मरणं भर्तुरग्रे मे यदि दैवाद्भविष्यति । तत्सर्वदुःखनिर्मुक्ता संस्थास्ये सुखमात्मनि ॥ २६ ॥
maraṇaṁ bharturagrē mē yadi daivādbhaviṣyati | tatsarvaduḥkhanirmuktā saṁsthāsyē sukhamātmani || 26 ||
Translation
"If by fate my death comes before my husband's, then, free of all sorrow, I shall rest at ease in the Self.
Word by word
- maraṇaṁ
- death
- bhartur
- (bhartuḥ) my husband’s
- agrē
- before
- mē
- my
- yadi
- if
- daivād
- (daivāt) by fate
- bhaviṣyati
- comes
- tat
- then
- sarva
- all
- duḥkha
- of sorrow
- nirmuktā
- free
- saṁsthāsyē
- I shall rest
- sukham
- at ease
- ātmani
- in the Self
Meaning
The commentary: if by chance my body falls before my husband's, I shall be freed from all sorrows and stand happily in the Self. To die first is the good fortune she hopes for.