किन्तु मद्यं स्वभावेन यथेवान्नं तथा स्मृतम् ।

अयुक्तियुक्तं रोगय युक्तियुक्तं यथाऽमृतम् ॥ ७१६

 

Kintu madyam svabhavena yathevannam tatha smrutam ।

Ayuktiyuktam rogaya yuktiyuktam yatha amrutam ॥

 

But alcohol by nature is like food, it is said. When used inappropriately it will lead to sickness, when used properly it is like nectar.

 

राज्ञि धर्मिणि धर्मिष्ठाः पापे पापाः समे समाः ।

राजानमनुवर्तन्ते यथा राजा तथा प्रजाः ॥ ७१७

 

Rajni dharmini dharmishtthah pape papah same samah ।

Rajanamanuvartante yatha raja tatha prajah ॥

 

Rulers either follow dharma or they are wicked, so are people in equal measure.

People do what the kings do. As is the ruler, so are the ruled.

 

प्रत्यहं प्रत्यवेक्षेत नरश्चरितमात्मनः ।

किन्नु मे पशुभिस्तुल्यं किन्नु सत्पुरुषैरिति ॥ ७१८

Pratyaham pratyaveksheta narashcharitamatmanah ।

Kinnu me pashubhistulyam kinnu satpurushairiti ॥

 

Every person must retrospect daily about his conduct.

Whether is was like that of a beast or that of a good person.

 

बुद्धिविहीने श्रोतरि वक्तुत्वमनर्थकं भवति पुंसाम् ।

नेत्रविहीने भर्तरि विलासलावण्यवत् स्त्रीणाम् ॥ ७१९

 

Buddhivihine shrotari vaktutvamanarthakam bhavati pumsam ।

netravihIne bhartari vilasalavanyavat strinam ॥

 

In an audience of mindless people, speeches become meaningless

like a woman’s grace and beauty when the husband is blind.

 

काक आह्वयते काकान् याचको न तु याचकान् ।

काक याचकयोर्मध्ये वरं काको न याचकः ॥ ७२०

 

Kaka ahvayte kakan yachko na tu yachakan ।

Kaka yachakayormadhye varam kako na yachakah ॥

 

A crow invites other crows to share food, a beggar does not.

Between the two, a crow is  better than a beggar.