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Chapter 12.9 - Verse 26

Sanskrit Text

याः काश्चिज्जीवता शक्याः कर्तुमभ्युदयक्रियाः सर्वास्ताः समभित्यज्य निमेषादिव्यवस्थितः

English Translation

Abandoning all those acts which lead to prosperity and which one can do in life, the only acts I shall perform will be to open and shut my eyes and take as much food and drink as will barely keep up of my existence.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

याः | कश्चित् + जीव् | शक्याः | कर्तुम् | अभ्युदय + क्रिया
सर्व + तद् | समभित्यज्य | निमेष + आदि + व्यवस्था