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Chapter 13.48 - Verse 42

Sanskrit Text

यथैव सदृशो रूपे मातापित्रोर्हि जायते व्याघ्रश्चित्रैस्तथा योनिं पुरुषः स्वां नियच्छति

English Translation

As the cub of a tiger resembles its father and dam in form and in stripes or spots, so a person cannot but show the circumstance of his origin.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा + एव | सदृशो | रूपे | माता + पितृ | हि | जायते
व्याघ्र + चित्र + तथा | योनिं | पुरुषः | स्वां | नियच्छति