The Many Meanings Behind The Bihar MLA Oath

Watch Bihar's MLAs recite their oath in Sanskrit  Choosing your language was a political choice for many legislators here.

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00:00Ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭa-nirvacchāmi

00:31taśyāṁ sardhāyāṁ niṣṭhāṁ ca dhāryate bhārataśyate sa parvate khaṅkāraṁ vāsate kṛtāmi

00:41tathā ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭa-nirvacchāmi

00:50tathā ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭa-nirvacchāmi

01:00tathā ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭhāmi

01:30tathā ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭhāmi

02:00tathā ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭhāmi

02:37tathā ayatpadaṁ gṛhituṁ mudyotsmi tasya-kartabhyāni śraddhāpurvakaṁ niṣṭhāmi