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Chapter 13.60 - Verse 9

Sanskrit Text

इष्टं दत्तं मन्येथा आत्मानं दानकर्मणा पूजयेथा यायजूकांस्तवाप्यंशो भवेद्यथा

English Translation

By making an act of gift you should consider yourself as performing a sacrifice. You should, with gifts, worship those Brahmanas who perform sacrifices. By doing this you will acquire a share in the merits of those sacrifices of theirs.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

इष्टं | दत्तं | च | मन्येथा | आत्मानं | दान + कर्मन्
पूजयेथा | यायजूक + त्वद् + अपि + अंश | भवेद् | यथा