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Chapter 13.72 - Verse 38

Sanskrit Text

वृत्तिग्लाने सीदति चातिमात्रं; कृष्यर्थं वा होमहेतोः प्रसूत्याम् गुर्वर्थं वा बालसंवृद्धये वा; धेनुं दद्याद्देशकाले विशिष्टे

English Translation

To a Brahmana who has no means of livelihood to him while he is want of food for purposes of agriculture, for a child born on account of Homa, for the purposes of his preceptor, for the sustenance of a child born should a cow be given. Indeed, the gift should be made at a proper time and in a proper place.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

वृत्ति + ग्ला | संभ्रमे | वा | महत् + अर्थ | कृषि + अर्थ | वा | होम + हेतु | प्रसूत्याम्
गुरु + अर्थ | वा | बाल + पुष्टि + अभिषङ्ग | गावो | दातुं | देश + काल | अ + विशिष्