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Chapter 12.128 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

यथा वै ब्राह्मणः सीदन्नयाज्यमपि याजयेत् अभोज्यान्नानि चाश्नीयात्तथेदं नात्र संशयः

English Translation

Even as a Brahmana in a time of distress may officiate at the sacrifice of a person for whom he should never officiate and eat forbidden food, so there is no doubt that a Kshatriya may take riches from every one say ascetics and Brahmanas.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | वै | ब्राह्मणः | सीदन्न् | अयाज्यम् | अपि | याजयेत्
अभोज्य + अन्न | च + अश् | तथा + इदम् | न + अत्र | संशयः