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Chapter 1.13 - Verse 14

Sanskrit Text

यायावरा नाम वयमृषयः संशितव्रताः संतानप्रक्षयाद्ब्रह्मन्नधो गच्छाम मेदिनीम्

English Translation

The Ancestors said : We are Rishis of austere penances, called Yayavaras. We are sinking down into the earth for want of an offspring.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यायावराणां | धर्म + ज्ञ | प्रवरः | संशित + व्रत
संतान + प्रक्षय | ब्रह्मन्न् | अधो | गच्छाम | मेदिनीम्