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CHAPTER V, 13.
183 The men who act thus have their places in hell. Frenzy has eighteen defects—as already described here-hatred of men, factiousness !, censoriousness, untruthful speech, lust, wrath, want of self-control, speaking ill of others, backbiting, mismanagement in business', quarrelsomeness, animosity, troubling living creatures, want of forgiveness, delusion, flippancy, loss of reason“, censoriousness; therefore a wise man should not be subject to frenzy, for it is always censured. Six characteristics should be understood as (belonging) to friendship—that one should rejoice at (anything) agreeable; and feel grieved at anything) disagreeable; that with a pure heart one, when asked by a deserving (man), should give to him who asks what can certainly be given, (though it) may be beneficial to oneself, and even though it ought not to be asked, (namely) one's favourites, sons, wealth, and one's own wife; that one should not dwell there where one has bestowed (all one's) wealth, through a desire to get a return for one's liberality); that one should enjoy
Onc copy of Sankara's commentary says this means obstruct. ing other people's acts of piety,' &c.
• One copy of Sankara's commentary says this means 'being given up to intoxicating drinks,' &c.; another copy says, doing another's bidding without thought.'
. One copy says this means 'inattention to any work undertaken;' another renders the original by destruction of property, i.e. squandering it on dancers,' &c.
• I.e. discrimination between right and wrong.
. This seems to be some error, for 'censoriousness' has occurred before. But neither the texts nor the commentaries give any help to correct the crror. Perhaps the latter is to be distinguished as referring to the babit, and the former only to sporadic acts, of censoriousness. These qualities, I presume, constitutc frenzy; they are not the defects.'
• I. c. where the power to give exists.
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| SR No. | 007671 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1895 |
| Total Pages | 2695 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 49 MB |