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Chapter 1.87 - Verse 6

Sanskrit Text

इमं भौमं नरकं क्षीणपुण्यः; प्रवेष्टुमुर्वीं गगनाद्विप्रकीर्णः उक्त्वाहं वः प्रपतिष्याम्यनन्तरं; त्वरन्ति मां ब्राह्मणा लोकपालाः

English Translation

Yayati said : As I have lost my religious virtues, I am falling into the Bhauma,(earth) hell. I shall go there after finishing my talk with you. The Lokapalas are commanding me even now to hasten thither.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

इमं | भौमं | नरकं | क्षि + पुण्य | प्रवेष्टुम् | उर्वीं | गगनाद् | विप्रकीर्णः
वच् + मद् | वः | प्रपत् + अनन्तर | त्वरन्ति | मां | ब्राह्मणा | लोकपालाः