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Chapter 3.198 - Verse 23

Sanskrit Text

कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यमिह लोकस्य जीवनम् दण्डनीतिस्त्रयी विद्या तेन लोका भवन्त्युत

English Translation

In this world the chief professions of men are agriculture, the rearing of cows and trade. But in the next world, the acquaintance in ethics and the three special branches of knowledge (the three Vedas) prove most conducive.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

कृषि + गोरक्ष्य + वाणिज्य | इह | लोकस्य | जीवनम्
दण्डनीतिस् | त्रयी | विद्या | तेन | लोका | भू + उत