nÄhaá¹ hÄlÄhalaá¹ manye
viá¹£aá¹ yasya pratikriyÄ
brahma-svaá¹ hi viá¹£aá¹ proktaá¹
nÄsya pratividhir bhuvi
na - not; aham - I; hÄlÄhalam - the poison named hÄlÄhala, which Lord Åšiva is famous for having drunk without toxic effects; manye - I consider; viá¹£am - poison; yasya - of which; pratikriyÄ - counteraction; brahma-svam - a brÄhmaṇa's property; hi - indeed; viá¹£am - poison; proktam - called; na - not; asya - for it; pratividhiḥ - antidote; bhuvi - in the world.
I do not consider hÄlÄhala to be real poison, because it has an antidote. But a brÄhmaṇa’s property, when stolen, can truly be called poison, for it has no antidote in this world.
One who takes a brÄhmaṇa’s property, thinking to enjoy it, has actually taken the most deadly poison.
