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Chapter 12.173 - Verse 24

Sanskrit Text

भवेस्त्वं यद्यपि त्वाढ्यो राजा दैवतम् देवत्वं प्राप्य चेन्द्रत्वं नैव तुष्येस्तथा सति

English Translation

If you become affluent, you will never become a king, nor a god. If by any means you become a god, you will then wish for the kingship of the gods. In no state you will be contented.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

भू + त्वद् | यदि + अपि | तु + आढ्य | न | राजा | न | च | दैवतम्
देव + त्व | प्राप्य | च + इन्द्र + त्व | न + एव | तुष् + तथा | सति