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Chapter 12.309 - Verse 19

Sanskrit Text

संचिन्वानकमेवैनं कामानामवितृप्तकम् वृकीवोरणमासाद्य मृत्युरादाय गच्छति

English Translation

Like the she-wolf snatching away a lamb, Death snatches away one who is still engaged in acquiring wealth and still unsatisfied in the enjoyment of pleasures.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

संचिन्वानकम् | एव + एनद् | कामानाम् | अवितृप्तकम्
वृकी + इव + उरण | आसाद्य | मृत्युर् | आदाय | गच्छति