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Chapter 12.194 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

मत्स्यो यथा स्रोत इवाभिपाती; तथा कृतं पूर्वमुपैति कर्म शुभे त्वसौ तुष्यति दुष्कृते तु; तुष्यते वै परमः शरीरी

English Translation

Like fishes going against a current of water, pristine acts visit the actor. The embodied creature enjoys happiness for his good acts, and suffers misery for his evil ones.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

मत्स्यो | यथा | स्रोत | इव + अभिपातिन् | तथा | कृतं | पूर्वम् | उपैति | कर्म
शुभे | तु + अदस् | तुष्यति | दुष्कृते | तु | न | तुष्यते | वै | परमः | शरीरी