अनेनॊ भवति शरेष्ठॊ मुच्यन्ते च सभा सदः एनॊ गच्छति कर्तारं निन्दार्हॊ यत्र निन्द्यते ।। २-६१-७१ ।।
'In an assembly where a truly reprehensible act is not rebuked, half the demerit of that act falls upon the head of the assembly, a quarter on the wrongdoer, and a quarter on the other members present. Conversely, in an assembly where the person deserving of censure is properly rebuked, the head of the assembly is absolved of all blame, and the other members incur no fault. Only the perpetrator of the act remains responsible for it.' ।। 2-61-71 ।।
वितथं तु वदेयुर ये धर्मं परह्लाद पृच्छते इष्टापूर्तं च ते घनन्ति सप्त चैव परावरान ।। २-६१-७२ ।।
'O Prahlada, those who respond falsely when questioned about morality destroy the merit of their seven ancestral generations and their seven descendants.' ।। 2-61-72 ।।
'The sorrow experienced by one who has lost his wealth, one who has lost a son, one burdened by debt, and one who has been devoured by a king’s demand, is the same.' ।। 2-61-73 ।।
सत्रियाः पत्या विहीनायाः सार्थाद भरष्टस्य चैव यत अध्यूढायाश च यद दुःखं साक्षिभिर विहतस्य च ।। २-६१-७४ ।।
'The grief of a woman who has lost her husband, a merchant who has lost his goods, a barren woman, and one who has been wronged by false witnesses is of equal magnitude.' ।। 2-61-74 ।।
'The gods have said that these sorrows are all of equal magnitude. One who speaks falsely about such matters, therefore, incurs the same level of suffering.' ।। 2-61-75 ।।