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षडिमे षट्सु जीवन्ति सप्तमो नोपलभ्यते । चोराः प्रमत्ते जीवन्ति व्याधितेषु चिकित्सकाः॥५-३३-७१॥
Six of these live by means of six conditions; a seventh is not found. Thieves live off the negligent, and physicians live off the diseased.
english translation
प्रमदाः कामयानेषु यजमानेषु याजकाः । राजा विवदमानेषु नित्यं मूर्खेषु पण्डिताः॥५-३३-७२॥
Among those who pursue desire are women; among those who perform sacrifices are the officiating priests; among those who contend are kings; and among the foolish, the learned are ever found.
english translation
सप्त दोषाः सदा राज्ञा हातव्या व्यसनोदयाः । प्रायशो यैर्विनश्यन्ति कृतमूलाश्च पार्थिवाः॥५-३३-७३॥
Seven faults—sources of ruinous addiction—should a king always abandon; by them, even rulers whose power is firmly rooted commonly come to destruction.
english translation
स्त्रियोऽक्षा मृगया पानं वाक्पारुष्यं च पञ्चमम् । महच्च दण्डपारुष्यमर्थदूषणमेव च॥५-३३-७४॥
Women, gambling, hunting, intoxicants, and as the fifth, harsh speech; also excessive severity in punishment, and the corruption of wealth—these are the faults to be avoided.
english translation
अष्टौ पूर्वनिमित्तानि नरस्य विनशिष्यतः । ब्राह्मणान्प्रथमं द्वेष्टि ब्राह्मणैश्च विरुध्यते॥५-३३-७५॥
There are eight prior signs of a man’s approaching ruin: first, he comes to hate the Brāhmaṇas and to enter into conflict with the Brāhmaṇas.
english translation