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Chapter 12.37 - Verse 33

Sanskrit Text

यथा खदिरमालम्ब्य शिलां वाप्यर्णवं तरन् मज्जते मज्जते तद्वद्दाता यश्च प्रतीच्छकः

English Translation

As a person who tries to cross the sea with the help of a rock or a mass of catechu sinks with the supports, so the improper giver and the acceptor both sink together.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | खदिरम् | आलम्ब्य | शिलां | वा + अपि + अर्णव | तरन्
मज्जते | मज्जते | तद्वद् | दाता | यद् + च | प्रतीच्छकः