arthenÄlpÄ«yasÄ hy ete
saá¹rabdhÄ dÄ«pta-manyavaḥ
tyajanty ÄÅ›u spá¹›dho ghnanti
sahasotsá¹›jya sauhá¹›dam

 arthena - by wealth; alpÄ«yasÄ - insignificant; hi - even; ete - they; saá¹rabdhÄḥ - agitated; dÄ«pta - inflamed; manyavaḥ - their anger; tyajanti - they give up; ÄÅ›u - very quickly; spá¹›dhaḥ - becoming quarrelsome; ghnanti - they destroy; sahasÄ - quickly; utsá¹›jya - rejecting; sauhá¹›dam - goodwill.


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For even a small amount of money these relatives and friends become very agitated and their anger is inflamed. Acting as rivals, they quickly give up all sentiments of goodwill and will reject one at a moment’s notice, even to the point of committing murder.

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