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Chapter 12.63 - Verse 2

Sanskrit Text

सेव्यं तु ब्रह्मषट्कर्म गृहस्थेन मनीषिणा कृतकृत्यस्य चारण्ये वासो विप्रस्य शस्यते

English Translation

An intelligent Brahmana, living as a householder, should duly perform the six Vedic acts. The retirement of a Brahmana into the woods, after having duly performed all the duties of the domestic mode of life, is highly spoken of.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सेव्यं | तु | ब्रह्मन् + षट्कर्मन् | गृहस्थेन | मनीषिणा
कृ + कृत्य | च + अरण्य | वासो | विप्रस्य | शस्यते