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Chapter 3.184 - Verse 2

Sanskrit Text

किं नु श्रेयः पुरुषस्येह भद्रे; कथं कुर्वन्न च्यवते स्वधर्मात् आचक्ष्व मे चारुसर्वाङ्गि सर्वं; त्वयानुशिष्टो च्यवेयं स्वधर्मात्

English Translation

Tarkshya said: O blessed lady, what is the best thing for a man to do here on earth) and how he must act so that he may not deviate from (the path of) virtue. O beautiful lady, tell me all, so that being instructed by you I may not deviate from the path of my own duty (Dharma).

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

किं | नु | श्रेयः | पुरुष + इह | भद्रे | कथं | कुर्वन् | न | च्यवते | स्वधर्मात्
आचक्ष्व | मे | चारु + सर्व + अङ्ग | सर्वं | त्वद् + अनुशास् | न | च्यवेयं | स्वधर्मात्