आदौ चित्ते ततः काये  सतां सञ्जायते जरा ।
असतां च पुनः काये  नैव चित्ते कदाचन ॥  ४७५

Adau chitte tatah kaye satam sanjayate jara ।

Asatam cha punah kaye naiva chitte kadachana ॥

In the case of virtuous people, maturity sets first in mind and ageing in the body later. Conversely, for false people the body of keeps ageing but the mind never matures.

पाटीरा तव पटीयान् कः परिपाटीमिमामुरीकर्तुम् ।

यत्पिषतामपि नॄणां पिष्टोऽपि तनोषि परिमलैः पुष्टिम् ॥ ४७६

Patira tava patiyan kah paripatimimamurikartum ।

Yatpishatamapi nrunam pishto api tanoshi parimalaih pushtim ॥

O Sandalwood! Who will have the ability to follow this path of yours, that

even when rubbed, you fill the people who rubbed you with fragrance?

यदेवोपनतं दु:खात् सुखं तद्रसवत्तरम् ।
निर्वाणाय तरुच्छाया तप्तस्य हि विशेषतः ॥ ४७७

Yadevopanatam duhkhat sukham tadrasavattaram ।
Nirvanaya taruchchaya taptasya hi visheshatah ॥

The happiness one gets after a period of grief is all the more enjoyable.

One afflicted by  intense heat better enjoys the shade of a tree.

पुराणमित्येव न साधु सर्वं न चाऽपि काव्यं नवमित्यवद्यम् ।
सन्तः परीक्ष्यान्यतरत् भजन्ते मूढः परप्रत्ययनेयबुद्धिः ॥ ४७८

Puraṇamityeva na sadhu sarvaṃ na cha api kavyaṃ navamityavadyam ।
Santah parikshyanyatarat bhajante mudhah parapratyayaneyabuddhih ॥

Writings are not considered good only because they are old. And not considered bad because they are new. Wise ones examine both and decide whether they are good or bad. Only fools will blindly be led by what others say.

आखुभ्यः किं खलैर्ज्ञातं खलेभ्यश्च किमाखुभिः ।

अन्यत्परगृहत्खातात्कर्म येषां न विद्यते ॥ ४७९

Akhubhyah kim khalairjnatam khalebhyashcha kimakhubhih ।

Anyatparagrutkhatatkarma yesham na vidyate ॥

What can rats learn from thieves or thieves from rats when

the work of both is digging into others’ houses?

श्रीर्मङ्गलात् प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात् संप्रवर्धते ।
दाक्ष्यात्तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात् प्रतितिष्ठति ॥ ४८०

Shrirmangalat prabhavati pragalbhyat sampravardhate ।

Dakshyatu kurute mulam samyamat pratitishtati  ॥

Prosperity happens by good deeds, increases by proficiency,
takes root by skill and gets established by discipline.