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Verse 252.18

Sarga 56

न शक्या यज्ञमध्यस्था वेदी सृग्भाण्डमण्डिता। द्विजातिमन्त्रपूता च चण्डालेनावमर्दितुम्।।3.56.18।।

na śakyā yajñamadhyasthā vedī sṛgbhāṇḍamaṇḍitā. dvijātimantrapūtā ca caṇḍālenāvamarditum..3.56.18..

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English Translation

"The sacrificial altar adorned with ladles and vessels and sanctified by the sacred mantras recited by brahmins cannot be defiled by a chandala (man of lowest caste)."

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Word Meanings

यज्ञमध्यस्था in the midst of the sacrificial ceremony, सुग्भाण्डमण्डिता decorated with ladles and other vessels, द्विजातिमन्त्रपूता च sanctified by brahmins uttering sacred Vedic hymns, वेदी altar, चण्डालेन by a man of low caste, अवमर्दितुम् to violate, न शक्या is not possible.

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Source

Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 56

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252.18