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Chapter 1.42 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

उग्रे तपसि वर्तन्तं पितरश्चोदयन्ति माम् निविशस्वेति दुःखार्तास्तेषां प्रियचिकीर्षया

English Translation

I am a man, engaged in severe penances, but my ancestors, afflicted with grief, have told me, "Get yourself married to beget a son."

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

उग्रे | तपसि | वर्तन्तं | पितृ + चोदय् | माम्
निविश् + इति | दुःख + आर्त + तद् | प्रिय + चिकीर्षा