एवमेव खलु महदभिचारातिक्रमः कार्त्स्न्येनात्मने फलति ॥१९॥

evam eva khalu mahad-abhicÄrÄti-kramaḥ kÄrtsnyenÄtmane phalati

 evam eva - in this way; khalu - indeed; mahat - to great personalities; abhicÄra - in the form of envy; ati-kramaḥ - the limit of offense; kÄrtsnyena - always; Ätmane - unto oneself; phalati - gives the result.


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When an envious person commits an offense before a great personality, he is always punished in the way mentioned above.

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