When a kinsman is persecuted by even his friends, every kinsman of his considers the injury to be inflicted upon himself. In kinsmen, therefore, there both merits and shortcomings. A person having no kinsmen never shows favours to any one nor humbles himself to any one. In kinsmen, therefore, both mcrit and demerit are seen.
आत्मानमेव जानाति निकृतं बान्धवैरपि। तेषु सन्ति गुणाश्चैव नैर्गुण्यं चैव लक्ष्यते॥ नाज्ञातिरनुगृह्णाति न चाज्ञातिर्नमस्यति। उभयं ज्ञातिवर्गेषु दृश्यते साध्वसाधु च॥