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Chapter 12.287 - Verse 16

Sanskrit Text

संघातवान्मर्त्यलोकः परस्परमपाश्रितः कदलीगर्भनिःसारो नौरिवाप्सु निमज्जति

English Translation

Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all mortal creatures exist depending upon one another. They are weak like the pith of the banana plant. They sink in the world's ocean like a boat.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

संघातवान् | मर्त्य + लोक | परस्परम् | अपाश्रितः
कदल + गर्भ + निःसार | नौर् | इव + अप् | निमज्जति