अपारे काव्यसंसारे कविरेकः प्रजापतिः ।

यथास्मै रोचते विश्वं तथा वै परिवर्तते ॥ 1151

 

Apare kavyasamsare kavirekak prajapatih ।

Yathasmai rochate vishvam tatha hi parivartate ॥

 

In the boundless world of poetry, Brahma is the only one poet.
He changes the universe as and when he thinks best.

 

 

घातयितुमेव नीचः परकार्यं वेति न प्रसाधयितुम् ।

पातयितुमस्ति शक्तिर्वायोः वृक्षं न चोन्नमितुम् ॥ 1152

 

Ghatayitumeva nichah parakaryam veti na prasadhayitum ।

Patayitumasti shaktivaryoh vruksham na chonnamitum ॥

 

A wicked person only knows to destroy other’s work, not to help them.

Wind can uproot a tree, not to help it grow.

 

निरुत्साहस्य दीनस्य शोकपर्याकुलात्मनः ।

सर्वार्था व्यवसीदन्ति व्यसनं चाधिगच्छति ॥ 1153

 

Nirutsahasya dinasya shokaparyakulatmanah ।

Sarvartha vyavasidanti vyasanam chadhigachchati ॥

 

The work of a person who works without enthusiasm, is feeble

and mournful, gets spoiled and leads him into calamity.

 

प्रलये भिन्नमर्यादा भवन्ति किल सागराः।

सागरा भेदमिच्छन्ति प्रलयेऽपिन साधवः ॥ 1154

 

Pralaye bhinnamaryada bhavanti kila sagarah ।

Sagara bhedamichchanti pralaye api na sadhavah ॥

 

At the time of the great floods, oceans cross limits and seek to change.

But saintly men never face any limits even at the time of any holocaust.

 

जानीयात्प्रेषणेभृत्यान् बान्धवान्व्यसनाऽऽगमे ।

मित्रं याऽऽपत्तिकालेषु भार्या च विभवक्षये ॥ 1155

 

Janiyatpreshanebhrutyan bandhanvyasana agame ।

Mitram ya apttikaleshu bharya cha vibhavakshaye ॥

 

A servant is utilised when carrying out an important task. Relations are remembered  in times of sorrow, a friend in times of distress and wife when money is destroyed

 द्वावम्भसि निष्टेव्यौ गले बद्ध्‌वा दृढां शिलाम् ।

धनवन्तम् अदातारम् दरिद्रं चातपस्विनम् ॥ 1146

 

Dvavambhasi nishtevyau gale baddhva druddham śilam ।

Dhanavantam adataram daridram chatapasvinam ॥

 

Two kinds of people should be drowned in water, bound by a heavy stone to the neck.One who is rich but does not give charity and one who is poor and does not work hard.

 

गिरौ कलापि गगने पयोधौ लक्ष्यान्तरेऽर्कश्च जलेषु पद्मम्‌ ।
इन्दुर्द्विलक्षे कुमुदस्य बन्धुर्यो यस्य हृद्यो न हि तस्य दूरः ॥ 1147

Girau kalapi gagane payodhau lakshyantare arkashcha jaleṣu padmam ।
indurdvilakshe kumudasya bandhuryo yasya hrudyo na hi tasya durah ॥

The peacock is in the hills and the clouds in the sky, the sun is thousands of yojanas away and the lotus is in the water, the moon is two hundred thousand yojanas away from its friend, the lily, what is dear to one’s heart is not far away.

 

सम्प्राप्तो योऽतिथिः सायं सूर्योढे गृहमेधिनाम् ।
पूजया तस्य देवत्वं प्रयान्ति गृहमेधिनः ॥ 1148

Samprapto yo atithih sayam suryoddhe gruhamedhinam ।
Pujaya tasya devatvam prayanti gruhamedhinah ॥

On receiving a guest during the evening, at the time of sunset,

the householder by worshipping such a guest attains godly status.

 

नारिकेलसमाकारा दृश्यन्ते हि सुहृज्जनाः ।
अन्ये बदरिकाकारा बहिरेव मनोहराः ॥ 1149

 

Narikelasamakara drushyate hi suhrujjanah ।

Anye badarikakara bahireva manoharah ॥

Good-hearted people seem to be like coconuts hard on the outside soft within.

Others are like jujube fruits which are attractive only on the outside.

 

आतुरे व्यसने प्राप्ते दुर्भिक्षे शत्रुसङ्कटे ।
राजद्वारे श्मशाने च यस्तिष्ठति स बान्धवः ॥ 1150 

 

Ature vyasane prapte durbhikshe shatrusankate ।

Rajadvare smashane cha yastishtati sa bandhavah ॥

 

When suffering from disease, addiction, when in times of famine, botheration of an enemy, at the doorstep of the king or in a graveyard whoever stands by you is a true kinsman.

 दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत्पादम् वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत्‌ ।

शास्त्रपूतं वदेद्वाक्यम् मनः पूतं समाचरेत्‌ ॥ 1141

 

Drushtiputam nyasetpadam vastraputam jalam pibet ।

Shastraputam vadedvakyam manah putam samacharet ॥

 

Step forward after carefully watching. Drink water after filtering through a cloth.
Speak those words that agree with scriptures. Act only after careful deliberation.

 

अदृष्टपूर्वा बहवः सहायाः सर्वे पदस्थस्य भवन्ति वश्याः ।
अर्थाद्विहीनस्य पदच्युतस्य भवन्ति काले स्वजनोऽपि शत्रुः ॥ 1142

Adrushtapurva bahavah sahayah sarve padasthasya bhavanti vashyah ।
Arthadvihinasya padachyutasya bhavanti kale svajano api shatruh ॥

When a man is powerful and prosperous, friends gather around him.

If he is poor and out of work even his own people turn foes in time of need.

 

अपि सम्पूर्णतायुक्तैः कर्तव्याः सुहृदो बुधैः।
नदीशः परिपूर्णोऽपि चन्द्रोदयमपेक्षते॥ 1143

Api sampornatayuktaih kartavyah suhrudo budhaih ।
Nadīshah paripurno api chandrodayamapekshate ॥

 

Wise men should get friends, even if they live in abundance.
Ocean, the lord of rivers, although full, waits for the rise of the moon.

 

उपकारिषु यः साधुः साधुत्वे तस्य को गुणः ।
अपकारिषु यः साधुः स साधुः सद्भिरुच्यते ॥ 1144

 

Upakarishu yah sadhuh sadhutve tasya ko gunah ।
Apakarishu yah sadhuh sa sadhuh sadbhiruchyate ॥

One who is good, when being helped, what is great about his goodness?
When being wronged, one who remains helpful, is said to be good by the learned.

 

 

येषां न विद्या न तपो न दानं ज्ञानं न शीलं न गुणो न धर्मः ।

ते मृत्युलोके भुवि भारभूता मनुष्यरूपेण मृगाश्चरन्ति ॥ 1145

 

Yesham na vidya na tapo na danam jnanam na shilam na guno na dharmah ।

Te mrutyuloke bhuvibharabhuta manushyarupena mrugashcharanti ॥

 

Those who have no learning, no penance, no sense of charity, no goodness, no values and no ethics, they become a burden on the land of the dead and are animals living in human form.

 अतृणे पतितो वह्निः स्वयमेवोपशाम्यति।

अक्षमावान् परं दोषैरात्मानं चैव योजयेत्॥ 1136

Atrune patito vahnih svayamevopashamyati ।
Akshamavan param doshairatmanam chaiva yojayet ॥

Fire fallen on grassless land extinguishes itself.
A man without forgiveness brings troubles unto himself.

 

एकं विषरसं हन्ति शस्त्रेणैकश्च वध्यते ।
सराष्ट्रं सप्रजं हन्ति राजानं मंत्रविप्लवः ॥ 1137

 

Ekam visharasam hanti shastrenaikashcha badhyate ।

Sarashtram saprajam hanti rajanam mantraviplavah ॥

 

Poison can kill one and so can a weapon.

But a king’s mishandling can kill an entire nation.

 

यथा शिखा मयूराणां नागानां मणयो यथा ।
तथा वेदाङ्गशास्त्राणां गणितं मूर्ध्नि वर्तते ॥ 1138

 

Yatha shikha mayuranam naganam manayo yatha ।

Tatha vedangashastranam ganitam murdhni vartate ॥

 

Like the crests of peacocks that adorn their heads, and the gems on hoods of cobras, Mathematics is placed at the top of all Sciences.

 

अर्थातुराणां न सुहृन् न बन्धु: कामातुराणां न भयं न लज्जा ।

विद्यातुराणां न सुखं न निद्रा क्षुधातुराणां न वपुर्न तेज: ॥ 1139

 

Artharturanam na suhrun na bandhuh kamaturanam na bhayam na lajja ।

Vidyaturanam na sukham na nidra kshudhaturanam na vapurna tejah ॥

 

Persons obsessed with becoming rich have no friends nor relatives, persons obsessed with desires have no fear nor guilt. Those desirous of acquiring knowledge have no pleasures nor sleep and those who are famished have no good body nor brightness.

 

मूर्खो न हि ददाति अर्थ नरो दारिद्रयशङ्कया ।
प्राज्ञाः तु वितरति अर्थ नरो दारिद्रयशङ्कया ॥ 1140

Murkho na hi dadati artha naro daridrayashankaya ।

Prajnah tu vivarati artha naro daridrayashankaya ॥

 

A fool does not do charity for the fear of becoming poor A wise man does charity

for the same fear that he may become poor if he did not do charity now.