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Chapter 12.263 - Verse 35

Sanskrit Text

वायुभक्षस्ततः पश्चाद्बहून्वर्षगणानभूत् चास्य क्षीयते प्राणस्तदद्भुतमिवाभवत्

English Translation

Thereafter he passed many years by living upon air only. All this time, however, his strength did not decrease. This seemed highly wonderful.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

वायुभक्ष + ततस् | पश्चाद् | बहून् | वर्ष + गण | अभूत्
न | च + इदम् | क्षीयते | प्राण + तद् | अद्भुतम् | इव + भू