तमतिक्रान्तमर्यादमाददानं ततस्ततः । प्रतिषेधन्ति राजानो लुब्धा मृगमिवेषुभिः ॥
tamatikrāntamaryādamādadānaṃ tatastataḥ | pratiṣedhanti rājāno lubdhā mṛgamiveṣubhiḥ ||
Him who has crossed every boundary and seizes from here and there, kings restrain, as hunters bring down a deer with arrows.
जो सारी मर्यादाएँ लाँघ चुका है और इधर-उधर से हड़पता है, उसे राजा वैसे ही रोकते हैं जैसे शिकारी बाणों से हिरण को।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
When greed crosses the line into taking from others, consequences follow, from the law and from life.
जब लोभ दूसरों से छीनने की सीमा पार कर जाता है, तो परिणाम आते हैं, कानून से भी और जीवन से भी।
Mahabharata 12.170.19: Shamyaka, as Bhishma reports his words (the canonical speaker is Bhishma): kings stop the one who has crossed all limits and takes from here and there, as hunters stop a deer with arrows.