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Chapter 5.40 - Verse 21

Sanskrit Text

प्रज्ञावृद्धं धर्मवृद्धं स्वबन्धुं; विद्यावृद्धं वयसा चापि वृद्धम् कार्याकार्ये पूजयित्वा प्रसाद्य; यः संपृच्छेन्न मुह्येत्कदाचित्

English Translation

He who after doing due honours to such of his friends as are old in wisdom, old in virtue, old in knowledge and old in age asks them regarding what ought to be done and what ought not to be done is seldom deceived.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

प्रज्ञा + वृध् | धर्म + वृध् | स्व + बन्धु | विद्या + वृध् | वयसा | च + अपि | वृद्धम्
कार्य + अकार्य | पूजयित्वा | प्रसाद्य | यः | सम्प्रच्छ् + न | स | मुह्येत् | कदाचित्