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Chapter 12.208 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

कणपिण्याककुल्माषशाकयावकसक्तवः तथा मूलफलं भैक्षं पर्यायेणोपयोजयेत्

English Translation

One should rather live upon broken grains of corn, ripe beans, dry cakes of seeds from which the oil has been pressed out, potherbs, half-ripe barley, flour of fried pulses, fruits, and roots, secured by begging.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

कण + पिण्याक + कुल्माष + शाक + यावक + सक्तु
तथा | मूल + फल | भैक्षं | पर्याय + उपयोजय्