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(8) One who burdens another with their own heinous deeds, such as *rishi-ghata* (killing a sage), or falsely accuses another of wrongdoing, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the eighth *mohaniya* place.
(9) One who, knowing it to be false, speaks *satyamr̥ṣā* (a statement with more falsehood than truth) in an assembly and constantly quarrels with others, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the ninth *mohaniya* place.
(10) A minister or an official who, by destroying the king's treasury or the gates of wealth, and by disturbing many vassals, makes the king powerless and seizes control of the kingdom, the queens, or the gates of wealth, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the tenth *mohaniya* place.
(11) One whose entire wealth has been stolen, who approaches someone with gifts and humble words to win their favor, and then speaks harshly to destroy their means of enjoyment, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the eleventh *mohaniya* place.
(12) A man who, though married, claims to be unmarried and lusts after women, remaining under their control, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. One who, though not a celibate, claims to be a *brahmacārī* (celibate), makes a discordant sound like a donkey among oxen, and binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. Similarly, an ignorant man who speaks many false and deceitful words that harm himself and remains attached to women, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the twelfth *mohaniya* place.
(13) One who earns a living by the reputation of a king or a minister, claiming to be their relative, or who dedicates himself to the service of a king and then becomes greedy for their wealth, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the thirteenth *mohaniya* place.
(14) If a powerless man is made powerful by a wealthy person or a group of people, and then, out of envy and hatred, with a polluted mind, he seeks to obstruct or destroy the enjoyment of that benefactor or group, he binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma. This is the fourteenth *mohaniya* place.
(15) Just as a serpent devours its own eggs, so too, a man who destroys his own benefactor, his commander, or his religious teacher, binds the *maha-mohaniya* karma.