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Chapter 1.2 - Verse 31

Sanskrit Text

आत्मेव वेदितव्येषु प्रियेष्विव जीवितम् इतिहासः प्रधानार्थः श्रेष्ठः सर्वागमेष्वयम्

English Translation

So is it the best among all histories and also among all Shastras. There is not a story current in the world which does not depend on it.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आत्मन् + इव | वेदितव्येषु | प्रिय + इव | च | जीवितम्
इतिहासः | प्रधान + अर्थ | श्रेष्ठः | सर्व + आगम + इदम्