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Chapter 12.56 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

आदावेव कुरुश्रेष्ठ राज्ञा रञ्जनकाम्यया देवतानां द्विजानां वर्तितव्यं यथाविधि

English Translation

In the first place, O chief of Kuru's race, the king should, for pleasing (his subjects), wait humbly upon the gods and the Brahmanas, always following implicitly the ordinance.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आदि + एव | कुरु + श्रेष्ठ | राज्ञा | रञ्जन + काम्या
देवतानां | द्विजानां | च | वर्तितव्यं | यथाविधि