वाच्यं श्रद्धासमेतस्य पृच्छकस्य विशेषतः ।

प्रोक्तं श्रद्धाविहीनस्य ह्यरण्यरुदितं भवेत् ॥ 771

 

Vachyam shraddhasametasya pruchchakasya visheshatah ।

Proktam shraddhavihinasya hyaranyaruditam bhavet ॥

 

Speak to the listeners who are really listening intently.

Speaking to ones not paying attention is like crying in the forest.

 

धर्म यो बाधते धर्मो न स धर्मः कुधर्मकः ।

अविरोधात्तु यो धर्मः स धर्मः सत्यविक्रम ॥ 772

dharma yo baadhate dharmo na sa dharmah kudharmakah ।
avirodhaattu yo dharmah sa dharmah satyavikram ॥

Any dharma which violates another’s dharma is not true dharma but bad dharma. Dharma which flourishes without harming others is true dharma, Satyavikrama.

 

वंशे प्रभूतेऽपि महागुणाढ्याः प्राचुर्यभावेन भवन्ति नैव ।

वृक्षे च वृक्षे च न सन्ति शाखाश्छत्रोपयोगाय विशिष्टरूपाः ॥ 773

 

Vamshe prabhute api mahagunadyah prachuryabhavena bhavanti naiva ।

Vrukshe cha vrukshe cha na santi shakhashchatropayogena vishishtarupah ॥

 

Even in high families, great numbers are not born endowed with great qualities.

Not on every tree are branches which are especially useful for making 

umbrellas.

 

यशोऽधिगन्तुं सुखलिप्सया वा मनुष्यसंख्यामतिवर्तितुं वा

निरुत्सुकानामभियोगभाजां समुत्सुकेवाङ्कमुपैति सिद्धिः II 774

 

Yasho adhigantum sukhalipsya va manushyasamkhyamativartitum va |

Nirutsukanamabhiyogabhajam samutsukevankamupaiti siddhih ||

 

 

Achievement is enthusiastic to sit on the lap of those who engage

themselves diligently without caring for happiness or fame.

 

केचिदज्ञानतो नष्टाः केचिन्नष्टाः प्रमादतः ।

केचिद् ज्ञानावलेपत केचिन्नष्टैस्तु नाशिताः ॥ 775

 

Kechid ajnanato nashtah kechinnashtah pramadatah ।

Kechid jnanavalepata kechinnashtaistu nashitah ॥

 

Some perished because of ignorance, some perished due to mistakes.

Some perished dur to arrogance of knowledge, some destroyed by those 

destroyed by themselves.