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Chapter 13.72 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

जातु ब्राह्मणो वाच्यो यदवाच्यं शचीपते मनसा गोषु द्रुह्येद्गोवृत्तिर्गोनुकम्पकः

English Translation

Improper words, O lord of Shachi, should never be addressed to a Brahmana. One, again, should not, in even his mind, do an injury to a cow. One should in his conduct, imitate the cow, and show mercy towards the cow.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न | जातु | ब्राह्मणो | वाच्यो | यद् | अ + वच् | शचीपते
मनसा | गोषु | न | द्रुह्येद् | गो + वृत्ति | गो + अनुकम्पक