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Chapter 3.148 - Verse 29

Sanskrit Text

एकवेदस्य चाज्ञानाद्वेदास्ते बहवः कृताः सत्यस्य चेह विभ्रंशात्सत्ये कश्चिदवस्थितः

English Translation

As men had no capacity to study the entire Veda, it came to be divided into several parts. And as the intellect (of men) deteriorated, few were devoted to truth.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

एक + वेद | च + अज्ञान | वेदास् | ते | बहवः | कृताः
सत्यस्य | च + इह | विभ्रंशात् | सत्ये | कश्चिद् | अवस्थितः