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Chapter 13.25 - Verse 5

Sanskrit Text

ब्राह्मणं स्वयमाहूय भिक्षार्थे कृशवृत्तिनम् ब्रूयान्नास्तीति यः पश्चात्तं विद्याद्ब्रह्मघातिनम्

English Translation

You should know that man as guilty of Brahmanicide who having of his own accord invited a Brahmana of pious conduct to his house for giving him alms then refuses too give anything on the pretence of there being nothing in the house.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

ब्राह्मणं | स्वयम् | आहूय | भिक्षा + अर्थ | कृश + वृत्ति
ब्रू + न + अस् + इति | यः | पश्चात् | तं | विद्याद् | ब्रह्मन् + घातिन्