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Chapter 6.4 - Verse 11

Sanskrit Text

यथा भवान्वेद तथास्मि वेत्ता; भावाभावौ विदितौ मे यथावत् स्वार्थे हि संमुह्यति तात लोको; मां चापि लोकात्मकमेव विद्धि

English Translation

Dhritarashtra said My knowledge of life and death is the same as yours. The truth of this is well known to me. But men lose (good) judgement in things which concern their interest. O sire, know me to be an ordinary man.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यथा | भवान् | वेद | तथा + अस् | वेत्ता | भाव + अभाव | विदितौ | मे | यथावत्
स्व + अर्थ | हि | संमुह्यति | तात | लोको | मां | च + अपि | लोक + आत्मक | एव | विद्धि