नरत्वं दुर्लभं लोके विद्या तत्र सुदुर्लभा ।

शीलं च दुर्लभं तत्र विनयस्तत्र सुदुर्लभः ॥ 846

 

Naratvam durlabham loke vidya tatra sudurlabha l

Sheelam chadurlabhaM tatra vinayastatra sudurlabhah ll

 

Being born a human is rare in this world, being educated is rarer still.

Having good qualities is rare and rarer still is being modest.

 

सहजं वपुरात्मीयं पृथग्यत्र विलोक्यते ।

साक्षान्मृत्यादिके तत्र किं स्वकीयं गृहादिकम् ॥ 847

 

Sahajam vapuratmiyam pruthagyatra vilokyate l

sakshanmrutyadike tatra kim svakiyam gruhadikam ll 

 

When at the time of death one’s very body appears distinct,

how then can such things as house be one’s own?

 

भारस्योद्वहनार्थं च रथाक्षोऽभ्यज्यते यथा ।

भोजनं प्राणयात्रार्थं तद्वद्विद्वान्निषेव्यते ॥ 848

 

Bharasyodvahanartham cha rathaakshobhyajyate yatha l

bhojanam pranayatrartham tadvadvidvannishevyate ll

 

Just as wheels of the cart are oiled for bearing the load,

a learned person consumes food for life’s journey.

 

सन्निकर्षोऽत्र मर्त्यानामनादरणकारणम् ।

गांङ्गं हित्वा यथाऽन्यांभस्तत्रत्यो याति शुद्धये ॥ 849

Sannikarsho atra martyaanamanadarakaranam l

Gangam hitva yatha anyambhastatratyo yati shuddhaye ll

 

Being too close to anything will cause disrespect.

People living on the banks of Ganga go to other rivers for purification.

 

सर्वे यत्र विनेतारः सर्वे पण्डितमानिनः ।

सर्वे महत्वमिच्छन्ति तद् वृन्दमवसीदति ॥ 850

 

Sarve yatra vinetarah sarve panditamaninah l

Sarve mahatvamichchanti tad vrundamavasIdati ll