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Chapter 3.148
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Sanskrit Text
प्रचलन्ति
न
वै
धर्मात्तपोदानपरायणाः
।
स्वधर्मस्थाः
क्रियावन्तो
जनास्त्रेतायुगेऽभवन्
॥
English Translation
Men never deviated from virtue and they were always engaged in asceticism and the bestowal of gifts. The four orders were devoted to their respective duties and they performed (religious) rites. Such were the men in the Treta Yuga.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
प्रचलन्ति | न | वै | धर्मात् | तपस् + दान + परायण
स्वधर्म + स्थ | क्रियावन्तो | जनास् | त्रेता + युग | ऽभवन्
स्वधर्म + स्थ | क्रियावन्तो | जनास् | त्रेता + युग | ऽभवन्