Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 28
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 28

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



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
2.28 O descendant of Bharata, all beings remain unmanifest in the beginning;; they become manifest in the middle. After death they certainly become unmanifest. What lamentation can there be with regard to them?


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
2.28 Beings are unmanifested in their beginning, manifested in their middle state, O Arjuna, and unmanifested again in their end. What is there to grieve about?


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.28. O descendant of Bharata !   The beings have  an unmanifest beginning,  manifest middle and certainly the unmanifest end.  On that account why mourning?


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.28Avyaktaadeeni bhootaani vyaktamadhyaani bhaarata;
Avyakta nidhanaanyeva tatra kaa paridevanaa.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.28avyakta-ādīni—unmanifest before birth; bhūtāni—created beings; vyakta—manifest; madhyāni—in the middle; bhārata—Arjun, scion of Bharat; avyakta—unmanifest; nidhanāni—on death; eva—indeed; tatra—therefore; kā—why; paridevanā—grieve