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Chapter 12.66 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

साधूनामर्चनीयानां प्रजासु विदितात्मनाम् पालनं पुरुषव्याघ्र गृहाश्रमपदं भवेत्

English Translation

By honouring those who are pious and worthy of adorations and protecting those who have (by their penances) acquired a knowledge of self, a king, O foremost of men, attains to the object of the Garhasthya mode of life.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

साधूनाम् | अर्चनीयानां | प्रजासु | विद् + आत्मन्
कुर्वतः | पार्थ | विपुलान् | वन्य + आश्रम + पद | भवेत्