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Chapter 12.173 - Verse 20

Sanskrit Text

अकार्यमिति चैवेमं नात्मानं संत्यजाम्यहम् नेतः पापीयसीं योनिं पतेयमपरामिति

English Translation

I do not renounce life because it is a very sinful act, and lest, indeed, I may have a more miserable birth.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अकार्यम् | इति | च + एव + इदम् | न + आत्मन् | संत्यज् + मद्
न + इतस् | पापीयसीं | योनिं | पतेयम् | अपराम् | इति