न असतः विद्यते भावः न अभावः विद्यते सतः
उभयॊः अपि दृष्टः अंतः तु अनयॊः तत्व दर्शिभिः ॥ २.१६ ॥
ನ ಅಸತಃ ವಿದ್ಯತೆ ಭಾವಃ ನ ಅಭಾವಃ ವಿದ್ಯತೆ ಸತಃ
ಉಭಯೋಃ ಅಪಿ ದೃಷ್ಟಃ ಅಂತಃ ತು ಅನಯೋಃ ತತ್ವ ದರ್ಶಿಭಿಃ || ೨.೧೬ ||
na asataH vidyate bhAvaH na abhAvaH vidyate sataH
ubhayOH api dRuShTaH aMtaH tu anayOH tatva darshibhiH || 2.16 ||
From the unrighteousness results no happiness, from righteousness results no miserable; of both these facts, the conclusion as handed down is actually observed by those who have seen the Truth
The great and the wise have not only received the traditional view but have also actually observed its conclusive and truthful character, that a righteous deed never leads to misery, nor an unrighteous deed to happiness.