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Chapter 12.255 - Verse 6

Sanskrit Text

लुब्धैर्वित्तपरैर्ब्रह्मन्नास्तिकैः संप्रवर्तितम् वेदवादानविज्ञाय सत्याभासमिवानृतम्

English Translation

Many persons of faith, O twice-born one, who hanker after wealth, without having understood the true meaning of the sayings of the Shrutis, and proclaiming things that are in sooth false but that have the show of truth, have introduced many sorts of Sacrifices,

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

लुब्धैर् | वित्त + पर | ब्रह्मन् + नास्तिक | सम्प्रवर्तितम्
वेद + वाद | अविज्ञाय | सत्य + आभास | इव + अनृत