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Chapter 12.66 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

यत्तु लिङ्गान्तरगतं पृच्छसे मां युधिष्ठिर धर्मं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ तन्निबोध नराधिप

English Translation

O foremost of virtuous persons, hear now what you ask viz., the merit that a king acquires when the duties are practised by others leading other modes of life.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यत् | तु | लिङ्ग + अन्तर + गम् | पृच्छसे | मां | युधिष्ठिर
धर्मं | धर्म + भृत् | श्रेष्ठ | तद् + निबुध् | नराधिप