Hindu Administrative Institutions c9.s1.17

c9.s1.17

⁵ The *Mahābhārata* mentions six persons that are to be abandoned : 1. A teacher who does not teach. 2. A Brahman not versed in the Veda. 3. A king who affords no protection. 4. A wife who is not a loving partner. 5. A cowherd who desires to live in the village. 6. A barber who wants to live in the woods.—(*Śānti Parvan*, lvi. 43-5.)