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Chapter 13.61 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

अल्पान्तरमिदं शश्वत्पुराणा मेनिरे जनाः यो यजेदश्वमेधेन दद्याद्वा साधवे महीम्

English Translation

The ancients thought that there is always very little difference between the man who celebrates a Horse-Sacrifice and him who makes a gift of earth to one who is righteous.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अल्प + अन्तर | इदं | शश्वत् | पुराणा | मेनिरे | जनाः
यो | यजेद् | अश्वमेधेन | दद्याद् | वा | साधवे | महीम्