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Chapter 12.228 - Verse 1

Sanskrit Text

अथ चेद्रोचयेदेतद्द्रुह्येत मनसा तथा उन्मज्जंश्च निमज्जंश्च ज्ञानवान्प्लववान्भवेत्

English Translation

Vyasa said If Liberation is sought for, then knowledge should be acquired. For a person who is carried up and down along the stream of Time or life, Knowledge is the raft by which he can reach the shore.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अथ | चेद् | रोचयेद् | एतद् | द्रुह्येत | मनसा | तथा
उन्मज्ज् + च | निमज्ज् + च | ज्ञानवान् | प्लववान् | भवेत्