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मृत्युर्बुद्धिमतापोह्यो यावद्बुद्धिबलोदयम् ।
यद्यसौ न निवर्तेत नापराधो ऽस्ति देहिनः ॥ ४८ ॥
 
mrtyur buddhimatapohyo
yavad buddhi-balodayam
yady asau na nivarteta
naparadho 'sti dehinah
mrtyuh-death; buddhi-mata-by an intelligent person; apohyah-should be avoided; yavat-as long as; buddhi-bala-udayam-intelligence and bodily strength are present; yadi-if; asau-that (death); na nivarteta-cannot be checked; na-not; aparadhah-offense; asti-there is; dehinah-of the person in danger of death.