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Chapter 1.85 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

इमं भौमं नरकं ते पतन्ति; लालप्यमाना नरदेव सर्वे ते कङ्कगोमायुबलाशनार्थं; क्षीणा विवृद्धिं बहुधा व्रजन्ति

English Translation

Yayati said : O God-like man, they that speak of their own merits are doomed to the painful hell called Bhauma, (earth). Though really lean, they appear to grow (fat on earth) to become the food for vultures, dogs and jackals.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

इमं | भौमं | नरकं | ते | पतन्ति | लालप्यमाना | नरदेव | सर्वे
ते | कङ्क + गोमायु + बल + अशन + अर्थ | क्षीणा | विवृद्धिं | बहुधा | व्रजन्ति