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Chapter 3.131 - Verse 7

Sanskrit Text

शक्यते दुस्त्यजेऽप्यर्थे चिररात्राय जीवितुम् तु भोजनमुत्सृज्य शक्यं वर्तयितुं चिरम्

English Translation

A man can live many days even after forsaking his dear ones, but be cannot live long after abstaining from food.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

शक्यते | दुस्त्यजे | अपि + अर्थ | चिर + रात्र | जीवितुम्
न | तु | भोजनम् | उत्सृज्य | शक्यं | वर्तयितुं | चिरम्