शाश्वतं विधिवद्दानं शाश्वतं सत्यभाषणम् ।

शाश्वती प्रगुणा विद्या हृद्यं  मित्रं च शाश्वतम् ॥ ४९१

Shashvatam vidhivaddanam shashvatam satyabhashanam ।

Shashvati praguna vidya hrudyam mitram cha shashvatam ॥

Donation in proper form, truthful speech, useful knowledge,

Friendship close to one’s heart are all long lasting

बन्धुरिव भवति पूर्वं मित्रमिव शत्रुरिव चान्ते ।

कुकलाक्ष इव दुरात्मा त्रीन् वर्णान् दर्शयति नीचः ॥ ४९२

Bandhuriva bhavati purvam mitramiva shatruriva chante ।

Kukalaksha iva duratma trin varnan darshayti nIchah ॥

A wicked fellow appears like a relative first, then a friend but at the end like an enemy. He with an evil soul shows three colours like a Chameleon.

मुहूर्तमपि जीवेत नरः शुक्लेन कर्मणा ।
न कल्पमपि कृष्णेन लोकद्वयविरोधिना ॥ ४९३

Muhurtamapi jiveta narah shuklena karmana ।

Na kalpamapi krushnena lokadvayavirodhena ॥

It is acceptable to live just for a moment doing good work

than live for epochs doing evil deeds that are against both worlds.

न केवलं यो महतोऽपभाषते

शृणोति तस्मादपि यः स पापभाक् । ४९४

Na kevalam yo mahato apabhashate

Shrunoti tasmadapi yah sa papabhak |

Not only the one who insults the great but also

the one who listens to it is sinful.

क ईप्सितार्थस्थिरनिश्चयं मनः

पयश्च निम्नाभिमुखं प्रतिपयेत् । ४९५

Ka ipsitarthasthiranishchayam manah

Payashcha nimnabhimukham pratipayet ।

Who can oppose a mind resolutely fixed upon the

desired object and water flowing in a downward course?