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Chapter 12.49 - Verse 24

Sanskrit Text

नोक्तपूर्वं मया भद्रे स्वैरेष्वप्यनृतं वचः किमुताग्निं समाधाय मन्त्रवच्चरुसाधने

English Translation

Richika said 'I had never uttered even in jest, O blessed lady, an untruth. What need then be said of a time for preparing sanctified food with the help of Vedic formulae after lighting a fire?

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न + वच् + पूर्व | मया | भद्रे | स्वैर + अपि + अनृत | वचः
किम् | उत + अग्नि | समाधाय | मन्त्रवत् + चरु + साधन