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Chapter 1.58 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

विक्रीणते ब्रह्म ब्राह्मणाः स्म तदा नृप शूद्रसमाभ्याशे वेदानुच्चारयन्त्युत

English Translation

O king, no Brahmana ever sold the Vedas and none of them ever read them aloud before a Shudra.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न | च | विक्रीणते | ब्रह्म | ब्राह्मणाः | स्म | तदा | नृप
न | च | शूद्र + समाभ्याश | वेदान् | उच्चारय् + उत