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Chapter 1.87 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

कुर्यामपूर्वं कृतं यदन्यै;र्विवित्समानः किमु तत्र साधु ब्रुवाणमेवं नृपतिं ययातिं; नृपोत्तमो वसुमनाब्रवीत्तम्

English Translation

When others, desirous of acquiring religious merit, do not accept gifts, how can I do it what they do not? When the best of kings, Yayati, said this, he was thus addressed by Vasuman.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सो | ऽहं | यदा + एव + अकृत + पूर्व | चरेयं | विवित्समानः | किम् | तत्र | साधु
ब्रुवाणम् | एवं | नृपतिं | ययातिं | नृप + उत्तम | वसुमनस् + ब्रू | तम्