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Chapter 8.5 - Verse 8

Sanskrit Text

प्राणिनामेतदात्मत्वात्स्यादपीति विनाशनम् शोकाग्निना दह्यमानो धम्यमान इवाशयः

English Translation

And also having argued that the other creatures would be of the similar fate, Dhritarashtra, the lord of men, was burnt by the fire of grief and looked like a burning serpent.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

प्राणिनाम् | एतद् | आत्मन् + त्व | स्याद् | अपि + इति | विनाशनम्
शोक + अग्नि | दह्यमानो | धम्यमान | इव + आशय