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Chapter 12.348 - Verse 9

Sanskrit Text

आशया त्वभिपन्नानामकृत्वाश्रुप्रमार्जनम् राजा वा राजपुत्रो वा भ्रूणहत्यैव युज्यते

English Translation

The king or the prince, by refusing to wipe the tears of persons who come to him from hopes of relief, commits the sin of foeticide. By abstaining from speech one acquire wisdom.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आशया | तु + अभिपद् | अकृत्वा + अश्रु + प्रमार्जन
राजा | वा | राजन् + पुत्र | वा | भ्रूण + हति + एव | युज्यते