ê©áéô   ê©á   çáêÐêùèùª ê©áéô     202
ê©á¨Ä몠  í¢ªò窠  çÌëª
   
Harmful  acts  must  be  feared  like  a  spreading  fire,  because
they  spread  harm  ( 202).    
í÷¨ô¨Ä   âóùªùèåР  êéùâáäªç   ê©á    203
âò×ôèõÐæÐÆ¢ª   âòáªáè   ô¨ìùª
 

í÷¨ô¨Äóª    öùªùèëª

of all the acts of wisdom

êéù    öäªç

considered highest

ê©á

harm

âò×ôèõÐæÐÆëª

even to those who inflict injury

âòáªáè    ô¨ìùª

not doing

 
He   is   of   the   highest   wisdom   who   does   not   harm   even   those
who   harm   him   (203).
   
ë÷åÐÊ몠  ç¨÷äªîæÌ   ÎÈ÷ªæ   ÎȨ䪠            204
í÷¢ªÎÇ¢ª   ÎȪåÐêô䪠  îæÌ
 

ë÷åÐÊëª

even inadvertently

ç¨÷䪠   îæÌ

harming others

ÎÈ÷ªæ

do not engage in

ÎȨäª

if one thinks so

í÷ëª	righteousness

ÎÇëª	will cause

ÎȪåÐêôäª

to one who thinks so

îæÌ

harm

 
Do   not   cause   harm   even   by   inadvertence;   for   he   will   himself
be   fated   to   be   overtaken   by   harm   (204).  
¬ùäªöäª×   ê©áéô   âòáªá÷ªæ   âòáªá¨äª      205
¬ùäèÆ몠  ë÷ª×몠  âçáõÐêÐÊ
 

¬ùäª

in need

öäª×	thinking that

ê©áéô

wrong doing

âòáªá÷ªæ

do not perform

âòáªá¨äª

if one does so

¬ùäèÆëª

will be needy

ë÷ª×ëª

again

âçáõÐêÐÊ

and again

One   should   not   justify   wrong   doing   by   need.   One   who   does   so
will   never   be   free   from   need   (205).
   
ê©çªçèù   êèäªç¨÷õÐæúª   âòáªá÷ªæ   îåèáªçªçèù   206
êäªéä   íìùªîôúªìè   êèäª
 

ê©çªçèù

- wrongs

êè䪠   ç¨÷õÐæúª

one towards others

âòáªá÷ªæ

not doing

îåèáªçªçèù

evils that cause suffering

êäªéä

him

íìùª	tormenting

îôúªìèêèäª

not desiring

Let  him,  who  seeks  to  be  free  from  suffering,  not  cause
suffering   to   others   (206).
   
öéäçªçéæ   ã÷ª÷èÕ몠  ãáªôõР  ô¨éäçªçéæ      207
ô©áèÊ   ç¨äªâò䪠  ÷Ìëª
 

öéä窠   çéæ

any form of enmity

ã÷ª÷èÕëª

those who nurse

ãáªôõÐ

will get away

ô¨éäçªçéæ

suffering arising out of evil acts

ô©áèÊ

without decimating

ç¨äª    âòäª×

following

íÌëª	cause harm

One   may   escape   all   forms   of   enmity,   but   never   the
consequences   of   causing   harm   to   others   (207).
 
 
ê©áéô   âòáªêèõР  âæÌêùª   å¨Èùªêäªéä    208
ô©áè   êï±é÷åР  ê÷ª×
 

ê©áéô

evil acts

âòáªêèõÐ

doer

âæÌêùª

reaping the consequences

å¨Èùª    êäªéä

the shadow of one

ô©áèÊ

not leaving

íï

his feet

ãé÷åÐÊ

staying put

í÷ª×

like

Retribution   for   causing   harm   to   others   will   follow   like
a   shadow   below   one's   feet   (208).
   
êäªéäêÐêè䪠 æèêùäª Íá¨äª  öéäêÐâêèäª×åР   209
Êäªä÷ªæ   ê©ô¨éä窠  çèùª
 

êäªéä

oneself

êèäª

one

æèêù䪠   Íá¨äª

if (one) loves

öéäêÐÊ    øäª×ëª

however small

Êäªä÷ªæ

to keep away from

ê©ô¨éäçªçèùª

wrong doings

 
He   who   loves   himself   will   avoid   doing   even   the   least
harm   to   others   (209).
 
íÕ§ªîæì   âääªç   ê÷¨æ   ëÕ§ªîæèïêР  210
ê©ô¨éä   âòáªáè   âää¨äª
 

íÕëªîæìäª

free from blemish

öäªçÊ    í÷¨æ

know that

ëÕ§ªÆ    Øï

follow the sinful path

ê©ô¨éä

harm

âòáªáè䪠   öä¨äª

will abstain from, if

 
He   who   does   not   follow   the   wrong   path   and   cause   harm   to
others   will   never   be   touched   by   harm   (210).