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Chapter 13.117 - Verse 39

Sanskrit Text

सर्वयज्ञेषु वा दानं सर्वतीर्थेषु चाप्लुतम् सर्वदानफलं वापि नैतत्तुल्यमहिंसया

English Translation

Gifts made in all sacrifices, ablutions performed in all sacred waters, and the merit which one acquires from making all kinds of gifts mentioned in the scriptures all these do not equal abstention from cruelty in merit.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सर्व + यज्ञ | वा | दानं | सर्व + तीर्थ | च + आप्लुत
सर्व + दान + फल | वा + अपि | न + एतद् | तुल्यम् | अहिंसया