मृगा मृगैः संगमनुव्रजन्ति गावश्चगोभिस्तुरगास्तुरंगैः ।

मूर्खाश्च मूर्खैः सुधियः सुधीभिः समानशीलव्यसनेषु सख्यम् ॥ 801

 

Mruga mrugaih sangamanuvrajanti gavashchagobhisturagasturangaih ।

Murkhashcha murkhaih sudhiya sudhibhih samanashilavyasaneshu sakhyam ॥

 

Deer enjoy company of other deer, cows of other cows, horses of other horses,

fools of other fools, intelligent ones of other intelligent ones, beings of equal 

qualities always get along well.

 

 

शुभाशुभाभ्यां मार्गाभ्यां वहन्ती वासनासरित् ।

पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन योजनीया शुभे पथि ॥ 802

 

Shubhashubhabhyam margabhyam vahanti vasanasarit ।

Paurushena prayatnena yojaniya shubhe pathi ॥

 

The impressions (Vasana) of prior births flowing in a river of two streams, good

and evil, should be turned into one stream, the good one, by human effort.

अशनं मे वसनं मे जाया मे बन्धुवर्गो मे ।

इति मे मे कुर्वाणं कालवृको हन्ति पुरुषाजम् ॥ 803

 

Ashanam me vasanam me jaya me bandhuvargo me ।

Iti me me kurvanam kalavruko hanti purushajam ॥

 

Food is mine, house is mine, wife is mine, relations are mine, One who

keeps saying mine, mine (May, May) is killed by the wolf of time like a goat.

 

सर्पः क्रूरः खलः क्रूरः सर्पात् क्रूरतरः खलः ।

मन्त्रौषधिवशः सर्पः खलः केन निवार्यते ॥ 804

 

Sarapah krurah khalah krurah sarpat kruratarah khalah ।

Mantraushadhivashah sarpah khalah kena nivaryate ॥

 

A snake is cruel, a wicked man is cruel, the wicked man is crueler than the snake.

A snake bite can be controlled by chants and herbs, who can control a wicked man?

 

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अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ॥ 805

 

Prakruteh kriyamanani gunaih karmani sarvashah ।

Ahankaravimuddhatma kartahamiti manyate ॥

 

All activities happen because of actions and qualities of nature.

The arrogant unknowing soul thinks he is the cause.