सहनं सर्वदुःखनामप्रतीकारपूर्वकम् ।

चिन्ताविलापरहितं सा तितिक्षा निगद्यते ll १44१

Sahanam sarvadukhanampratikarapurvakam l

Chintavilaparahitam sa titiksha nigadyate ll

 

Bearing of all afflictions without caring to redress them, being free at the

same time from anxiety or lament is called Titiksha or forbearance.

 

क्षमा शत्रौ च मित्रे च यतीनाम् एव भूषणम् ।
अपराधिषु सत्त्वेषु नृपाणां सैव दूषणम् ॥ १44२

Kshama shatrau cha mitre cha yatinam eva bhushanam l
Aparadhishu sattveshu nrupanam saiva dushanam ll

 

Treating an enemy and friend with compassion is an ornament only to

an ascetic but showing compassion to an offender is a defect for kings.

 

बुभुक्षितैर्व्याकरणं न भुज्यते पिपासितैः काव्यरसो न पीयते ।

न विद्यया केनचिदुद्धृतं कुलम् हिरण्यमेवार्जय निष्फलाः  कलाः ॥ १44३

 

Bubhukshitairvyakaranam na bhujyate pipasitaih kavyaraso na piyate l

Na vidyaya kenachiduddhrutam kulam hiranyamevarjaya nishphalah kalah ll

 

Hungry persons do not eat Vyakarana, thirsty ones do not drink poetry.

Learning does not expose a family, there are many golden works not fruitful.

 

सुचिरं हि चरन् नित्यं क्षेत्रे सत्यमबुद्धिमान् ।
द्वीपिचर्मपरिच्छन्नो वाग्दोषाद् गर्दभो हतः ॥ १444

 

Suchiram hi charan nityam kshetre satyam abuddhiman l
Dvīpicharmaparicchanno vagdoshad gardabho hatah ll

 

Grazing on corn in a field for a long time, a foolish ass, covered in

a tiger’s skin was killed, through the blunder of exhibiting its voice.

 

केषाञ्चिदपि वस्तुनां गम्यते सङ्गिना गुणः ।

वैद्यनापितहन्तृणां हस्तेषु क्षुरिका यथा ॥ १445

 

Keshanchidapi vastunam gamyate sangina gunah l
Vaidyanapitahantrunam hasteshu kshurika yatha ll

 

The usefulness of any object is evident with its association like the usefulness

of a knife is seen in the hands of a doctor, a barber or a murderer.