सुभाषितेन गीतेन युवतीनां च लीलाया ।

मनो न भिद्यते यस्य स वै मुक्तोऽथवा पशुः ॥ ६०६

Subhashitena gitena yuvatinam cha lilaya ।

Mano na bhidyate yasya sa vai mukto athava pashuh ॥

A man who is not charmed by good words, music or playfulness

of young women is either a realized soul or an animal.

प्रत्यक्ष कवि काव्यं च रूपं च कुलयोषितः ।

गृहवैद्यस्य विद्या न कस्मैचित्यति रोचते ॥ ६०७

Pratyaksha kavi kavyam cha rupam cha kulayoshitah ।

Gruhavaidyasya vidya na kasmaichityati rochate ॥

Poetry of a poet nearby, beauty of one’s wife, medicine

prescribed by the doctor in the house are hardly appreciated.

अश्वः शस्त्रं शास्त्रं वीणा वाणी नरश्च नारी च ।

पुरुषविशेषं प्राप्ता भवन्त्ययोग्याश्च योग्याश्च ॥ ६०८

Ashvah shastram shastram vina vani narashcha nari cha ।

Purushavishesham prapta bhavantyayogyashcha yogyashcha ॥

Horse, weapon, scriptures, Veena, speech, man and woman –

All of them get moulded good or bad as per company.

मृदूनप्यवमन्यन्ते तीक्ष्णादुद्विजते जनः ।

मा तीक्ष्णो मा मृदुर्भस्त्वं तीक्ष्णो भव मृदुर्भव ॥ ६०९

Mrudunapyavamanyante tikshnadudvijate janah ।

Ma tikshno ma mrudrbhastvam tikshno bhava mrudurbhava ॥

If one is mild, one is disregarded. If fierce, people keep away.

Do not be mild, do not be fierce. Be both mild and fierce.

नह्यतो धर्मचरणं किञ्चिदस्ति महत्तरम् ।

यथा पितरि शुश्रूषा तस्य वा वचनक्रिया ॥ ६१०

Nahyato dharmacharanam kinchidasti mahattaram ।

Yatha pitari shushrusha tasya va vachanakriya ॥

There is no greater act of virtue than obedience

to one’s father and carrying out his wishes.