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Chapter 13.61 - Verse 62

Sanskrit Text

भूमिप्रदानान्नृपतिर्मुच्यते राजकिल्बिषात् हि भूमिप्रदानेन दानमन्यद्विशिष्यते

English Translation

A king, by making gifts of earth, is purged off of all his sins. There is no gift, therefore, which is superior to the gift of earth.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

भूमि + प्रदान + नृपति | मुच्यते | राजन् + किल्बिष
न | हि | भूमि + प्रदान | दानम् | अन्यद् | विशिष्यते