यच्च कामसुखं लोके यच्च दिव्यं महत्सुखम् ।

तृष्णाक्षयसुखस्येतत् कलां नार्हति षोडशीम् ॥ ५४१

Yaccha kamasukham loke yaccha divyam mahatsukham ।

Trushnakshayasukhasyetat kalam narhati shodashim ॥

The happiness one gets from achieving desires and the great happiness in heaven do not match even one sixteenth of happiness one gets from wearing off of desire.

स्वाच्छन्द्यफलं बाल्यं तारुण्यं रुचिरसुरतभोगफलम् ।

स्थाविरत्वमुपशामफलं पराहितसम्पादनं च जन्मफलम् ॥ ५४२

Svachchandyaphalam balyam tarunyam ruchirasuratabhogaphalam । Sthavitvamupashamaphalam parahitasampadanam cha janmaphalam ॥

The fruit of childhood is utter freedom, that of youth is enjoyable bodily pleasures, that of old age is peace, the fruit of being born is for doing good to others.

स्तोकादपि प्रदातव्यमदीनेनान्तरात्मना ।

अहन्यहनि यत्किञ्चिदकार्पण्यं तदुच्यते ॥ ५४३

Stokadapi pradatavyamadinenantartmana ।

Ahanyahani yatkinchidakarpanyam taduchyate ॥

One should give even a little everyday with a clean mind.

This is called lack of niggardliness.

यस्तु पर्यटते देशान् यस्तु सेवेत पण्डितान् ।

तस्य विस्तारिता बुद्धिस्तैलबिन्दुरिवाम्भसि ॥ ५४४

Yastu paryatate deshan yastu seveta panditan ।

Tasya vistarita buddistailabindurivambhasi ॥

One who travels around countries and one who serves the learned,

his intellect expands like a drop of oil on still water.

जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च ।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि ॥ ५४५

Jatasya hi dhruvo mrityurdhruvam janma mritasya cha ।

Tasmadapariharye arthe na tvam shochitumarhasi ॥

Death is certain for one who has been born, and rebirth is inevitable

for one who has died. Therefore, you should not lament over the inevitable.