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Chapter 12.227
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Sanskrit Text
धर्मं
करोमीति
करोत्यधर्म;मधर्मकामश्च
करोति
धर्मम्
।
उभे
बालः
कर्मणी
न
प्रजान;न्स
जायते
म्रियते
चापि
देही
॥
English Translation
Desiring to do what is right one does what is wrong. Likewise desiring to do what is wrong, one does what is right. Such a person is a fool. Not knowing the two kinds of acts, one has to go through repeated re-births and deaths.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
धर्मं | कृ + इति | कृ + अधर्म | अधर्म + काम + च | करोति | धर्मम्
उभे | बालः | कर्मणी | न | प्रजानन् | स | जायते | म्रियते | च + अपि | देही
उभे | बालः | कर्मणी | न | प्रजानन् | स | जायते | म्रियते | च + अपि | देही