Gata Shoko Na Kartavyah (Do Not Grieve the Past) — Complete Lyrics
गतं शोको न कर्तव्यो
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
गतं शोको न कर्तव्यो भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत्।
वर्तमानेन कालेन वर्तयन्ति विचक्षणाः॥
gataṁ śoko na kartavyo bhaviṣyaṁ naiva cintayet।
vartamānena kālena vartayanti vicakṣaṇāḥ॥
One should not grieve over what is past, nor should one worry over the future; the wise live their lives in the present time alone. Chanakya teaches the secret of a steady mind: to release regret for what is gone and anxiety for what is to come, and to act fully in the living present.
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