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Chapter 1.13 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

हि धर्मफलैस्तात तपोभिः सुसंचितैः तां गतिं प्राप्नुवन्तीह पुत्रिणो यां व्रजन्ति

English Translation

O Son, not by the fruits of virtue, nor by the hoarded-up ascetic penances, does one acquire such merit as is acquired by one who is a father.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न | हि | धर्म + फल + तात | न | तपोभिः | सु + संचि
तां | गतिं | प्राप् + इह | पुत्रिणो | यां | व्रजन्ति | ह