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Chapter 12.308 - Verse 32

Sanskrit Text

यथा क्षेत्रं मृदूभूतमद्भिराप्लावितं तथा जनयत्यङ्कुरं कर्म नृणां तद्वत्पुनर्भवम्

English Translation

As a soil, saturated with water and softened thereby, causes the seed to sprout forth, similarly, the acts of men cause rebirth.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | क्षेत्रं | मृदूभूतम् | अद्भिर् | आप्लावितं | तथा
जनय् + अङ्कुर | कर्म | नृणां | तद्वत् | पुनर्भवम्