The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.7.28

13.7.28

yanmantre bhavati vṛthā prayujyamāne yatsome bhavati vṛthābhiṣūyamāṇe |
yaccāgnau bhavati vṛthābhihūyamāne tatsarvaṃ bhavati vṛthābhidhīyamāne || 28 ||

"Vaisampayana said, 'The princes of Kuru's race became filled with wonder upon listening to this speech of Bhishma. All of them became pleased in mind and overpowered with joy. As Mantras applied with a desire to win victory, or the performance of the Shoma sacrifice made without proper gifts, or oblations poured on the fire without proper hymns, become useless and lead to evil consequences, even so sin and evil results flow from falsehood in speech. O prince, I have thus related to thee this doctrine of the fruition of good and evil acts, as narrated by the Rishis of old. What else dost thou wish to hear?"