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Chapter 1.3 - Verse 113

Sanskrit Text

अथैवमुक्त उत्तङ्कः स्मृत्वोवाच अस्ति खलु मयोच्छिष्टेनोपस्पृष्टं शीघ्रं गच्छता चेति

English Translation

Uttanka, thus addressed, thought for a while and then replied, “ Yes, it is so. As I was in a hurry, I performed my ablutions when I was walking." Paushya said, "This is a transgression. Ablutions cannot properly be performed standing or walking in a hurry.”

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अथ + एवम् | उक्त | उत्तङ्कः | स्मृ + वच्
अस्ति | खलु | मद् + उच्छिष्ट + उपस्पृश् | शीघ्रं | गच्छता | च + इति