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Chapter 14.17 - Verse 26

Sanskrit Text

तमसा संवृतज्ञानः संवृतेष्वथ मर्मसु जीवो निरधिष्ठानश्चाव्यते मातरिश्वना

English Translation

The creature then, though still possessed of consciousness, fails to know anything. The vital part being all worked up, the knowledge of the living creature becomes overwhelmed by darkness.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तमसा | संवृ + ज्ञान | संवृ + अथ | मर्मसु
स | जीवो | निरधिष्ठानश् | मातरिश्वना