Mahabharat

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न हि कार्यविरुद्धेषु बह्व अपायेषु कर्मसु मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तॊ भवद्विधाः ॥ ३-२४०-३ ॥

sanskrit

'Wise men, who understand their own best interests, never engage in actions that are both sinful and self-destructive, undermining the very goals they seek to achieve.' ॥ 3-240-3 ॥

english translation

na hi kAryaviruddheSu bahva apAyeSu karmasu mUlaghAtiSu sajjante buddhimantò bhavadvidhAH ॥ 3-240-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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न हि कार्यविरुद्धेषु बह्व अपायेषु कर्मसु मूलघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तॊ भवद्विधाः ॥ ३-२४०-३ ॥

sanskrit

'Wise men, who understand their own best interests, never engage in actions that are both sinful and self-destructive, undermining the very goals they seek to achieve.' ॥ 3-240-3 ॥

english translation

na hi kAryaviruddheSu bahva apAyeSu karmasu mUlaghAtiSu sajjante buddhimantò bhavadvidhAH ॥ 3-240-3 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript