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Chapter 1.79
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Sanskrit Text
जीर्णः
शिशुवदादत्तेऽकालेऽन्नमशुचिर्यथा
।
न
जुहोति
च
कालेऽग्निं
तां
जरां
नाभिकामये
॥
English Translation
Anu said: Those that are decrepit eat like children and they are always impure. They cannot pour libations on sacrificial fire at the proper time. Therefore, I do not like to take upon myself your old age.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
जीर्णः | शिशु + वत् | आदत्ते | ऽकाले | ऽन्नम् | अशुचिर् | यथा
सह + उपजीविन् + च + एव | तां | जरां | न + अभिकामय्
सह + उपजीविन् + च + एव | तां | जरां | न + अभिकामय्