अमितगुणोSपि पदार्थो दोषेणैकेन निन्दितो भवति ।

निखिलरसायनमहितो गन्धेनोग्रेण लशुन इव ॥ 816

 

Amitagunopi padartho doshenaikena nindito bhavati ।
Nikhilarasayanmahito gandhenogrena lashuna iva ॥

 

Even with many qualities, a substance gets defamed if it has a single defect in it.

Garlic with its medicinal properties is defamed for its pungent smell.

 

मृत्योः बिभेषि किं बाल न स भीतं विमुञ्चति ।

अद्य वा अब्दशतान्ते वा मृत्युर्वै प्राणिनां ध्रुवः ॥ 817

 

Mrutyoh bibheti kim bala, na sa bhitam vimunchati ।

Adya va abdashatante va mrutyrvai paninam dhruvah ॥

Why are you afraid of death, young man? It will not spare one who is scared.

Today or after a hundred years, death is certain for living beings.

 

यौवनं धनसम्पत्तिः प्रभुत्वम् अविवेकता ।
एकैकमपि अनर्थाय किं यत्र चतुष्ठयम् ॥ 818

 

Yauvanam dhanasampattih prabhutvam avivekata ।
Ekaikamapi anarthaya kim yatra chatushthayam ॥

 

Youth, money, position of power and thoughtlessness – each

can cause havoc. What can be said when all the four converge!

 

उदेति सविता ताम्रस्ताम्र एवास्तमेति च ।

सम्पतौ च विपतौ च महतामेकरूपता ॥ 819

 

Udeti savita tamrastamra evastameti cha ।

Sampatau cha vipatau mahatamekarupata ॥

 

The Sun is red at the time of rising and red at the time of setting.

Great people remain the same at the time of happiness or distress.

 

उग्रत्वं च मृदुत्वं च समयं वीक्ष्य संश्रयेत् ।
अन्धकारमसंहृत्य नोग्रो भवति भास्कर: ॥ 820

 

Ugratvam cha mrudutvam cha samayam veekshya samshrayet ।

Andhakaramasamhrutya nogro bhavati bhaskarah ॥

Act harshly or gently depending on the situation (time).

Even the Sun does not shine harshly till darkness is removed.