Arthashastra
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द्यूते तु जितम् एव अक्ष विदुषा यथा जयत् सेन दुर्योधनाभ्याम्" इति ॥
whereas in gambling, the expert gambler wins a victory like Jayatsena and Duryodhana.
english translation
dyUte tu jitam eva akSa viduSA yathA jayat sena duryodhanAbhyAm" iti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptन इत्य् कौटिल्यः ॥
No, says Kautilya.
english translation
na ity kauTilyaH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतयोर् अप्य् अन्यतर पराजयो अस्ति इति नल युधिष्ठिराभ्यां व्याख्यातम् ॥
of the two parties, one has to suffer from defeat, as is well known from the history of Nala and Yudhishthira.
english translation
tayor apy anyatara parAjayo asti iti nala yudhiSThirAbhyAM vyAkhyAtam ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतद् एव विजित द्रव्यम् आमिषं वैर अनुबन्धश् च ॥
the same wealth that is won like a piece of flesh in gambling, causes enmity.
english translation
tad eva vijita dravyam AmiSaM vaira anubandhaz ca ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसतो अर्थस्य विप्रतिपत्तिर् असतश् च अर्जनम् अप्रतिभुक्त नाशो मूत्र पुरीष धारण बुभुक्षा आदिभिश् च व्याधि लाभ इति द्यूत दोषाः ॥
Lack of recognition of wealth properly acquired, acquisition of ill-gotten wealth, loss of wealth without enjoyment, staying away from answering the calls of nature, and contracting diseases from not taking timely meals, are the evils of gambling.
english translation
sato arthasya vipratipattir asataz ca arjanam apratibhukta nAzo mUtra purISa dhAraNa bubhukSA Adibhiz ca vyAdhi lAbha iti dyUta doSAH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript