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Chapter 12.12
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Sanskrit Text
आश्रमांस्तुलया
सर्वान्धृतानाहुर्मनीषिणः
।
एकतस्ते
त्रयो
राजन्गृहस्थाश्रम
एकतः
॥
English Translation
The four different modes of life were at one time weighed in the balance. The wise have said, O king, that when the life of a householder was placed on one scale, it required the three others to balance it.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
आश्रम + तुला | सर्वान् | धृतान् | आहुर् | मनीषिणः
एकतस् + तद् | त्रयो | राजन् | गृहस्थ + आश्रम | एकतः
एकतस् + तद् | त्रयो | राजन् | गृहस्थ + आश्रम | एकतः