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The Compendium of Caraka 3.3.21

Carakasaṃhitā 3.3.21

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Sanskrit

3.3.21

tathā śastraprabhavasyāpi janapadoddhvaṃsasyādharma eva heturbhavati/ye 'atipravṛddhalobhakrodhamohamānāste durbalānavamatyātmasvajanaparopaghātāya śastreṇa parasparamabhikrāmanti, parān vā 'abhikrāmanti, parairvā 'abhikrāmyante//

Likewise, unrighteousness alone is the cause also of the destruction of communities arising from weapons. Those whose greed, anger, delusion, and pride have excessively increased, disregarding the weak, attack one another with weapons to destroy themselves, their kin, and their enemies, or attack others, or are attacked by others.

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