मा शोचतं महाभागावात्मजान् स्वकृतंभुज: । जान्तवो न सदैकत्र दैवाधीनास्तदासते ॥ १८ ॥
mā śocataṁ mahā-bhāgāv ātmajān sva-kṛtaṁ bhujaḥ jāntavo na sadaikatra daivādhīnās tadāsate
- mā śocatam
- kindly do not be aggrieved (for what happened in the past)
- mahā-bhāgau
- O you who are learned and fortunate in spiritual knowledge
- ātmajān
- for your sons
- sva-kṛtam
- only because of their own acts
- bhujaḥ
- who are suffering
- jāntavaḥ
- all living entities
- na
- not
- sadā
- always
- ekatra
- in one place
- daiva-adhīnāḥ
- who are under the control of providence
- tadā
- hence
- āsate
- live
O great souls, your children have suffered their own misfortune. Therefore, please do not lament for them. All living entities are under the control of the Supreme, and they cannot always live together.