रघुवंश - मृत्यु

मरणं प्रकृतिः शरीरिणां विकृतिर्जीवितमुच्यते बुधैः ।
क्षणमप्यवतिष्ठते श्वसन् यदि जन्तुर्ननु लाभावानसौ ॥

- रघुवंश

maraNam prakRutiH sharIriNAm vikRutiH jIvitam uchyate budhaiH ।
kShaNam api avatiShThate shvasan yadi jantuH nanu lAbhAvAn asau ॥

- raghuvamsha

Death is the natural steady state of nature. Life is an aberration. Wise men realize this. Even if one is alive for just a second, he must consider himself in profit.

- Raghuvamsha