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SB 12.10.29

Devanāgarī

धर्मं ग्राहयितुं प्राय: प्रवक्तारश्च देहिनाम् । आचरन्त्यनुमोदन्ते क्रियमाणं स्तुवन्ति च ॥ २९ ॥

Text

dharmaṁ grāhayituṁ prāyaḥ pravaktāraś ca dehinām ācaranty anumodante kriyamāṇaṁ stuvanti ca

Synonyms

dharmam—religion;grāhayitum—to cause the acceptance of;prāyaḥ—for the most part;pravaktāraḥ—the authorized speakers;ca—and;dehinām—for ordinary embodied souls;ācaranti—they act;anumodante—they encourage;kriyamāṇam—one who is executing;stuvanti—they praise;ca—also.

Translation

Generally it is to induce embodied souls to accept religious principles that the authorized teachers of religion exhibit ideal behavior while encouraging and praising the proper behavior of others.

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