[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 13.95.58 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.95.58 Mahābhārata 13.95.58 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [13.95.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.58) śaraṇāgataṃ hantu mitraṃ svasutāṃ copajīvatu | arthānkāṅkṣatu kīnāśādbisastainyaṃ karoti yaḥ || 58 || > "Vasishtha said, 'Let him who has stolen the lotus-stalks abstain from studying the Vedas, or leash hounds, or be a wandering mendicant unrestrained by the ordinances laid down for that mode of life, or be a slayer of persons that seek his protection, or live upon the proceeds of the sale of his daughter, or solicit wealth from those that are low and vile!'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 13.95.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.57) - [Next: 13.95.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.59) - [Up: 13.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.13.93.65) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (5) - [Jñānadīpikā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!devabodha) — Devabodha, Sanskrit - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara, Sanskrit - [Lakṣaślokālaṅkāra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja) — Vādirāja, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārataṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha-mahabharatatika) — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita, Sanskrit - [Lakṣābharaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!vadiraja-laksabharana) — Vādirāja Sūri, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.13.93.119) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.13.95.58) · Pramāṇa