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यश्चैव लब्ध्वा न स्मरामीत्युवाच दत्त्वा च यः कत्थति याच्यमानः । यश्चासतः सान्त्वमुपासतीह एतेऽनुयान्त्यनिलं पाशहस्ताः॥५-३७-६॥
One who, after receiving a benefit, says, “I do not remember it”; one who, after giving, boasts when asked again; and one who here seeks conciliation with the unethical—these are pursued by Yama’s noose-bearing agents, as swiftly as the wind.
english translation
यस्मिन्यथा वर्तते यो मनुष्यस्तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तितव्यं स धर्मः । मायाचारो मायया वर्तितव्यः साध्वाचारः साधुना प्रत्युदेयः॥५-३७-७॥
As a person conducts himself, so should one conduct oneself toward him—that is the practical rule of dharma. One who proceeds by deception should be met with fitting counter-measures; one of good conduct should be answered with goodness.
english translation
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच । शतायुरुक्तः पुरुषः सर्ववेदेषु वै यदा । नाप्नोत्यथ च तत्सर्वमायुः केनेह हेतुना॥५-३७-८॥
Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: “When the Vedas declare that a human being is said to live for a hundred years, why then does one fail to attain that full lifespan here? What is the cause?”
english translation
विदुर उवाच । अतिवादोऽतिमानश्च तथात्यागो नराधिप । क्रोधश्चातिविवित्सा च मित्रद्रोहश्च तानि षट्॥५-३७-९॥
Vidura said: “Excessive speech, excessive pride, reckless renunciation, anger, excessive craving, and betrayal of friends—these are the six.”
english translation
एत एवासयस्तीक्ष्णाः कृन्तन्त्यायूंषि देहिनाम् । एतानि मानवान्घ्नन्ति न मृत्युर्भद्रमस्तु ते॥५-३७-१०॥
These very sharp ‘blades’ cut short the lifespans of embodied beings. It is these that bring humans to ruin—not death itself. May well-being attend you.
english translation