एक: प्रसूयते जन्तुरेक एव प्रलीयते । एकोऽनुभुङ्क्ते सुकृतमेक एव च दुष्कृतम् ॥ २१ ॥
ekaḥ prasūyate jantur eka eva pralīyate eko ’nubhuṅkte sukṛtam eka eva ca duṣkṛtam
- ekaḥ
- alone
- prasūyate
- is born
- jantuḥ
- a living creature
- ekaḥ
- alone
- eva
- also
- pralīyate
- meets his demise
- ekaḥ
- alone
- anubhuṅkte
- enjoys as is due him
- sukṛtam
- his good reactions
- ekaḥ
- alone
- eva ca
- and surely
- duṣkṛtam
- bad reactions
Every creature is born alone and dies alone, and alone one experiences the just rewards of his good and evil deeds.