राजा मत्तः शिशुश्चैव प्रमादी धनगर्वितः ।

अप्राप्यमपि वाञ्छन्ति किं पुनर्लभ्यतेऽपि यत् ॥ १5०१

 

Raja mattah shishushchaiva pramadi dhanagarvitah ।

Aprapyamapi vanchanti kim punarlabhyate api yat ॥

The king, intoxicated, child, the indifferent, rich people with pride will desire

things that are unattainable. What to speak of those which are attainable?  

 

आदित्याय तमः सृष्टं मेघाय ग्रीष्मशोषणम् ।

मार्गश्रमस्तु वृक्षाय दुःखिनस्तूपकारिणे ॥ १5०२

Adityaya tamah srushtam meghaya grshmashoshanam ।
Margashramastu vrukshaya dukhinastupakarine ॥

 

The Sun has been created against darkness, the clouds against the dryness of

summer. the tree to assuage the fatigue of the traveller, and the benefactor to help sufferers.

 

सुखम् आपतितं सेव्यं दुःखम् आपतितं तथा ।
चक्रवत् परिवर्तन्ते दुःखानि च सुखानि च ॥ १5०३

Sukham apatitam sevyam dukham apatitam tatha ।
Chakravat parivartante dukhani cha sukhani cha ॥

Happiness is to be enjoyed as it comes, misfortunes should be experienced,

as they come. Pleasures and sorrows keep coming by rotation.

 

स्वमस्तकसमारूढं मृत्युं पश्येज्जनो यदि ।

आहारोऽपि न रोचेत किमुताऽन्या विभूतयः ॥ १5०4

 

Svamastakasamarudam mrutyum pashyejjano yadi ।

Aharo api na rocheta kimuta anya vibutayah ॥

 

When a person sees death hovering over his head, he does

have taste even for food, what to say of his wealth and other possessions.

 

न नरस्य नरो दासो दासस्त्वर्थस्य भूपते ।
गौरवं लाघवं वापि धनाधन निबन्धनम् ॥ १5०5

Na narasya naro daso dasastvarthasya bhupate ।
Gauravam laghavam vapi dhanadhana nibandhanam ॥

Man is not the slave of man but of wealth, o! king; prestige and

lack of respect is associated with wealth and poverty.

 

न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम् ।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद् ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ॥ १5०6

 

Na prahruishyet priyam prapya nodvijetprapya chapriyam ।
Sthirabuddhirasammudho brahmavid brahmani sthitah ॥

Realising God, having understanding of divine knowledge and not hampered by delusion, one neither rejoices in getting something pleasant nor grieve on experiencing the unpleasant.

कुत्र विधेयो यत्नः विद्याभ्यासे सदौषधे दाने ।
अवधीरणा क्व कार्या खलपरयोषित्परधनेषु ॥ १5०7

 

Kutra vidheyo yatnah vidyabhyase sadaushadhe dane ।

Avadirana kva karya khalaparayoshitparadhaneshu ॥

Where should one strive? Learning, healthy medicine and charity.

What should one neglect? Company of wicked, eyeing others’ women and wealth.

 

दूरे भीरुत्वमासन्ने शूरता महतो गुणः ।
विपत्तौ हि महान्लोके धीरत्वमधिगच्छति ॥ १5०८

 

Dure bhirutvamasanne shurata mahato gunah ।
Vipattau hi mahan loke dhiratvamadhigacchati ॥

 

Fearing danger when at a distance and courage when at hand is

the quality of the great. In adversity great men show fortitude in the world.

 

धर्मं प्रसङ्गादपि नाचरन्ति पापं प्रयत्नेन समाचरन्ति ।

आश्चर्यमेतद्धि  मनुष्यलोकेऽमृतं परित्यज्य विषं पिबन्ति ॥ १5०9

Dharmam prasangadapi nacharanti papam prayatnena samacharanti l

Ashcharyametaddhi manushyaloke amrutam parityajya visham pibanti ll

People do not perform good deeds, even when there are opportunities for doing them. But they perform bad deeds knowingly with effort. It is a wonder that people do not drink the nectar of dharma but consume the poison of papa.

 

जन्मैव व्यर्थतां नीतं भवभोगप्रलोभिना ।
काचमूल्येन विकीतो हंत चिंतामणिर्महा ॥ १5१०

 

Janmaiva vyarthatam nitam bhavabhogapralobhina l

Kachamulyena vikito hanta chintamanirmaha ll

 

People spend their entire lives in enjoyment and make it worthless.

Even precious gems are given away at the price of glass.