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Chapter 12.8 - Verse 24

Sanskrit Text

यः कृशाश्वः कृशगवः कृशभृत्यः कृशातिथिः वै राजन्कृशो नाम शरीरकृशः कृशः

English Translation

He whose limbs are lean is not truly a lean man, but he who is lean in respect of horses and kine and servants and guests is truly so.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यः | कृश + अश्व | कृशगवः | कृश + भृत्य | कृश + अतिथि
स | वै | राजन् | कृशो | नाम | न | शरीर + कृश | कृशः