Arthashastra

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दुरुक्त शल्यं हृदि निखातं तेजः संदीपनम् इन्द्रिय उपतापि च" इति ॥

and bad language, like a nail piercing the heart, excites anger and gives pain to the senses.

english translation

durukta zalyaM hRdi nikhAtaM tejaH saMdIpanam indriya upatApi ca" iti ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript