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Chapter 1.56 - Verse 29

Sanskrit Text

यश्चेदं श्रावयेच्छ्राद्धे ब्राह्मणान्पादमन्ततः अक्षय्यं तस्य तच्छ्राद्धमुपतिष्ठेत्पितॄनपि

English Translation

He who causes even a single line of it to be heard by Brahmanas at a Shraddha, that Shraddha becomes inexhaustible and the Pitris (ancestors) become gratified with food presented to them.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यद् + च + इदम् | श्रावय् + श्राद्ध | ब्राह्मणान् | पादम् | अन्ततः
अक्षय्यं | तस्य | तद् + श्राद्ध | उपतिष्ठेत् | पितॄन् | अपि