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Chapter 12.12 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

समीक्षते तु योऽर्थं वै कामं स्वर्गं भारत अयं पन्था महर्षीणामियं लोकविदां गतिः

English Translation

Marking the result of this examination by scales, O Partha, and seeing further, O Bharata, that the life of a householder alone contained both heaven and pleasure, the great Rishis and the persons conversant with the ways of the world followed it.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

समीक्षते | तु | यो | ऽर्थं | वै | कामं | स्वर्गं | च | भारत
अयं | पन्था | महत् + ऋषि | इयं | लोक + विद् | गतिः