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Chapter 1.69 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

वरं कूपशताद्वापी वरं वापीशतात्क्रतुः वरं क्रतुशतात्पुत्रः सत्यं पुत्रशताद्वरम्

English Translation

The dedication of a tank is meritorious than that of one hundred wells. A sacrifice is meritorious than the dedication of a tank. But (to beget a son) is inore meritorious than the celebration of sacrifices. Truth (however) is more meritorious than the birth of one hundred sons.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

वरं | कूप + शत | वापी | वरं | वापी + शत | क्रतुः
वरं | क्रतु + शत | पुत्रः | सत्यं | पुत्र + शत | वरम्