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पञ्च पश्वनृते हन्ति दश हन्ति गवानृते । शतमश्वानृते हन्ति सहस्रं पुरुषानृते॥५-३५-२६॥
A false statement concerning livestock is said to destroy five; concerning cattle, ten; concerning horses, a hundred; and concerning a human being, a thousand.
english translation
हन्ति जातानजातांश्च हिरण्यार्थेऽनृतं वदन् । सर्वं भूम्यनृते हन्ति मा स्म भूम्यनृतं वदीः॥५-३५-२७॥
One who speaks falsehood for the sake of gold ruins both what is already born and what is yet to be born; falsehood for the sake of land ruins everything. Therefore, do not speak falsehood concerning land.
english translation
प्रह्राद उवाच । मत्तः श्रेयानङ्गिरा वै सुधन्वा त्वद्विरोचन । मातास्य श्रेयसी मातुस्तस्मात्त्वं तेन वै जितः॥५-३५-२८॥
Prahrāda said: “Sudhanvan, the descendant of Aṅgiras, is indeed superior to me, O Virocana. His mother is superior to your mother; therefore, in that respect, you are overcome by him.”
english translation
विरोचन सुधन्वायं प्राणानामीश्वरस्तव । सुधन्वन्पुनरिच्छामि त्वया दत्तं विरोचनम्॥५-३५-२९॥
“O Sudhanvan, Virocana is the lord of your life-breaths. O Sudhanvan, I seek again what was given by you—namely, Virocana.”
english translation
सुधन्वोवाच । यद्धर्ममवृणीथास्त्वं न कामादनृतं वदीः । पुनर्ददामि ते तस्मात्पुत्रं प्रह्राद दुर्लभम्॥५-३५-३०॥
Sudhanvan said: “Since you chose dharma and did not speak falsehood out of desire, therefore I return to you your son, O Prahrāda—one difficult to obtain.”
english translation