उपकारो हि नीचानाम्
अपकारो हि जायते ।
पयःपानं भुजङ्गानां
केवलं विषवर्धनम् ॥
upakāro hi nīcānām
apakāro hi jāyate ।
payaḥpānaṃ bhujaṅgānāṃ
kevalaṃ viṣavardhanam ॥
नीचानाम् उपकारः हि (nīcānām upakāraḥ hi) = helping a wicked indeed
अपकारः हि जायते (apakāraḥ hi jāyate) = gives rise to harm alone
भुजङ्गानां पयःपानं (bhujaṅgānāṃ payaḥpānaṃ) = feeding milk to snakes
केवलं विषवर्धनम् (kevalaṃ viṣavardhanam) = only increases (their) poison.
Meaning: Helping the wicked / evil only bears misdeeds. Feeding milk to snakes only increases their poison.
Credits: Courtesy Brahmachari Ved Chaitanya of Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF)
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P.S.: All errors / mistakes are my own