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Chapter 13.48 - Verse 41

Sanskrit Text

पित्र्यं वा भजते शीलं मातृजं वा तथोभयम् कथंचन संकीर्णः प्रकृतिं स्वां नियच्छति

English Translation

A son inherits the disposition of either the father or the mother. Sometimes he inherits the dispositions of both. A person of impure birth can never succeed in concealing his true nature.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

पित्र्यं | वा | भजते | शीलं | मातृ + ज | वा | तथा + उभय
न | कथंचन | संकीर्णः | प्रकृतिं | स्वां | नियच्छति