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Chapter 5.107 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

एतद्द्वितीयं धर्मस्य द्वारमाचक्षते द्विज त्रुटिशो लवशश्चात्र गण्यते कालनिश्चयः

English Translation

This direction is said to be the second gate to virtue, O twice born one and here does the king of death, with a sure hand, calculate the life allotted to men, in Trutis and Lavas (periods of time).

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

एतद् | द्वितीयं | धर्मस्य | द्वारम् | आचक्षते | द्विज
त्रुटिशो | लवशस् + च + अत्र | गण्यते | काल + निश्चय