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Verse 18.8

द्यूतऋण पानरत नास्तिक चौर निःस्वाः कुस्त्रीक कूटकृद् असत्यरताः कुजऋक्षे । आचार्य भूरि सुतदारधनार्जनेष्टाः शौक्रे वदान्यगुरु भक्ति रताश्च सौम्ये

Those born under the star of Mars are addicted to gambling, debt, and drink; they are atheists, thieves, destitute, wicked toward women, deceitful, and devoted to falsehood. Those born under the star of Venus are generous, revered as…

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