Mahabharat

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अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश च फलाहारा दृढव्रताः दुर्बला हि बलीयांसॊ विप्रा हि बरह्मतेजसाः ॥ १-१७९-१२ ॥

sanskrit

'Abstaining from all food, or subsisting on air or fruits, and steadfast in their vows, Brahmanas, though emaciated and seemingly weak, are always strong in their inner strength.' ॥ 1-179-12 ॥

english translation

abbhakSA vAyubhakSAza ca phalAhArA dRDhavratAH durbalA hi balIyAMsò viprA hi barahmatejasAH ॥ 1-179-12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/mahabharat/adi-parva/179/12

अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश च फलाहारा दृढव्रताः दुर्बला हि बलीयांसॊ विप्रा हि बरह्मतेजसाः ॥ १-१७९-१२ ॥

sanskrit

'Abstaining from all food, or subsisting on air or fruits, and steadfast in their vows, Brahmanas, though emaciated and seemingly weak, are always strong in their inner strength.' ॥ 1-179-12 ॥

english translation

abbhakSA vAyubhakSAza ca phalAhArA dRDhavratAH durbalA hi balIyAMsò viprA hi barahmatejasAH ॥ 1-179-12 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript