अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च

Subhashitam

अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च द्वयं देहे प्रतिष्ठितम् । मृत्युमापद्यते मोहात् सत्येनापद्यतेऽमृतम् ॥

अमृतम्immortality
चैवand indeed (च + एव)
मृत्युःdeath
चand
द्वयम्the two / both
देहेin the body
प्रतिष्ठितम्established / dwelling
मृत्युम्death (accusative)
आपद्यतेattains / falls into
मोहात्through delusion
सत्येनthrough truth
आपद्यतेattains
अमृतम्immortality

Both immortality and death dwell within the body. Death comes through delusion; immortality is attained through truth.

truthimmortality

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