सिद्धमन्नं फलं पक्वं नारीं प्रथमयौवनम् ।

सुभाषितं च ताम्बूलं सद्यो गृह्णाति बुद्धिमान् ॥ २८६

Siddhamannam phalam pakvam narim prathamayauvanam ।

Subhashitam cha tambulam sadyo gruhnati buddhiman ॥

Cooked food, ripe fruit, youthful women, good words and betel leaves & nuts

are offerings quickly accepted by an intelligent man.

अर्थेन हि वियुक्तस्य पुरुषस्याल्पतेजसः ।

व्युच्छिद्यन्ते क्रियास्सर्वा ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा ॥ २८७

Arthena hi viyuktasya purushasyalpatejasah ।

Vyucchidyante kriyassarvam grishme kusarito yatha ॥

A dullard without any financial resources will see all his efforts

come to nought like small rivulets drying up in summer.

ब्रह्मघ्ने च सुरापे च गोघ्ने भग्नव्रते तथा ।

निष्कृतिर्विहिता सद्भिः कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः ॥ २८८

Brahmaghne cha surape cha godhne bhagnavrate tatha ।

Nishkrutirvihita sadbhih krutaghne nasti nishkrutih ॥

One who kills a Brahmin, is a drunkard, cow killer, breaks his vows can

still find expiation for his sins, but for one who is an ingrate there is no salvation.

कायेन कुरुते पापं मनसा सम्प्रधार्यं च ।

अनृतं जिह्वया चाह त्रिविधं कर्म पातकम् ॥ २८९

Kayena kurute papam manasa sampradharyam cha ।

Anrutam jihvaya chaha trividham karma patakam ॥

A sin is committed by one after it is conceived in the mind and after

a falsehood is spoken by the tongue. This is triple degradation.

शिरसि विधृतोऽपि नित्यं यत्नादपि सेवितो बहुस्नेहैः ।

तरुणीकच इव नीचः कौटिल्यं नैव विजहाति ॥ २९०

Shirasi vidhruto api nityam yatnadapi sevito bahusnehaih ।

Tarunikacha iva nichah kautilyam naiva vijahati ॥

A woman grooms her hair with care applying oil etc. but still strands of hair

Get entangled. just like wicked persons who do not give up their crookedness

however well they are treated.