नरपतिहितकर्ता द्वेष्यतां याति लोके जनपदहितकर्ता त्यज्यते पार्थिवेन ।

इति महति विरोधे विद्यामाने समाने नृपतिजनपदानां दुर्लभः कार्यकर्ता ॥ १४१

Narapatihitakartam dveshyatam yati loke janapadahitakrta tyajyante parthivena ।

Iti mahati virodhe vidyamane samane nrupatijanapadanam durlabhah karyakarta ॥

A person who works for benefit of the ruler is disliked by people. One who works for the welfare of the people is disliked by the ruler. It is difficult to find a person who can work for the benefit of both.

 

उभाभ्यामेव पक्षाभ्यां शथा खे पक्षीणां गतिः ।

तथैव ज्ञानकर्मभ्यां जायते परमं पदम् ॥ १४२

Ubhabhyameva pakshabhyam shatha khe pakshinam gatih ।

Tathaiva jnanakarmavhyam jayate paramam padam ॥

Just as a bird flies high with the help of its two wings, so does one attain the

Supreme state of reality with the help of knowledge and performance of prescribed duties.

सर्वनाशे समुत्पन्ने ह्यर्धं त्यजति पण्डितः ।

अर्धेन कुरुते कार्यं सर्वनाशो हि दुःसहः ॥ १४३

Sarvanashe samutpanne hyardham tyajati panditah ।

Ardhena kurute karyam sarvanasho hi durlabhah ॥

When everything is likely to get destroyed, the wise one  gives up halfway. One can manage with half of what one has, but very difficult to withstand total loss.

वैद्यराज नमःतुभ्यं यमराजसहोदर ।

यमः तु हरति प्राणं वैद्यराजः धनानि च ॥ १४४

Vaidyaraja namahtubhayam yamarajasahodara ।

Yamah tu harati pranam vaidyarajah Dhanani cha ॥

I salute you, doctor. Brother of Yama, the king of death.

Yama takes away life, but the doctor takes money too.

स्थानस्थितस्य पद्मस्य मित्रे वरुणभस्करौ ।

स्थानच्युतस्य तस्यैव क्लेदशोषणकारकौ ॥ १४५

Sthanasthitasya padmasya mitre varunabhaskaro ।

Sthanachyutasya tasyaiva kledshoshanakarakau ॥

Rain and the Sun are friendly with the lotus standing in its own place. However, they cause soaking and drying respectively to the same lotus

if it is divested of its place.