क्वचिन्मिथो व्यवहरन् यत्किञ्चिद्धनमन्येभ्यो वा काकिणिकामात्रमप्यपहरन् यत्किञ्चिद्वा विद्वेषमेति वित्तशाठ्यात् ॥ २६ ॥
kvacin mitho vyavaharan yat kincid dhanam anyebhyo va kakinika-matram apy apaharan yat kincid va vidvesam eti vitta-sathyat.
- kvacit
- sometimes
- mithah
- with one another
- vyavaharan
- trading
- yat kincit
- whatever little bit
- dhanam
- money
- anyebhyah
- from others
- va
- or
- kakinika-matram
- a very small amount (twenty cowries)
- api
- certainly
- apaharan
- taking away by cheating
- yat kincit
- whatever small amount
- va
- or
- vidvesam eti
- creates enmity
- vitta-sathyat
- because of cheating.
As far as transactions with money are concerned, if one person cheats another by a farthing or less, they become enemies.