पुरञ्जन उवाच नूनं त्वकृतपुण्यास्ते भृत्या येष्वीश्वरा: शुभे । कृताग:स्वात्मसात्कृत्वा शिक्षादण्डं न युञ्जते ॥ २१ ॥
puranjana uvaca nunam tv akrta-punyas te bhrtya yesv isvarah subhe krtagahsv atmasat krtva siksa-dandam na yunjate
- puranjanah uvaca
- Puranjana said
- nunam
- certainly
- tu
- then
- akrta-punyah
- those who are not pious
- te
- such
- bhrtyah
- servants
- yesu
- unto whom
- isvarah
- the masters
- subhe
- O most auspicious one
- krta-agahsu
- having committed an offense
- atmasat
- accepting as their own
- krtva
- doing so
- siksa
- instructive
- dandam
- punishment
- na yunjate
- do not give.
King Puranjana said: My dear beautiful wife, when a master accepts a servant as his own man, but does not punish him for his offenses, the servant must be considered unfortunate.