Aphorisms of Bṛhaspati 2.2: Sarvadarśanasaṅgraha · Nyāyamañjarī · Vicāra +2

2.2

yāvajjīvaṃ sukhaṃ jīven nāsti mṛtyor agocaraḥ /
bhasmībhūtasya dehasya punarāgamanaṃ kutaḥ //

As long as one lives, one should live happily; no one is beyond the reach of death. / When the body has turned to ashes, whence can there be a return?

While life lasts let a man live happily; nothing escapes death. Once the body is turned to ashes, how can it come back again?