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Chapter 12.2 - Verse 20

Sanskrit Text

सोऽग्निहोत्रप्रसक्तस्य कस्यचिद्ब्रह्मवादिनः जघानाज्ञानतः पार्थ होमधेनुं यदृच्छया

English Translation

While thus walking, O Partha, he inadvertently and unwittingly killed the Homa Cow of a certain Brahmavadin who daily performed his Agnihotra rite.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सो | अग्नि + होत्र + प्रसञ्ज् | कस्यचिद् | ब्रह्मन् + वादिन्
हन् + अज्ञान | पार्थ | होम + धेनु | यदृच्छया