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Chapter 13.25 - Verse 3

Sanskrit Text

चतुर्थस्त्वं वसिष्ठस्य तत्त्वमाख्याहि मे मुने अहिंसयित्वा केनेह ब्रह्महत्या विधीयते

English Translation

Going to Vyasa, I addressed him saying You, O great ascetic, are the fourth in descent from Vaishishtha! Do you explain to me this. What are those circumstances under which one becomes guilty of Brahmanicide without actually killing a Brahmana?

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

चतुर्थ + त्वद् | वसिष्ठस्य | तत्त्वम् | आख्याहि | मे | मुने
अ + हिंसय् | केन + इह | ब्रह्मन् + हत्या | विधीयते