वचस्तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यं यत्रोक्तं लभते फलम् ।

स्थायीभवति चात्यंतं रागः शुक्लपटे यथा ॥ २४६

Vachastatra prayoktavyam yatroktam labhate phalam ।

Sthayibhavati chatyantam ragah shuklapate yatha ॥

Speak only what is appropriate and which will yield results and has an enduring effect. Any colour painted on white cloth will show up better.

श्वः कार्यमद्य कुर्वीत पूर्वाह्णे चापराह्णकम् ।

न हि प्रतीक्षते मृत्युः कृतमस्य न वा कृतम् ॥ २४७

Shvah karyamadya kurvita purvahne chaparahnakam ।

Na hi pratikshate mrutyuh krutamasya na va krutam ॥

Do today what has to be done tomorrow. Do in the morning what has to be

done in the afternoon. Death does not wait to see if one has done one’s work or not.

यो ध्रुवाणि परित्यज्य अध्रुवाणि निषेवते ।

ध्रुवाणि तस्य नश्यन्ति अध्रुवं नष्टमेव च ॥ २४८

Yo dhruvani parityajya adhruvani nishevate ।

Dhruvani tasya nashyanti adhruvam nashtameva cha ॥

One who gives up the permanent and goes after the transient will

lose the permanent. Transient is anyway a lost cause.

भद्रं भद्रं कृतं मौनं कोकिलैर्जलदागमे l 

वक्तारो दर्दुराः यत्र तत्र मौनं हि शोभते ll २४९ 

Bhadram bhadram krutam maunam kokilairjaladagame ।

Vaktaro durdarah yatra tatra maunam hi shobhate ॥

The cuckoo is determined to be silent at the onset of rains.

When there is cacophony of frogs, silence is the best policy.

यद्युच्चैरपि न परानुपकुरुषे तन्मृषैव ते जन्म ।

यदि नैष जनितवर्षः को नाम पयोधरोत्कर्ष: ॥ २५०

Yadyuchchairapi na paranupakurushe tanmrushaiva te janma ।

Yadi naisha janitavarshah ko nama payodharotkarshah ॥

If one has reached high status but does not help others, one’s life

is wasted. What is use of a cloud going high in the sky, if it does not produce rain?