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Chapter 12.253 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

नियतो नियताहारश्चीराजिनजटाधरः मलपङ्कधरो धीमान्बहून्वर्षगणान्मुनिः

English Translation

Observing many vows and restraints his food restricted by fast, his body clad in rags and skins, bearing matted locks on his head, his entire body smeared with filth and clay, the intelligent Brahmana passed many years there, speechless.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

नियतो | नियम् + आहार + चीर + अजिन + जटा + धर
मल + पङ्क + धर | धीमान् | बहून् | वर्ष + गण + मुनि