हा हा पुत्रक नाधीतं सुगतैतासु रात्रिषु  ।

तेन त्वं विदुषां मध्ये पङ्के गौरिव सीदसि  ॥ ३९१

Ha ha putraka nadhitam sugataitasu ratrishu ।

Tena tvam vidusham madhye panke gauriva sIdasi ॥

Alas! My son, you did not acquire knowledge in the bygone nights.

Because of that, in the company of learned people, you are like a cow with its legs stuck in clay.

आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनं च सामान्यमेतत्पशुभिर्नरणाम् ।

धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेषो धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥ ३९२

Aharanidrabhayamaithunam cha samanyametatpashurbhinaranam A\

Dharmo hi teshamadhiko vishesho dharmena hinah pashubhih samanah ||

Food, sleep, fear and sex are common needs of humans and beasts.

Dharma is the special attribute of humans, without Dharma they are equal to beasts.

माता शत्रुः पिता वैरी येन बालो न पाठितः  ।

न शोभते सभामध्ये हंसमध्ये बको यथा ॥ ३९३

Mata shatru pita vairi yena balo na patthitah ।

Na shobhate sabhamadhye hamsamadhye bako yatha ॥

For a child who is not educated, mother and father are enemies.

He will not shine in an assembly just like a crane will not among swans.

हीयते हि मतिस्तात हीनैः सह समागमात् ।

समैश्च समतामेति विशिष्टैच विशिष्टताम् ॥ ३९४

Hiyate hi matistata hinaih saha samagamat ।

Samaishcha samatameti vishishishtaitam ॥

One’s intelligence becomes lower in the company of people with low intelligence. It remains the same with people of similar intelligence but becomes superior in the company of people with superior intelligence.

आपद्युन्मार्गगमने कार्यकालात्ययेषु च ।

कल्याणवचनं ब्रूयाद्‍पृष्टोऽपि हितो नरः ॥ ३९५

Apadyunmargagamane karyakalatyayeshu cha ।

Kalyanavachanam bruyadprushto api hito narah ॥

During times of calamity or when a person is going astray or when the

time to do the right thing is slipping away, a person with real concern should give the right advice.