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the joy of others as they get by their own want of possessions. Therefore jealous people are troublesome to others and are unhappy themselves. Jealousy surrounds on all sides the light of other people's fame.
The jealous people thus die by constantly biting themselves like a scorpion inside this surrounding circle of jealousy. Jealous people are devoid of knowledge. Therefore they never become happy, because no thing is required for making happy a man of knowledge while nothing satisfies a fool.
Nirankusha was always in this anxiety day and night. She wanted to see that the name and every sign of existence of Amarsen and Vayarsen is effacted anyhow. She thought: "If they continued to live, they both alone will rule over Hastinapur. My co-wife Vijaya will enjoy the happiness of a Rajmata. My son Indusen will have only to follow them both like their tail. I also shall have to serve my co-wife.