manobodhaH - 14

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mano deha eshho.atipuNyena labdhaH

kR^itaantena niitaH sa evaantakaale |

mahaanto.api vai mR^ityumaargeNa yaataa

asa.nkhyeya\-jiivaa janiM praapya nashhTaaH || 14||

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jivaa karmayoge.n janii.n janma jaalaa .

parii shevaTii.n kaaLamuukhii.n nimaalaa ..

mahaathora te mR^ityupa.nthe.nchi gele .

kitii{e}ka te janmale aaNi mele .. 14..

 

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##jivaa ## = to a person;

##karmayoge.n ## = as a result of actions;

##janii.n ## = humanity;

##janma ## = birth;

##jaalaa ## = had

##parii ## = yet;

##shevaTii.n ## = in the end;

##kaaLamuukhii.n ## = death's jaws;

##nimaalaa ## = extinguished.

##mahaathora ## = exceedingly great;

##te ## = they;

##mR^ityupa.nthe.nchi ## = death's course;

##gele ## = went.

##kitii{e}ka ## = countless;

##te ## = they;

##janmale ## = born;

##anNi ## = and;

##mele ## = died.

 

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Birth resulted from actions past,

Death's jaws stilled him at last;

The way of Death even the greatest do trace,

Countless are born, and countless end in grave .. 14..

 

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Original Marathi manaache shloka by Samarth Ramadas.

Translations by Sunder Hattangadi.

Sanskrit verse by raamadaasaanudaasa (anonymous).

ITRANS 5.1 scheme: http://www.alkhemy.com/sanskrit/itrans_short.txt

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