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Chapter 12.165 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

ब्रह्मवर्चसहीनस्य स्वाध्यायविरतस्य गोत्रमात्रविदो राजा निवासं समपृच्छत

English Translation

Having ascertained only the name and the caste of his guest, and finding that he was shorn of Brahmanic splendour and Vedic studies, the king next enquired about the country of his residence.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

ब्रह्मवर्चस + हा | स्वाध्याय + विरम् | च
गोत्र + मात्र + विद् | राजा | निवासं | समपृच्छत