शोच्या शोचसि कं शोच्यं दीनं दीनाऽनुकम्पसे। कस्य कोवाऽनुशोच्योऽस्ति देहेऽस्मिन् बुद्बुदोपमे4.21.3।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset
English Translation
शोच्या worry, शोच्यम् a matter to grieve, कम् whom, शोचसि you are grieving, दीना in a miserable manner, अनुकम्पसे you show sympathy, अस्मिन् in this, देहे body, बुद्बुदोपमे like a bubble, कः who, कस्य for whom, अनुशोच्यः worthy of worrying, अस्ति now.
English Commentary
'For whom do you grieve except for yourself? You are miserable. Who are you sympathising with? Who are you grieving for? When this body itself is like a bubble, who is worth grieving for?