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Chapter 12.173 - Verse 15

Sanskrit Text

अधिष्ठाय गां लोके भुञ्जते वाहयन्ति उपायैर्बहुभिश्चैव वश्यानात्मनि कुर्वते

English Translation

Living on this Earth, those who have hands enjoy kine and other animals and cause them to carry loads or draw their cars, and by the help of various means make those animals obey them.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अधिष्ठाय | च | गां | लोके | भुञ्जते | वाहयन्ति | च
उपायैर् | बहु + च + एव | वश्यान् | आत्मनि | कुर्वते