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Chapter 12.28 - Verse 28

Sanskrit Text

अकिंचनाश्च दृश्यन्ते पुरुषाश्चिरजीविनः समृद्धे कुले जाता विनश्यन्ति पतंगवत्

English Translation

One born in a mean family may live very long while one descended from a noble family dies soon like an insect.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अकिञ्चन + च | दृश्यन्ते | पुरुष + चिर + जीविन्
समृद्धे | च | कुले | जाता | विनश्यन्ति | पतंग + वत्