शुक्लकृष्णे गती ह्येते जगतः शाश्वते मते ।एकया यात्यनावृत्तिमन्ययावर्तते पुनः ॥ ८-२६॥

śuklakṛṣṇe gatī hyete jagataḥ śāśvate mate । ekayā yātyanāvṛttimanyayāvartate punaḥ ॥ 8-26॥

śuklakṛṣṇe (f. nom. dual), light and dark.

gati (f. nom. dual), two paths, two goals.

hi, indeed, truly.

ete (f. nom. dual), these two.

jagatah (n. gen. sg.), of the universe, for the world.

sasvate (f. nom. dual), eternal, perpetual.

mate (f. nom. dual), thought, thought to be.

ekaya (f. inst. sg.), by one.

yati (3rd sg. act. .Jya), he goes, one goes, he attains.

anāvṛttim (f. acc. sg.), to non-return, non-return.

anyaya (f. inst. sg.), by the other.

avartate (3rd sg. mid. a .Jv~t), he returns, he turns back.

punar (adv.), again, once more.