अथ नित्यमनित्यं वा नेह शोचन्ति तद्विद: । नान्यथा शक्यते कर्तुं स्वभाव: शोचतामिति ॥ ४९ ॥
atha nityam anityam va neha socanti tad-vidah nanyatha sakyate kartum sva-bhavah socatam iti
- atha
- therefore
- nityam
- the eternal spirit soul
- anityam
- the temporary material body
- va
- or
- na
- not
- iha
- in this world
- socanti
- they lament for
- tat-vidah
- those who are advanced in knowledge of the body and soul
- na
- not
- anyatha
- otherwise
- sakyate
- is able
- kartum
- to do
- sva-bhavah
- the nature
- socatam
- of those prone to lamentation
- iti
- thus.
Those who have full knowledge of self-realization, who know very well that the spirit soul is eternal whereas the body is perishable, are not overwhelmed by lamentation. But persons who lack knowledge of self-realization certainly lament. Therefore it is difficult to educate a person in illusion.