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Chapter 5.40 - Verse 2

Sanskrit Text

महान्तमप्यर्थमधर्मयुक्तं; यः संत्यजत्यनुपाक्रुष्ट एव सुखं दुःखान्यवमुच्य शेते; जीर्णां त्वचं सर्प इवावमुच्य

English Translation

He who forsakes, without any inducement, a grand object which is fraught with unrighteousness, lies in happiness free from misery like a snake casting off the worn out slough.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

महान्तम् | अपि + अर्थ | अधर्म + युज् | यः | संत्यज् + अनुपाक्रुष्ट | एव
सुखं | स | दुःख + अवमुच् | शेते | जीर्णां | त्वचं | सर्प | इव + अवमुच्