इह लोकोऽपि धनिनां परोऽपि स्वजनायते ।

स्वजनोऽपि दरिद्रणां तत्क्षाणाद्दुर्जनायते ॥ 751 

Iha loko api dhaninam paro api svajanayate ।

Svajano api daridranam tatkshanaddurjanayate ॥

 

In this world, rich men are considered their own even by strangers.

Even if related, poor people are immediately considered unrelated.

 

धनस्य यस्यास्ति  न  राजतो  वा  न  चौरतो  वाऽपि  भयं  कदाचित् ।

विद्याख्यमन्तर्धनमर्जयेत्  दन्यद्धनं  नश्यति  सर्वमेव ॥ 752

Dhanasya  yasyasti  na rajato  va na chorato va api bhayam  kadachit ।

Vidyakhyamantardhanamarjayet  danyaddhanam  nashyati  sarvameva ॥

 

Wealth should be such that there will be no fear of being taken over by the king or a thief. Earn the wealth of inner knowledge, as all other wealth is liable to be lost.

 

श्रेयाम्सि बहु विघ्नानि भवन्ति महतामपि ।

अश्रेयसि प्रवृत्तानां दूरं यान्ति विनायकाः ॥ 753

 

Shreyamsi bahu vighnani bhavanti mahatamapi ।

Ashreyasi pravruttanam duram yanti vinayakah ॥

 

Even for the noble, there are many hurdles to perform laudable deeds.

For those involved in disgraceful deeds, even obstacles stay away.

 

धनिकः श्रोत्रियो राजा नदी वैद्यस्तु पंचम ।

पंच यत्र न विद्यन्ते न तत्र दिवसं वसेत् ॥ 754

Dhanikah shrotriyo raja nadi vaidyastu panchama ।

Pancha yatra na vidyante tatra divasam vaset ॥

 

Where the five, Rich man, Pandit, King, River and Doctor are not

present in a place, do not live there even for a day.

 

ऐश्वर्यस्च विभूषणं सुजनता शौर्यस्च वाक्संयमो ।

ज्ञानस्योपशमः कुलस्य विनयो पात्रे व्ययः ॥ 755 

   

Aishvaryasya vibhushanam sujanata shauryasya vaksamyamo ।

Jnanasyopashamah kulasya vinayo patre vyayah  ॥

 

Compassion is the ornament of the wealthy, clarity in speech, of the brave,

Cool-headed ness, of the learned and courteousness, of the high born.