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Chapter 5.40 - Verse 19

Sanskrit Text

आत्मा नदी भारत पुण्यतीर्था; सत्योदका धृतिकूला दमोर्मिः तस्यां स्नातः पूयते पुण्यकर्मा; पुण्यो ह्यात्मा नित्यमम्भोऽम्भ एव

English Translation

The soul is as the river, O Bharata, having several holy spots; truth is as its waters; selfcontrol, its banks; and kindness, its waves; the man of virtuous acts purifies himself be a bath therein; the soul is pure and the absence of desire is a virtue.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

आत्मा | नदी | भारत | पुण्य + तीर्थ | सत्य + उदक | धृति + कूल | दम + ऊर्मि
तस्यां | स्नातः | पूयते | पुण्य + कर्मन् | पुण्यो | हि + आत्मन् | नित्यम् | अम्भो | ऽम्भ | एव