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Chapter 12.226 - Verse 13

Sanskrit Text

गृहमावसतो ह्यस्य नान्यत्तीर्थं प्रतिग्रहात् देवर्षिपितृगुर्वर्थं वृद्धातुरबुभुक्षताम्

English Translation

For a Brahmana living like a house-holder, there is no means save the acceptance of gifts for the sake of the gods, or the Rishis, or the Pitris, or the preceptor, or the aged, or the diseased, or the hungry.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

गृहम् | आवसतो | हि + इदम् | न + अन्य | तीर्थं | प्रतिग्रहात्
देव + ऋषि + पितृ + गुरु + अर्थ | वृद्ध + आतुर + बुभुक्ष्