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Chapter 12.11 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

मन्त्रोऽयं जातकर्मादि ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते जीवतो यो यथाकालं श्मशाननिधनादिति

English Translation

These Mantras regulate all the rites of a Brahmana's life, beginning with those consequent upon birth and the period after it, and ending with those consequent on death and the obsequial rites.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

मन्त्रो | ऽयं | जातकर्मन् + आदि | ब्राह्मणस्य | विधीयते
जीवतो | यो | यथाकालं | श्मशान + निधन | इति