Verse 28

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 2, Verse 28

    अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना।।2.28।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    avyaktādīni bhūtāni vyakta-madhyāni bhārata avyakta-nidhanānyeva tatra kā paridevanā

    Translation

    O Arjuna, beings have an unknown beginning, a known middle, and an unknown end. What is there to grieve about in all this?
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