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Chapter 3.177 - Verse 30

Sanskrit Text

वृत्त्या शूद्रसमो ह्येष यावद्वेदे जायते अस्मिन्नेवं मतिद्वैधे मनुः स्वायम्भुवोऽब्रवीत्

English Translation

Before initiation into the Vedas every man is regarded as a Shudra. There being a difference of opinion on the point Svyambhuva Manu has laid down;

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

वृत्त्या | शूद्र + सम | हि + एतद् | यावद् | वेदे | न | जायते
अस्मिन्न् | एवं | मति + द्वैध | मनुः | स्वायम्भुवो | ऽब्रवीत्