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Chapter 5.39 - Verse 68

Sanskrit Text

सहस्रिणोऽपि जीवन्ति जीवन्ति शतिनस्तथा धृतराष्ट्रं विमुञ्चेच्छां कथंचिन्न जीव्यते

English Translation

Life is real to those who have thousands (of anything or everything); life is also real to those (in a small measure) who have hundreds. 0 Dhritarashtra, renounce this (excessive) desire; there is none who cannot live by some means or other.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सहस्रिणो | ऽपि | जीवन्ति | जीवन्ति | शतिन् + तथा
धृतराष्ट्रं | विमुच् + इच्छा | न | कथंचिद् + न | जीव्यते