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Chapter 12.255 - Verse 10

Sanskrit Text

यजमानो यथात्मानमृत्विजश्च तथा प्रजाः यज्ञात्प्रजा प्रभवति नभसोऽम्भ इवामलम्

English Translation

If the sacrificer and the priest allow themselves to be guided by desire of fruit, their children take the stigma. If, however, they are not moved by the desire of fruit, their children become the same. From Sacrifices originate children like clear water from the sky.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यजमानो | यथा + आत्मन् | ऋत्विज् + च | तथा | प्रजाः
यज्ञात् | प्रजा | प्रभवति | नभसो | ऽम्भ | इव + अमल