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Bhagavad Gītā 2.28, word by word

अव्यक्तादीनि भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत। अव्यक्तनिधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना

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

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In English

The end and beginning of beings are unknown; we only see the intervening formations. So, what is there to grieve about?

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

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?

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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