प्रत्यहं प्रत्यवेक्षेत नरश्चरितमात्मनः ।

किं नु मे पशुभिस्तुल्यं किं नु सत्पुरुषेरिति ॥ 861

 

Pratyaham pratyaveksheta narashcharitamatmanah l

Kim nu me pashubhistulyam kim nu satpurusheriti ll

 

One must regularly examine oneself and one’s soul.

Whether the soul is like that of a beast or like that of a noble person.

 

अहो साहजिकं प्रेम दूरादपि विराजते ।
चकोरनयनद्वन्द्वमाह्लादयति चन्द्रमाः ॥ 862

 

Aho sahajikaṃ prema duradapi virajate l
Cakoranayanadvandvamahladayati candramah ll

 

When love is natural, distance does not matter.

The moon and the Chakora bird enjoy watching each other. 

 

सर्वस्वनाशे सम्प्राप्ते प्राणानामपि संशये ।

अपि शत्रुं प्रणम्योच्चै रक्षेत् प्राणान् धनानि च ॥ 863

 

Sarvasvanashe samprapte prananamapi samshaye l

Api shatrum pranamyochchai rakshet pranan dhanani cha ll

 

When the possibility of losing everything and one’s life is in danger, one should

save one’s life and money even if one has to offer salutations to the enemy.

 

न प्रहृष्यति सम्माने नापमाने च कुप्यति ।

न क्रुद्धः परुषं ब्रूयादेतद्धि साधुलक्षणम् ॥ 864

 

Na prahrushyati sammane napamane cha kupyati l

Na kruddhah parusham bruyadeddhiddha sadhulakshanam ll

 

Not over happy when praised, not angry when insulted,

not furious with bad words, these are the signs of a gentleman.

 

मनो हि द्विविधं प्रोक्तं शुध्दं चाशुध्दमेव च ।

अशुध्दं कामसंकल्पं शुध्दं कामविवर्जितम् ॥ 865

 

Mano hi dvividham proktam shuddham chashuddhameva cha l

Ashuddham kamasankalpam shuddham kamavivarjitam ll

 

Mind is said to be of two types – pure and impure.

Impure mind is with binding desires and pure mind is without desires.