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Chapter 12.128
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Sanskrit Text
स्वधर्मानन्तरा
वृत्तिर्यान्याननुपजीवतः
।
वहतः
प्रथमं
कल्पमनुकल्पेन
जीवनम्
॥
English Translation
The profession prescribed for a Kshatriya is the acquisition of wealth by battle and victory. He should never beg of a member of his own caste. The person who maintains himself ordinarily by following the practices primarily sanctioned, for him, may, in times of distress, support himself by following the practices laid down in the alternative.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
स्वधर्म + अनन्तर | वृत्तिर् | यद् + अन्य | अनुपजीवतः
वहतः | प्रथमं | कल्पम् | अनुकल्पेन | जीवनम्
वहतः | प्रथमं | कल्पम् | अनुकल्पेन | जीवनम्