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Chapter 12.28 - Verse 20

Sanskrit Text

गन्धवर्णरसस्पर्शा निवर्तन्ते स्वभावतः तथैव सुखदुःखानि विधानमनुवर्तते

English Translation

As smell, colour, taste, and touch originate of themselves, so happiness and misery originate from what has been preordained.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

गन्ध + वर्ण + रस + स्पर्श | निवर्तन्ते | स्वभावतः
अर्थ + अनर्थ | सुखं | दुःखं | विधानम् | अनुवर्तते