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Chapter 10.2 - Verse 20

Sanskrit Text

दैवतेभ्यो नमस्कृत्य यस्त्वर्थान्सम्यगीहते दक्षो दाक्षिण्यसंपन्नो मोघं विहन्यते

English Translation

Without manliness, no act in this world becomes successful. An active and clever man however, who, having bowed down to the celestials, seeks to achieve his object, is never lost.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

दैवतेभ्यो | नमस्कृत्य | यद् + तु + अर्थ | सम्यग् | ईहते
दक्षो | दाक्षिण्य + सम्पद् | न | स | मोघं | विहन्यते