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Chapter 1 Verse 6
Original Verse
अनुपश्य यथा पूर्वे प्रतिपश्य तथाऽपरे । सस्यमिव मर्त्यः पच्यते सस्यमिवाजायते पुनः ॥ ६ ॥

anupaśya yathā pūrve pratipaśya tathā 'pare | sasyam iva martyaḥ pacyate sasyam ivājāyate punaḥ || 6 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

Look back at those who came before, look at those who come after. Like grain a mortal ripens and falls; like grain he springs up again.

Simple English

English Translation

Look at those who came before, and those who come after. A mortal ripens like grain and falls; like grain he is born again.