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Chapter 3.198 - Verse 32

Sanskrit Text

भक्षयामि मांसानि ऋतुगामी तथा ह्यहम् सदोपवासी तथा नक्तभोजी तथा द्विज

English Translation

I never eat flesh myself. Really I have an intercourse with my wife during her season. O twice-born one, I always fast during the day and eat only during the night.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न | भक्षयामि | मांसानि | ऋतु + गामिन् | तथा | हि + मद्
सदा + उपवासिन् | च | तथा | नक्त + भोजिन् | तथा | द्विज