ekaḥ prasūyate jantur
eka eva pralīyate
eko 'nubhuńkte sukṛtam
eka eva ca duṣkṛtam
ekah -- alone; prasuyate -- is born; jantuh -- a living creature; ekah -- alone; eva -- also; praliyate -- meets his demise; ekah -- alone; anubhunkte -- enjoys as is due him; sukritam -- his good reactions; ekah -- alone; eva ca -- and surely; dushkritam -- bad reactions.
Every creature is born alone and dies alone, and alone one experiences the just rewards of his good and evil deeds.
The term anubhunkte is significant here. Bhunkte means "(the living being) experiences," and anu means "following," or "in sequence." In other words, we experience happiness and distress according to the moral and spiritual quality of our activities. We are responsible for what we do. Dhritarashtra was falsely and obsessively attached to his evil-minded sons, forgetting that he alone would have to suffer for his imprudent behavior.
