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Chapter 12.242 - Verse 19

Sanskrit Text

एवं वै सर्वधर्मेभ्यो विशिष्टं मेनिरे बुधाः धर्मं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ मुनयस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः

English Translation

Wise men consider such an act to be the foremost of all things. Indeed, this act of crossing the river of life is considered by the foremost of pious persons, by ascetics conversant with the truth, to be the greatest of all acts that one can perform.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

एवं | वै | सर्व + धर्म | विशिष्टं | मेनिरे | बुधाः
धर्मं | धर्म + भृत् | श्रेष्ठ | मुनि + तत्त्व + दर्शिन्