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Chapter 13.90 - Verse 38

Sanskrit Text

ब्राह्मणो ह्यनधीयानस्तृणाग्निरिव शाम्यति तस्मै श्राद्धं दातव्यं हि भस्मनि हूयते

English Translation

As seed sown on a barren soil does not sprout forth, or as one who has not sown does not get a share of the produce, so that Shraddha the offerings in which are eaten by an unworthy person, yields no fruit either in this : world or in the next.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

ब्राह्मणो | हि + अनधीयान + तृण + अग्नि | इव | शाम्यति
तस्मै | श्राद्धं | न | दातव्यं | न | हि | भस्मनि | हूयते