Vana Parva 313.72
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Vana Parva Chapter 313 · Verse 72
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Sanskrit Original
युधिष्ठिर उवाच मृतो दरिद्रः पुरुषो मृतं राष्ट्रमराजकम्। मृतमश्रोत्रियं श्राद्धं मृतो यज्ञस्त्वदक्षिणः॥
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Yudhishthira replied A poor person (though alive) is (considered as) dead. A kingdom without the king becomes dead. A Shraddha celebrated by an ignorant priest becomes dead. And a sacrifice in which nothing is given away is (as good as) dead.