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Yudhiṣṭhira said.
O best of the Bharatas, from that arise anger, desire, sorrow and delusion, the urge to know, dependence on others, and pride.
O greatly wise one, please tell me factually about all these—greed, envy, jealousy, contempt, malice, and pity.
Bhīṣma said.
O great king, these thirteen very powerful enemies of living beings are said to beset all men here.
These vigilant people drive away the negligent man, just as wolves, upon seeing, plunder other men.
O best of the Bharatas, always know that from these arise suffering and sin.
O best of men, I shall tell you about the rise, place, and decline of these; listen to what has been told to me.
O king, anger arises from greed and is expressed due to the faults of others. Through forgiveness, the prosperous one endures and withdraws.
Desire arises from intention; when indulged, it increases. It ceases by seeing its blame and, for the wise, through true knowledge.
Those of little understanding see the scriptures as contradictory here. There, the desire to know arises; from true knowledge, it ceases.
Sorrow arises from separation for one who is attached. When he realizes it is useless, he immediately perishes.
That which is born of others arises from anger, greed, and repeated practice; by compassion for all beings and through dispassion, it ceases.
But when purity is abandoned, one becomes associated with envy and pride; however, O dear one, this is destroyed by associating with the virtuous.
Pride arises in people from family, knowledge, and wealth. However, when these very things are truly understood, pride is instantly destroyed.
O Bhārata, envy arises from desire and also from conflict; but in other mortals, that envy is destroyed by wisdom.
O king, reproach arises from the hateful and irrelevant words of outsiders due to confusion, but it is pacified by disregard.
Intense envy arises towards one who is invincible, powerful, and harmful; compassion withdraws in such a case.
Compassion always arises upon seeing the miserable, but when one recognizes someone established in dharma, that compassion ceases.
These are indeed said to be conquered—thirteen arising from tranquility. These are all the thirteen faults of the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. By you, with your whole being, they are always conquered, and you will conquer them.
