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Chapter 12.251 - Verse 7

Sanskrit Text

यदाधर्मसमाविष्टो धनं गृह्णाति तस्करः रमते निर्हरन्स्तेनः परवित्तमराजके

English Translation

The very thief, stealing others things, spends them in acts of seeming virtue. During anarchy, the thief takes great pleasure in approaching what belongs to others.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

यदा + अधर्म + समाविश् | धनं | गृह्णाति | तस्करः
रमते | निर्हरन् | स्तेनः | पर + वित्त | अराजके