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Chapter 12.157 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

एते प्रमत्तं पुरुषमप्रमत्ता नुदन्ति हि वृका इव विलुम्पन्ति दृष्ट्वैव पुरुषेतरान्

English Translation

They goad and afflict a careless or a foolish man. Indeed, as soon as they see a person, they attack him powerfully like wolves jumping upon their pray.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

एते | प्रमत्तं | पुरुषम् | अप्रमत्ता | नुदन्ति | हि
वृका | इव | विलुम्पन्ति | दृश् + एव | पुरुष + इतर