दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत् ।

सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीं मनःपूतं समाचरेत् ॥ ५५५

Drushtiputam nyasetpadam vastraputam jalam pibet ।

Satyaputam vadedvanim manahputam samacharet ॥

Take a step after seeing the ground, drink water filtered with a cloth,

Utter words that are truthful and do your deeds with a clear mind.

कायेन कुरुते पापं मनसा सम्प्रधार्य च ।

अनृतं जिह्वया चाह त्रिविधं कर्म पातकम् ॥ ५५६

Kayena kurute papam manasa sampradharya cha ।

Anrutam jihvaya chaha trividham karma patakam ॥

                                                                                                         

A sin is committed by the body after being conceived by the mind

and after a lie is spoken by the tongue. This is triple degradation.

मनीषिणः सन्ति न ते हितैषिणः हितैषिणः सन्ति न ते मनीषिणः ।

सुहृच्च विद्वानपि दुर्लभो नृणां यथौषधं स्वादु च दुर्लभम् ॥ ५५७

Maneeshinah santi na te hitaishinah hitaishinah santi na te maneeshinah ।

Suhruccha vidvanapi durlabho nrunam yathaushadham svadu cha durlabham ॥

Knowledgeable people are there but they are not well-wishers. Well wishers are there but they are not knowledgeable. Learned and kind people are rare just like effective medicine which is palatable.

अश्वः शस्त्रं शास्त्रं वीणा वाणी नरश्च नारी च ।

पुरुषविशेषं प्राप्ता भवत्ययोग्याश्च योग्याश्च ॥ ५५८

Ashvah shastram shastram vina vani narashcha nari cha ।

Purushavishesham prapta bhavatyayogyashcha yogyashcha ॥

Horse, weapon, Shastras, Vina, speech, man and women

all get moulded good or bad as per company.

न वित्तं दर्शयेत्प्राज्ञः कस्य चित्स्वल्पमप्यहो ।

मुनेरपि वनस्थस्य मनश्चलति दर्शनात् ॥ ५५९

Na vittam darshyetprajnah kasya chitsvalpamapyaho ।

Munerapi vanasthasya manashchalati darshanat ॥

People who are aware should not display their wealth however little.

Even minds of sadhus in forests will get disturbed by seeing it.

पन्था देयो ब्राह्मणाय गवे राज्ञे ह्यचक्षुषे ।

वृद्धाय भारतप्ताय गर्भिण्यै दुर्बलाय च ॥ ५६०

Pantha deyo brahmanaya gave rajne hyachakshushe |

Vruddhaya bharataptaya garbhinai durbalaya cha ||

Give way to a Brahmin, cows, king, blind, elderly,

one carrying weight, pregnant women and weaklings.