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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
न इत्य् कौटिल्यः ॥
No, says Kautilya.
english translation
तयोर् 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
तद् एव विजित द्रव्यम् आमिषं वैर अनुबन्धश् च ॥
the same wealth that is won like a piece of flesh in gambling, causes enmity.
english translation
सतो 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