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Chapter 12.308 - Verse 51

Sanskrit Text

तस्माद्धर्मार्थकामेषु तथा राज्यपरिग्रहे बन्धनायतनेष्वेषु विद्ध्यबन्धे पदे स्थितम्

English Translation

For these reasons, know that I am living in a state of freedom, though outwardly engaged in the enjoyment of religion, wealth, and pleasure, in the form of kingdom and wives, which form a field of bondage.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तस्माद् | धर्म + अर्थ + काम | तथा | राज्य + परिग्रह
बन्धन + आयतन + इदम् | विद् + अबन्ध | पदे | स्थितम्