अभिमानो धनंयेषां चिरजीवन्ति ते जनाः ।

अभिमानविहीनानां किं धनेन किमायुषा ॥ 916

abhimaano dhanam yeShaam chirajeevanti te janaah ।
abhimaanaviheenaanaam kim dhanena kimaayuShaa ॥

Those for whom self respect is wealth live longer. Without self-respect

what is the use of either wealth or longevity?

 

मृद्घट इव सुखभेद्यो दुःसन्धानश्च दुर्जनो भवति ।

सुजनस्तु कनकघट इव दुर्भेदः सुकरसन्धिश्च ॥ 917

 

Mudghata iva sukhabhedyo dusandhanashcha durjano bhavati ।

Sunastu kanakaghata iva durbhedah sukarasandhishcha ॥

 

Like a mud pot a wicked man is broken easily but reunited with difficulty whereas a good man is difficult to be broken but reunited easily like a gold pot.

 

संपूर्णकुंभो न करोति शब्दं अर्धोघटो घोषमुपैति नूनम् ।

विद्वान् कुलीनो न करोति गर्वं गुणैर्विहीना बहु जल्पयंति ॥ 918

 

Sampurnakumbho na karoti shabdam ardhoghato ghoshamupaiti nunam ।

Vidvan kulino na karoti garvam gunairvihina bahu jalpayanti ॥

 

A fully filled jug of water will not create noise, while a half-filled jug makes a lot of

noise. Educated people remain calm while people less educated keep on boasting.

 

अन्तःकरणतत्त्वस्य दम्पत्योः स्नेहसंश्रयात् ।

आनन्दग्रन्थिरेकोऽयमपत्यमिति कथ्यते ॥ 919

 

Antahkaranatattvasya dampatyoh snehasamshrayat ।

Anandagranthireko ayamapatyamiti kathyate ॥

 

Hearts and minds of husband and wife are are joined by the pleasant and

agreeable knot, the child, which is the common object of their affections.

 

ग्रहाणां चरितं स्वप्नो निमित्तान्युपवाचिकम् ।

फलन्ति काकतालीयं तेभ्यः प्राज्ञा न बिभ्यति ॥ 920

 

Grahanam charitam svapno nimittanyupavachikam ।

Phalanti kakataliyam tebhyah prajna na bibhyate ॥

 

Movement of planets, dreams, omens depend on the Kaka-Taliya

principle. Wisemen who are aware are not scared of them.