Manusmriti

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द्यूतमेतत् पुरा कल्पे दृष्टं वैरकरं महत् । तस्माद् द्यूतं न सेवेत हास्यार्थमपि बुद्धिमान् ॥ २२७ ॥

sanskrit

In a former Kalpa this (vice of) gambling has been seen to cause great enmity; a wise man, therefore, should not practise it even for amusement.

english translation

dyUtametat purA kalpe dRSTaM vairakaraM mahat । tasmAd dyUtaM na seveta hAsyArthamapi buddhimAn ॥ 227 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/9/227

द्यूतमेतत् पुरा कल्पे दृष्टं वैरकरं महत् । तस्माद् द्यूतं न सेवेत हास्यार्थमपि बुद्धिमान् ॥ २२७ ॥

sanskrit

In a former Kalpa this (vice of) gambling has been seen to cause great enmity; a wise man, therefore, should not practise it even for amusement.

english translation

dyUtametat purA kalpe dRSTaM vairakaraM mahat । tasmAd dyUtaM na seveta hAsyArthamapi buddhimAn ॥ 227 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript