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Chapter 1 Verse 23
Original Verse
शतायुषः पुत्रपौत्रान् वृणीष्व बहून् पशून् हस्तिहिरण्यमश्वान् । भूमेर्महदायतनं वृणीष्व स्वयं च जीव शरदो यावदिच्छसि ॥ २३ ॥

śatāyuṣaḥ putrapautrān vṛṇīṣva bahūn paśūn hastihiraṇyam aśvān | bhūmer mahad āyatanaṃ vṛṇīṣva svayaṃ ca jīva śarado yāvad icchasi || 23 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

Choose sons and grandsons who shall live a hundred years, herds of cattle, elephants, gold, and horses. Choose the wide expanse of land, and live thyself as many years as thou listest.

Simple English

English Translation

Choose sons and grandsons who will live a hundred years, herds of cattle, elephants, gold, and horses. Choose great lands. Live yourself as many years as you wish.