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Chapter 13.109 - Verse 12

Sanskrit Text

वैश्यशूद्रौ तु यौ मोहादुपवासं प्रकुर्वते त्रिरात्रं द्विस्त्रिरात्रं वा तयोः पुष्टिर्न विद्यते

English Translation

Fast for one night is ordained for Vaishyas and Shudras. If they observe fasts for two or three nights by mistake, such fasts never bring on their advancement.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

वैश्य + शूद्र | तु | यौ | मोहाद् | उपवासं | प्रकुर्वते
त्रि + रात्र | द्विस् + त्रि + रात्र | वा | तयोः | पुष्टिर् | न | विद्यते