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Chapter 13.118 - Verse 13

Sanskrit Text

दुःखं हि मृत्युर्भूतानां जीवितं सुदुर्लभम् अतो भीतः पलायामि गच्छेयं नासुखं सुखात्

English Translation

Death is considered by all creatures as painful. Life is an acquisition difficult to make. Hence, I fly away in fear, I do not wish to pass from a state of weal to one of woe.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

दुःखं | हि | मृत्युर् | भूतानां | जीवितं | च | सु + दुर्लभ
अतो | भीतः | पलायामि | गच्छेयं | न + असुख | सुखात्