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यावद्भ्रियेत जठरं तावत्स्वत्वं हि देहिनाम् ।
अधिकं यो ऽभिमन्येत स स्तेनो दण्डमर्हति ॥ ८ ॥

yavad bhriyeta jatharam

tavat svatvam hi dehinam

adhikam yo 'bhimanyeta

sa steno dandam arhati

yavat-as much as; bhriyeta-may be filled; jatharam-the stomach; tavat-that much; svatvam-proprietorship; hi-indeed; dehinam-of the living entities; adhikam-more than that; yah-anyone who; abhimanyeta-may accept; sah-he; stenah-a thief; dandam-punishment; arhati-deserves.