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Chapter 13.72
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Sanskrit Text
न
त्वेवासां
दानमात्रं
प्रशस्तं;
पात्रं
कालो
गोविशेषो
विधिश्च
।
कालज्ञानं
विप्र
गवान्तरं
हि;
दुःखं
ज्ञातुं
पावकादित्यभूतम्
॥
English Translation
The mere gift of kine is not laudable. There are considerations of fitness or otherwise about the person to whom kine should be given, the time for making those gifts, the kind of kine and rites that should be observed in making the gifts. Gifts of kine should be made after knowing the qualifications of both Brahmanas and the kine themselves. Kine should not be given to one in whose house they are likely to suffer from fire or the sun.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
न | तु + एव + इदम् | दान + मात्र | प्रशस्तं | पात्रं | कालो | गो + विशेष | विधि + च
ज्ञात्वा | देया | विप्र | गो + अन्तर | हि | दुःखं | ज्ञातुं | पावक + इति + अ + भू
ज्ञात्वा | देया | विप्र | गो + अन्तर | हि | दुःखं | ज्ञातुं | पावक + इति + अ + भू