दुर्जनः सुजनीकर्तुं यत्नेनापि न शक्यन्ते ।

संस्कारेणापि लशुनं कः सुगन्धीकरिष्यति ॥ ५९१

Durjanah sujanikartum yatnenapi na shakyante ।

Samskarenapi lashunam kah sugandhikarishyati ॥

With all effort it is not possible to change an evil person into

a good one. Who can, even with refining, make garlic fragrant?

अहो धनुषि नैपुण्यं मन्मथस्य महात्मनः ।
शरीरमक्षतं कृत्वा भिनत्त्यन्तर्गतं मनः ॥ ५९२

Aho! Dhanushi naipunyam manmathasya mahatmanah ।

Shareeramakshatam krutva bhinattyantargatam manah ॥

Behold the skill of the great bowman, Manmatha.

Without injuring the body, he breaks the heart within.

हे जिह्वे कटुकस्नेहे मधुरं किं न भाषसे ।

मधुरं वद कल्याणि लोकोऽयं मधुरप्रियः ॥ ५९३

He jihve katukasnehe madhuram kim na bhashase ।

Madhuram vada Kalyani loko ayam madhurapriyah ॥

O Tongue, fond of bitter things, why don’t you utter sweet words?

Speak sweetly, auspicious one! This world loves sweet things.

शौर्यमदो भुजदर्शी रूपमदौ दर्पणदिदर्शी च ।

काममदः स्त्रीदर्शी विभवमदश्चैव जात्यन्धः ॥ ५९४

Shauryamado bhujadarshi rupamado darpanadarshi cha ।

Kamamadah stridarshi vibhavamadashchaiva jatyandhah ॥

A man intoxicated, with bravery looks at his shoulders, with beauty looks at mirrors, with desire looks at women but the one intoxicated with wealth is born blind.

मुहूर्तमपि जीवेत नरः शुक्लेन कर्मणा ।

न कल्पमपि कृष्णेन लोकद्वयविरोधिना ॥ ५९५

Muhurthamapi jeeveta narah shuklena karmana ।

Na kalpamapi krushnena lokadvayavirodhena ॥

Better to live just for a moment doing good work than live

for epochs doing evil deeds that are against both worlds.