Ramayana

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शतमश्वानृते हन्ति सहस्रं तु गवानृते । आत्मानं स्वजनं हन्ति पुरुषः पुरुषानृते ॥ ४-३४-९

sanskrit

'If a man tells a lie about a horse, he commits the sin of killing a hundred horses. If one tells a lie about a cow, he shares the sin of killing a thousand cows. If one tells a lie about a man, it is equal to the sin of killing oneself and his own people. ॥ 4-34-9॥

english translation

zatamazvAnRte hanti sahasraM tu gavAnRte । AtmAnaM svajanaM hanti puruSaH puruSAnRte ॥ 4-34-9

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/ramayana/kishkindha-kanda/34/9

शतमश्वानृते हन्ति सहस्रं तु गवानृते । आत्मानं स्वजनं हन्ति पुरुषः पुरुषानृते ॥ ४-३४-९

sanskrit

'If a man tells a lie about a horse, he commits the sin of killing a hundred horses. If one tells a lie about a cow, he shares the sin of killing a thousand cows. If one tells a lie about a man, it is equal to the sin of killing oneself and his own people. ॥ 4-34-9॥

english translation

zatamazvAnRte hanti sahasraM tu gavAnRte । AtmAnaM svajanaM hanti puruSaH puruSAnRte ॥ 4-34-9

hk transliteration by Sanscript