पथ्ये सति गदार्तस्य किमौषधनिषेवणैः  ।

पथ्येऽसति गदार्तस्य किमौषधनिषेवणैः ॥ ५२६

Pathye sati gadartasya kimaushdhanishevanaih ।

Pathye asati gadartasya kimaushdhanishevanaih ॥

For one who follows proper diet, what use is medicine?

For one who does not follow proper diet, what use is medicine?

पूर्वे वयसि यः शान्तः स शान्त इति मे मतिः ।

धातुषु क्षीयमाणेषु शमः कस्य न जायते ॥ ५२७

Purve vayasi yah shantah sa shanta iti me matih ।

Dhatushu kshiyamaneshu kshamah kasya na jayate ॥

My opinion is that whoever is peaceful when young, is really a calm person.

When the body is weakened with age who has not become tolerant?

विद्या विवादाय धनं मदाय प्रज्ञाप्रकर्षः परवञ्चनाय ।

अत्युन्नतिर्लोकपराभवाय येषां प्रकाशस्तिमिरं हि तेषाम् ॥ ५२८

Vidya vinashaya dhanam madaya prajnaprakarshah paravanchanaya । Atyunnatirlokaparabhavaya yesham prakashastimiram hi tesham ॥

For those to whom education is for destruction, wealth is for intoxicating drinks, superior intellect for cheating others, high position for insulting people, even bright lights will be darkness.

व्यपदेशेन महता सिद्धिः सञ्जायते परा ।

शशिनो व्यपदेशेन वसन्ति शशाकाः सुखम् ॥ ५२९

Vyapadeshena mahata siddhih sanjayate para ।

Shashino vyapadeshena vasanti shashakah sukham ॥

Greatness is achieved by adopting the name of the great.

Hares live happily by adopting the name of the moon.

यः कृशार्थः कृशगावः कृशभृत्यः कृशातिथिः ।

स वै राजन् कृशो नाम न शरीरकृश कृशः ॥ ५३०

Yah krusharthah krushgavah krushabhrutyah krushatithih ।

Sa vai Rajan krusho nama na shrirakrusha krushah ॥

One who is financially weak, with very few cows, weak in number of servants

and guests, O King, he is in reality weak but not weak in the physical sense.