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Chapter 13.72 - Verse 39

Sanskrit Text

अन्तर्जाताः सुक्रयज्ञानलब्धाः; प्राणक्रीता निर्जिताश्चौकजाश्च कृच्छ्रोत्सृष्टाः पोषणाभ्यागताश्च; द्वारैरेतैर्गोविशेषाः प्रशस्ताः

English Translation

That Brahmana, who is endued with Vedic learning, who is of austere penances, and who celebrates sacrifices, is considered as worthy of receiving kine in gift. Those kine which have been saved from distressful situations, or which have been given by poor householders from want of sufficient means to feed and cherish them, are for these reasons, counted as of great value.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अन्तर् + जन् | सु + क्रय + ज्ञान + लभ् | प्राण + क्री | निर्जि + च + औदक
कृच्छ्र + उत्सृज् | पोषण + अभ्यागम् + च | द्वारैर् | एतैर् | गो + विशेष | प्रशस्ताः