Passage 21

In English

When things became unbearable, told , “When a person had no right over a kingdom and still wanted to have the kingdom, he was to be regarded as a thief.” The meaning of the word is, “one who thinks that a kingdom which does not belong to him is his, and enjoys it.” He further told him, “As a consequence of what your sons are doing, the entire country was going to be thrown into confusion and bloodshed. A situation is coming when innocent women and children are going to be involved in this bloodshed. You are taking the world to a situation where the sages and the , who are generally confined to the forest in their , will also be drawn into this bloodshed.