Amongst the vicious men, O sinless one, that I have mentioned, the vilest, o king, are those who are ungrateful and who injure friends. Those wicked persons should be shunned by all. This, indeed, is a settled injunction.'
ये च दोषसमायुक्ता नराः प्रोक्ता मयानघ।॥ तेशामप्यधमा राजन् कृतघ्ना मित्रघातकाः। त्यक्तव्यास्तु दुराचाराः सर्वेषामिति निश्चयः॥