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Chapter 12.328 - Verse 40

Sanskrit Text

पृश्निरित्युच्यते चान्नं वेदा आपोऽमृतं तथा ममैतानि सदा गर्भे पृश्निगर्भस्ततो ह्यहम्

English Translation

The word Prishni includes food, the Vedas, water, and nectar. These four are always in my stomach. Hence am I called Prishnigarbha.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

पृश्निर् | इति + वच् | च + अन्न | वेदा | आपो | ऽमृतं | तथा
मद् + एतद् | सदा | गर्भे | पृश्निगर्भ + ततस् | हि + मद्