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Chapter 12.133 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

निषाद्यां क्षत्रियाज्जातः क्षत्रधर्मानुपालकः कापव्यो नाम नैषादिर्दस्युत्वात्सिद्धिमाप्तवान्

English Translation

There was a robber by name Kayavya, born of a Kshatriya father and a Nishada mother. Kayavya followed Kshatriya duties. Capable of grinding, endued with intelligence and bravery, well-read in the scriptures, shorn of cruelty, devoted to the Brahmanas, and adoring his elders and preceptors with respect, he protected the ascetics who practised religious penances. Though a robber, he still acquired happiness in the celestial region.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

निषाद्यां | क्षत्रिय + जन् | क्षत्र + धर्म + अनुपालक
कापव्यो | नाम | नैषादिर् | दस्यु + त्व | सिद्धिम् | आप्तवान्