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Chapter 12.8 - Verse 23

Sanskrit Text

नाधनो धर्मकृत्यानि यथावदनुतिष्ठति धनाद्धि धर्मः स्रवति शैलाद्गिरिनदी यथा

English Translation

The man who has no wealth cannot celebrate religious acts, for these originate from wealth, like rivers from a mountain.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न + अधन | धर्म + कृत्य | यथावद् | अनुतिष्ठति
धन + हि | धर्मः | स्रवति | शैलाद् | गिरि + नदी | यथा