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Chapter 1.66 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

उपस्प्रष्टुं गतश्चाहमपश्यं शयितामिमाम् निर्जने विपिनेऽरण्ये शकुन्तैः परिवारिताम् आनयित्वा ततश्चैनां दुहितृत्वे न्ययोजयम्

English Translation

The vultures protected the life of Menaka's child. I had gone there to perform my ablutions. I saw the child lying. In the deep solitude of the forest, surrounded by the vultures. Bringing her here, I have made her my daughter. According to the scriptures, the maker of the body, the protector of life and the giver of food, these three, are in their order considered to be fathers.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

उपस्प्रष्टुं | गम् + च + मद् | अपश्यं | शयिताम् | इमाम्
निर्जने | विपिने | ऽरण्ये | शकुन्तैः | परिवारिताम्
आनयित्वा | ततस् + च + एनद् | दुहितृ + त्व | न्ययोजयम्