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Chapter 12.160
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Sanskrit Text
पृथुस्तूत्पादयामास
धनुराद्यमरिंदम
।
तेनेयं
पृथिवी
पूर्वं
वैन्येन
परिरक्षिता
॥
English Translation
Regarding the bow, again, O chastiser of enemies, it was Prithu who first created it. It was with the help of this weapon that that son of Vena, while he ruled the Earth virtuously for many years, milked her profusely of crops and grain.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
पृथु + तु + उत्पादय् | धनुर् | आद्यम् | अरिंदम
तद् + इदम् | पृथिवी | पूर्वं | वैन्येन | परिरक्षिता
तद् + इदम् | पृथिवी | पूर्वं | वैन्येन | परिरक्षिता