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Chapter 12.117 - Verse 38

Sanskrit Text

शरभोऽप्यतिसंदुष्टो नित्यं प्राणिवधे रतः फलमूलाशनं शान्तं नैच्छत्स पिशिताशनः

English Translation

Filled with delight, the Sharabha continued daily to kill animals for his food. Metamorphosed into a carnivorous beast, he no longer liked fruits and roots upon which he had lived before.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

शरभो | अपि + अति + संदुष् | नित्यं | प्राणिन् + वध | रतः
फल + मूल + अशन | शान्तं | न + इष् | स | पिशित + अशन