गच्छन् शरीरविच्छेदावपि भस्मावशेषताम् ।

कर्पूरः सौरभेणेव नरः ख्यात्यानुमीयते ॥ 1216

 

Gacchan shariravicchedavapi bhasmavasheshatam ।

Karpūraḥ saurabheṇeva narah khyatyanumiyate ॥

 

Even while the body is perishing and reaching the state of ashes,

a man is known by his good name, similar to camphor by its fragrance.

 

कर्मेन्द्रियाणि संयम्य य आस्ते मनसा स्मरन् ।
इन्द्रियार्थान्विमूढात्मा मिथ्याचारः स उच्यते ॥ 1217

 

Karmendriyani samyamya ya aste manasa smaran ।

Indriyarthanvimuddhatma mithyacharah sa uchyate ॥

 

One who restrains one’s organs of action but continues to

think of undesirable objects mentally is called a hypocrite.

 

उपायानां च सर्वेषामुपायः पण्यसंग्रहः ।
धनार्थं शस्यते ह्येकस्तदन्याः संशयात्मकाः ॥ 1218

 

Upayanam cha sarveshamupayah panyasangrahah ।
Dhanartham shasyate hyekastadanyah samshayatmakah ॥

 

Of all the means of acquiring wealth the storing up of merchandise is the

best for wealth production. Any other means is of a doubtful nature.

 

रथः शरीरं पुरुषस्य राजन् आत्मा नियन्तेन्द्रियाण्यस्य चाश्वाः I
तैरप्रमत्तः कुशली सदश्वैर्दान्तैः सुखं याति रथीव धीरः  ॥ 1219

 

Rathah shariram purushasya rajan atma niyantendriyanyasya chashvah ।

Tairapramattah kushali sadashvairdantaih sukham yati sthiva dhirah ॥

 

Oh king! The body is the chariot. Atma/ buddhi is the charioteer. The sense organs are its horses. The wise man, with senses under command, traverses happily in the world.

 

परिचितमागच्छन्तं ग्राहकमुत्कण्ठया विलोक्यासौ ।
हृष्यति तद्धनलब्धो यद्वत्पुत्रेण जातेन ॥ 1220

Parichitamagachchantam grahakam utkantthya vilokyasau ।
hrushyati taddhanalabdho yadvatputreṇa jatena ॥

 

A shopkeeper seeing a known customer coming, rejoices

the prospect of earning money as much a man does on the birth of a son.