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Chapter 12.330 - Verse 24

Sanskrit Text

कपिर्वराहः श्रेष्ठश्च धर्मश्च वृष उच्यते तस्माद्वृषाकपिं प्राह कश्यपो मां प्रजापतिः

English Translation

The word ‘Kapi' signifies the foremost of boars, and Dharma is otherwise known by the name of Vrisha. It is, therefore, that that lord of all creature, viz., Kashyapa, the common father of the gods and the Asuras, called me by the name Vrishakapi.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

कपिर् | वराहः | श्रेष्ठ + च | धर्म + च | वृष | उच्यते
तस्माद् | वृषाकपिं | प्राह | कश्यपो | मां | प्रजापतिः