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Chapter 12.56 - Verse 22

Sanskrit Text

अदण्ड्याश्चैव ते नित्यं विप्राः स्युर्ददतां वर भूतमेतत्परं लोके ब्राह्मणा नाम भारत

English Translation

O foremost of liberal men, the Brahmanas should never be punished by you, for the Brahmana, O son of Pandu, is the foremost of human beings on the Earth.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अदण्ड्य + च + एव | ते | नित्यं | विप्राः | स्युर् | ददतां | वर
भूतम् | एतत् | परं | लोके | ब्राह्मणा | नाम | भारत