आत्मानमात्मना वेत्सि सृजस्यात्मानमात्मना ।

आत्मना कृतिना च त्वम् आत्मन्येव प्रलीयसे ॥ १4८6

 

Atmanamatmana vetsi srujasyatmanamatmana ।
Atmana krutina cha tvam atmanyeva praliyase ॥

 

You are yourself capable of creating yourself by yourself,

you know yourself and you are dissolved in yourself.

 

दुर्जनस्य हि सङ्गेन सुजनोपि विनश्यति I

प्रसन्नमपिपानीयं कर्दमैः कलुषी कृतं II १4८7

Durjanasya hi sangena sujanopi vinasyati I

Prasannamapi paniyam kardamaih kalushi krutam II

 

Association with the wicked can destroy even a good man.

Just as pure water will be contaminated by association with mire.

 

चलन्ति गिरयः कामं युगान्तपवनाहताः ।
कृच्छ्रेऽपि न चलत्येव धीराणां निश्चलं मनः ॥ १4८८

 

Chalanti girayah kamam yugantapavanahatah ।
Kruchchre api na chalatyeva dhīranam nishchalam manaḥ ॥

Struck by the winds, mountains move willfully during the apocalypse. But even in difficult times, the mind of the steadfast remains unperturbed.

 

दुर्लभं त्रयमेवैतत् देवानुग्रहहेतुकम् ।
मनुष्यत्वं मुमुक्षुत्वं महापुरुषसंश्रयः ॥ १4८9

 

Durlabham trayamevaitat devanugrahahetukam ।

Manushyatvam mumukshutvam mahapurushasamshrayah ॥

 

Three things are difficult to obtain in this world and depend on the mercy of the Lord.

Human birth , Desire for salvation and the company of great people.

 

विशन्ति सहसा मूढा येऽविचार्य द्विषद्बलम् ।
खड्गधारा परिष्वङ्गं लभन्ते ते सुनिश्चितम् ॥ १49०

 

Vishanti sahasa mudha ye avicarya dvishadbalam ।
Khaḍgadhara parishvangam labhante te sunishchitam ॥

 

Fools who embark on war hastily without knowing enemy’s strength

are sure to get the embrace of their swords.