शतम् अश्व अनृते हन्ति सहस्रम् तु गव अनृते | आत्मानम् स्व जनम् हन्ति पुरुषः पुरुष अनृते || ४-३४-९
puurvam kR^itaartho mitraaNaam na tat prati karoti yaH | kR^itaghnaH sarva bhuutaanaam sa vadhyaH plavageshvara || 4-34-10
Translation
"A person gets attached to the sin of killing of a hundred of his manes, deified souls of his own ancestors, if he promises to gift one horse but fails to do so, and in promising to gift one cow but failing in it he gets the sin of killing a thousand manes, and if he promises to a person to do the needful help and fails in rendering that help, then he gets the sin of suicide along with the sin of killing his own kith and kin. [4-34-9]
Chapter context
Lakshmana Upbraids Sugreeva
18 verses · Verse 9 of 18
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