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Chapter 13.33 - Verse 19

Sanskrit Text

शका यवनकाम्बोजास्तास्ताः क्षत्रियजातयः वृषलत्वं परिगता ब्राह्मणानामदर्शनात्

English Translation

It is on account of the absence of Brahmanas from among them that the Shakas, the Yavanas, the Kamvojas and other Kshatriya tribes have become fallen and degraded into Shudras.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

शका | यवन + काम्बोज + तद् | क्षत्रिय + जाति
वृषल + त्व | परिगता | ब्राह्मणानाम् | अदर्शनात्