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Chapter 12.288 - Verse 20

Sanskrit Text

नाहं शप्तः प्रतिशपामि किंचि;द्दमं द्वारं ह्यमृतस्येह वेद्मि गुह्यं ब्रह्म तदिदं वो ब्रवीमि; मानुषाच्छ्रेष्ठतरं हि किंचित्

English Translation

If cursed I do not curse in return. I know that self-control is the door of immortality. I disclose to you a great mystery. There is no position that is superior to that of humanity.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न + मद् | शप्तः | प्रतिशपामि | किंचिद् | दमं | द्वारं | हि + अमृत + इह | वेद्मि
गुह्यं | ब्रह्म | तद् | इदं | वो | ब्रवीमि | न | मानुष + श्रेष्ठतर | हि | किंचित्