शत्रौ मित्रे पुत्रे बन्धौ मा कुरु यत्नं विग्रहसन्धौ ।

सर्वस्मिन्नपि पश्यात्मानं सर्वत्रोत्सृज भेदाज्ञानम् ॥ 1171

 

Shanno mitre putre bandhau ma kuru yatnam vigrahasandhau l

Sarvasminnapi pashyatmanam sarvatrotsruja bhedajnanam ll

 

Waste not your energy to fight against or to make friends with your enemy, friend,

son or relative. Seeking the Self everywhere, discard the sense of duality.

 

मा शाम्य प्रतिशोधाग्निं वचोलेखादिभिर्गृहे ।

रणे रक्तसेचनान्तेऽरेर्योद्धाप्नोति जयं शमम् ॥ 1172

 

Ma shamya pratishodhagnim vacholekhadibhirgruhe l

Rane raktasechanante areryodhdapnoti jayam shamam ll

 

Do not quench the fire of revenge by speech or writing at home. The warrior

attains victory and peace only after the battlefield is soaked in the blood of the enemy.

 

यथा चतुर्भिः कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षण च्छेदन तापः ताडनैः ।

तथा चतुर्भिः पुरुषः परीक्ष्यते त्यागेण शीलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥ 1173

 

Yatha chaturbhih kanakam parikshyate nigharshana cchedana tapah tadanaih l

Tatha chaturbhih purushah [arikshyate tyagena shilena gunena karmana ll

 

Just like four ways of testing the purity of gold by rubbing, cutting, heating and beating,

so are four ways of testing a man by his sacrifices, character, qualities and deeds.

 

स्थानं उत्सृज्य गच्छन्ति सिंहाः सत्पुरुषाः गजाः ।

तत्रैव निधनं यान्ति काकाः कापुरुषाः मृगाः ॥ 1174

 

Sthanam utsrujya gacchanti simhaha satpurushaha gajaha l

Tatraiva nidhanam yanti kakaha kapurushaha mrugaha ll

 

The Lion, an honorable man and the elephant leave the place where they have been insulted, but the crow, a dishonorable man and the jackal stay there until they die.

 

यावत्स्वस्थो हायं देहः तावन्मृत्युश्च दूरतः ।

तावदात्महितं कुर्यात् प्राणान्तें किं करिष्यति ॥ 1175

 

Yavatsvastho hayam dehah tavatmrutyushcha duratah |

Tavadatmahitam kuryat pranante kim karishyati |

 

As long as the body is healthy death stays away.

Take care of the soul. What will you do when life ends?