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Verse 305.9

Sarga 34

शतमश्वानृते हन्ति सहस्रं तु गवानृते। आत्मानं स्वजनं हन्ति पुरुषः पुरुषानृते।।4.34.9।।

śatamaśvānṛte hanti sahasraṃ tu gavānṛte. ātmānaṃ svajanaṃ hanti puruṣaḥ puruṣānṛte..4.34.9..

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English Translation

"'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."

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Word Meanings

पुरुषः man, अश्वानृते tells a lie about a horse, शतम् hundred, हन्ति kills, गवानृते tells a lie about a cow, सहस्रम् thousand, पुरुषानृते a lie about a man, आत्मानम् himself, स्वजनम् his own people, हन्ति kills.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 34

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305.9