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Chapter 12.84 - Verse 26

Sanskrit Text

यो वा ह्यस्थिरसंकल्पो बुद्धिमानागतागमः उपायज्ञोऽपि नालं कर्म यापयितुं चिरम्

English Translation

A person, again, who is of unsettled purposes, even if endued with intelligence and learning, and even if conversant with means, cannot long act with success.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यो | वा | हि + अस्थिर + संकल्प | बुद्धिमान् | आगम् + आगम
उपाय + ज्ञ | ऽपि | न + अलम् | स | कर्म | यापयितुं | चिरम्