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Bhagavadgītā 2.27

jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya catasmādaparihārye'rthe na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi

Transliteration IAST

jātasya hi dhruvo mṛtyurdhruvaṃ janma mṛtasya ca | tasmādaparihārye'rthe na tvaṃ śocitumarhasi

Translations signed

For certain is death for the born, and certain is birth for the dead; therefore over the inevitable thou shouldst not grieve.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English For certain is death for the born, and certain is birth for the dead; therefore over the inevitable thou shouldst not grieve. Annie Besant

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Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0