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Chapter 12.226 - Verse 9

Sanskrit Text

तपसा वा सुमहता विद्यानां पारणेन वा इज्यया वा प्रदानैर्वा विप्राणां वर्धते यशः

English Translation

The fame of Brahmanas increases through austere penances, through mastery of the various branches of knowledge, through sacrifices, and through gifts.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तपसा | वा | सु + महत् | विद्यानां | पारणेन | वा
इज्यया | वा | प्रदानैर् | वा | विप्राणां | वर्धते | यशः