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Chapter 12.165 - Verse 2

Sanskrit Text

पृष्टश्च गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं ब्रह्मचारिकम् तत्र व्याजहारान्यद्गोत्रमात्रादृते द्विजः

English Translation

The king asked him about his caste and his practices, his study of the Vedas and his observance of the Brahmacharya vow. The Brahmana, however, without answering the other questions, only stated his name and caste.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

प्रच्छ् + च | गोत्र + चरण | स्वाध्यायं | ब्रह्मचारिकम्
न | तत्र | व्याहृ + अन्य | गोत्र + मात्र | ऋते | द्विजः