देहस्य दूषणं तन्द्रा कुमन्त्री राज्यदूषणम् ।

रूपस्य दूषणं जाड्यं अधर्मं नरदूषणम् ॥ २९१

Dehasya dushanam tandra kumantri rajyadushanam ।

Rupasya dushanam jadyam adharmam naradushanam ॥

The fault in the body is laziness, the fault in a kingdom is a bad minister,

the fault in beauty is sluggishness and the fault in a man is bad principles.

न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति ।

हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मैव भूय एवाभिवर्धते ॥ २९२

Na jatu kamah kamanamupabhogena shamyati ।

Havisha krushnavartmaiva bhuya evabhivardhate ॥

Desire is not extinguished by satisfying the desire.

Desire only grows stronger like a fire fed with ghee.

कुतो निद्रा दरिद्रस्य परप्रेष्यकरस्य च ।

परनारीप्रसक्तस्य परद्रव्यहरस्य च ॥ २९३

Kuto nidra daridrasya parapreshyakarasya cha ।

Paranariprasaktasya paradravyaharasya cha ॥

How can there be sleep for a poor man, one who is someone’s attendant,

one having an affair with someone else’s woman and who steals other’s money.

धिक् तस्य जन्म यः पित्रा लोके विज्ञायते नरः ।

यत् पुत्रात् ख्यातिमभ्येति तस्य जन्म सुजन्मनः ॥ २९४

Dhik tasya janma yah pitra loke vijnayate narah ।

Yat putran khyatimabhyeti tasya janma sujanmanah ॥

Look down on a person who is born to a person of fame. Praiseworthy

is that birth when the person’s father attains fame because of him.

दानं प्रियवाक्सहितं ज्ञानमगर्वं क्षमान्वितं शौर्यम् ।

वित्तं त्यागनियुक्तं दुर्लभमेतच्चततुशतुष्टयम् लोके ॥ २९५

Danam priyavaksahitam jnanamgarvam kshamanvitam shauryam ।

Vittam tyaganiyuktam durlabhametacchatushtayam loke ॥

Charity with sweet words, knowledge without arrogance, courage with

compassion, money with sacrifice are four values rare in this world

सिद्धमन्नं फलं पक्वं नारीं प्रथमयौवनम् ।

सुभाषितं च ताम्बूलं सद्यो गृह्णाति बुद्धिमान् ॥ २८६

Siddhamannam phalam pakvam narim prathamayauvanam ।

Subhashitam cha tambulam sadyo gruhnati buddhiman ॥

Cooked food, ripe fruit, youthful women, good words and betel leaves & nuts

are offerings quickly accepted by an intelligent man.

अर्थेन हि वियुक्तस्य पुरुषस्याल्पतेजसः ।

व्युच्छिद्यन्ते क्रियास्सर्वा ग्रीष्मे कुसरितो यथा ॥ २८७

Arthena hi viyuktasya purushasyalpatejasah ।

Vyucchidyante kriyassarvam grishme kusarito yatha ॥

A dullard without any financial resources will see all his efforts

come to nought like small rivulets drying up in summer.

ब्रह्मघ्ने च सुरापे च गोघ्ने भग्नव्रते तथा ।

निष्कृतिर्विहिता सद्भिः कृतघ्ने नास्ति निष्कृतिः ॥ २८८

Brahmaghne cha surape cha godhne bhagnavrate tatha ।

Nishkrutirvihita sadbhih krutaghne nasti nishkrutih ॥

One who kills a Brahmin, is a drunkard, cow killer, breaks his vows can

still find expiation for his sins, but for one who is an ingrate there is no salvation.

कायेन कुरुते पापं मनसा सम्प्रधार्यं च ।

अनृतं जिह्वया चाह त्रिविधं कर्म पातकम् ॥ २८९

Kayena kurute papam manasa sampradharyam cha ।

Anrutam jihvaya chaha trividham karma patakam ॥

A sin is committed by one after it is conceived in the mind and after

a falsehood is spoken by the tongue. This is triple degradation.

शिरसि विधृतोऽपि नित्यं यत्नादपि सेवितो बहुस्नेहैः ।

तरुणीकच इव नीचः कौटिल्यं नैव विजहाति ॥ २९०

Shirasi vidhruto api nityam yatnadapi sevito bahusnehaih ।

Tarunikacha iva nichah kautilyam naiva vijahati ॥

A woman grooms her hair with care applying oil etc. but still strands of hair

Get entangled. just like wicked persons who do not give up their crookedness

however well they are treated.

गुणा यत्र न पूज्यन्ते गुणिनां तत्र का कथा ।

नग्नक्षपणके देशे रजकः किं करिश्यति ॥ २८१

Guna yatra na pujyante guninam tatra ka katha ।

Nagnakshapanake deshe rajakah kim karishyati ॥

In a land where good qualities are not respected, what is the use of people with qualities? What will a tailor do in a land of naked monks?

आमध्याह्नं नदीवासः समाजे देवतार्चनम् ।

सततं शुचिवेषश्चेत्येतद्दम्भस्य जीवितम् ॥ २८२

Amadhyahnam nadivasah samaje devatarchanam ।

Satatam shuchiveshashchetyetaddambhasya jivitam ॥

Bathing in the river till noon, worshipping in public, always dressed neatly

are features of the life of a hypocrite.

अङ्गारसदृशी नारी घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान् ।

तस्मान्नारीषु संसर्गं दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् ॥ २८३

Angarasadrushi nari ghrutakumbhasamah puman ।

tasmannarishu samsargam duratah parivarjayet ॥

A woman is like burning charcoal, a man is like a jar of ghee

Therefore, deal with women keeping distance.

जीर्यन्ते जीर्यतः केशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।

चक्षुः श्रोते च जीर्येते तृष्णैका तरुणायते ॥ २८४

Jiryante jiryatah kesha danta jiryanti jiryatah ।

Chakshuh shrete cha jiryete trushnaika tarunayate ॥

As a person ages, so do his hair and teeth. His eyes and ears get old

but his desires remain young and strong.

प्रस्तुतस्य विरोधेन ग्राम्यस्सर्वोऽप्युपक्रमम् ।

वीणायां वाद्यमानायां वेदोद्गारो न युज्यते ॥ २८५

Prastutasya virodhena gramyassarvo apyupakramam ।

Vinayam vadyamanayam vedodgaro na yujyante ॥

Going against anything in progress is unbecoming, When a recital on the veena Is going on chanting Vedas is inappropriate.

लोके कुलं कुलं तावद्यावत्पूर्वसमन्वयः ।

गुणप्रभावे विच्छिन्ने समाप्तं सकलं कुलम् ॥ २७६

Loke kulam kulam tavadyavatpurvasamanvayah ।

Gunaprabhave vichchinne samaptam sakalam kulam ॥

In this world a family is a family as long as there is compatibility with ancestors.

When the influence of values is lost, the family comes to nought.

न जायते कर्मगतिः कदा किं वा भविश्यति ।

मूषकः प्राप्यते यद्वत् पर्वतस्य विदारणात् ॥ २७७

Na jayate karmagatih kada kim va bhavishyati ।

Mushakah prapyate yadvat parvatasya vidaranat ॥

One cannot know when and what will come out of one’s efforts.

When one moves mountains what one gets may be just a mouse.

द्विषद्भिः शत्रुभिः कश्चित्कदाचित्पीड्यते न वा ।

इन्द्रियैर्बाध्यते सर्वः सर्वत्र च सदैव च ॥ २७८

Dvishadbhih shatrubhih kashcitkadachitpidyate na va ।

Indriyairbadhyate sarvah sarvatra cha sadaiva cha ॥

People may or may not be tormented some time or other by haters & enemies.

All are tormented all the time by their own senses.

दुर्लभान्यपि कार्याणि सिध्यन्ति प्रोद्यमेन हि ।

शिलाऽपि तनुतां याति प्रपातेनार्णसो मुहुः ॥ २७९

Durlabhanyapi karyani sidhyanti prodyamena hi ।

Shila api tanutam yati prapatenarnaso muhuh ॥

Even very difficult tasks are achieved by intense unending effort.

Even a rock gets worn out by repeated falling of water drops on it.

यत्र भार्यागिरो वेदा यत्र धर्मोऽर्थसाधनम् ।

यत्र स्वप्रतिभा मानं तस्मै श्रीकलये नमः ॥ २८०

Yatra bharyagiro veda yatra dharmo arthasadhanam ।

Yatra svapratibha manam tasmai shrikalaye namah ॥

Salutations to Kaliyuga where wife’s word is Veda,

earning money is Dharma, self-importance is respect.

मरणान्तानि वैराणि प्रसवान्तञ्च यौवनम् ।

कोपिता प्रणतान्ता हि याचितान्तं च गौरवम् ॥ २७१

Maranatani vairani prasavantancha yauvanam ।

Kopita pranatanta hi yachitantam cha gauravam ॥

Enmity comes to an end with death. Youth ends with pregnancy. Anger comes

down by bowing down. Respect comes down by begging.

आयुर्वित्तं गृहच्छिद्रं मन्त्रमौषध मैथुने ।
दानं मानापमानौ च नव गोप्यानि कारयेत् ॥ २७२

Ayurvittam gruhachchidram mantramaushada maithuna ।

Danam manapamanau cha nava gopyani karayet ॥

One’s age, finances, problems in the house, mantras, medicines and sex,

Charity, respect gained, insults borne are nine things to be kept secret.

तत्कर्म यन्न बन्धाय सा विद्या या विमुक्तये।
आयासायापरं कर्म विद्यऽन्या शिल्पनैपुणम्॥ २७३

Tatkarma yanna bandhaya sa vidya ya vimuktaye ।

Ayasayaparam karma vidya anya shilpanaipunam ॥

Karma is one which does not put one n bondage, education is that which releases one. Other karmas are full of effort only, other education only imparts skills.

कः कस्य पुरुषो बन्धुः किमाप्यं कस्य केनचित् ।

यदेको जायते जन्तुरेक एव विनश्यति ॥ २७४

Kah kasya purusho bandhuh kimapyam kasya kenachit ।

Yadeko jayate jantureka eva vinashyati ॥

Who is friend to whom? Who is to get anything from whom?

A being is born alone and alone it will die.

न च शत्रुरवज्ञेयो दुर्बलोऽपि बलियसा ।

अल्पोऽपि हि दहत्यग्निर्विषमल्पं हिनस्ति च ॥ २७५

Na cha shatruravajneyo durbalo api baliyasa ।

Alpo api hi dahatyagnirvishamalpam hinasti cha ॥

A powerful person should not ignore an enemy even he is weak.

Even a small fire can burn and a small quantity of poison kill.