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Thirukkural / Holy Kural
1. «ÈòÐôÀ¡ø
1. The Praise of God
1.1 À¡Â¢ÃÅ¢Âø
1.1.1 ¸¼×û Å¡úòÐ
1.1.1 The Praise of God
1. «¸Ã Ó¾Ä ±Øò¦¾øÄ¡õ ¬¾¢
À¸Åý Ó¾ü§È ¯ÄÌ.
'A' leads letters; the Ancient Lord 1
Leads and lords the entire world.
2. ¸üȾɡø ¬Â À¦Éý¦¸¡ø Å¡ÄÈ¢Åý
¿üÈ¡ý ¦¾¡Æ¡«÷ ±É¢ý.
That lore is vain which does not fall 2
At His good feet who knoweth all.
3. ÁÄ÷Á¢¨º ²¸¢É¡ý Á¡½Ê §º÷ó¾¡÷
¿¢ÄÁ¢¨º ¿£ÎÅ¡ú Å¡÷.
Long they live on earth who gain 3
The feet of God in florid brain.
4. §Åñξø §Åñ¼¡¨Á þÄ¡ÉÊ §º÷ó¾¡÷ìÌ
¡ñÎõ þÎõ¨À þÄ.
Who hold His feet who likes nor loathes 4
Are free from woes of human births.
5. þÕû§º÷ þÕÅ¢¨ÉÔõ §ºÃ¡ þ¨ÈÅý
¦À¡Õû§º÷ Ò¸úÒ¡¢ó¾¡÷ Á¡ðÎ.
God's praise who tell, are free from right 5
And wrong, the twins of dreaming night.
6. ¦À¡È¢Å¡Â¢ø ³ó¾Å¢ò¾¡ý ¦À¡ö¾£÷ ´Øì¸
¦¿È¢¿¢ýÈ¡÷ ¿£ÎÅ¡ú Å¡÷.
They prosper long who walk His way 6
Who has the senses signed away.
7. ¾ÉìÌŨÁ þøÄ¡¾¡ý ¾¡û§º÷ó¾¡÷ì ¸øÄ¡ø
ÁÉì¸Å¨Ä Á¡üÈø «¡¢Ð.
His feet, whose likeness none can find, 7
Alone can ease the anxious mind.
8. «ÈÅ¡Æ¢ «ó¾½ý ¾¡û§º÷ó¾¡÷ì ¸øÄ¡ø
À¢ÈÅ¡Æ¢ ¿£ó¾ø «¡¢Ð.
Who swims the sea of vice is he 8
Who clasps the feet of Virtue's sea.
9. §¸¡Ç¢ø ¦À¡È¢Â¢ü ̽Á¢Ä§Å ±ñ̽ò¾¡ý
¾¡¨Ç Å½í¸¡ò ¾¨Ä.
Like senses stale that head is vain 9
Which bows not to Eight-Virtued Divine.
10. À¢ÈÅ¢ô ¦ÀÕí¸¼ø ¿£óÐÅ÷ ¿£ó¾¡÷
þ¨ÈÅý «Ê§ºÃ¡ ¾¡÷.
The sea of births they alone swim 10
Who clench His feet and cleave to Him.
1.1.2 Å¡ýº¢ÈôÒ
1.1.2. The Blessing of Rain
11. Å¡É¢ýÚ ¯Ä¸õ ÅÆí¸¢ Åվġø
¾¡ÉÁ¢ú¾õ ±ýÚ½Ãü À¡üÚ.
The genial rain ambrosia call: 11
The world but lasts while rain shall fall.
12. ÐôÀ¡÷ìÌò ÐôÀ¡Â ÐôÀ¡ì¸¢ò ÐôÀ¡÷ìÌò
ÐôÀ¡Â à¯õ Á¨Æ.
The rain begets the food we eat 12
And forms a food and drink concrete.
13. Å¢ñþýÚ ¦À¡öôÀ¢ý Å¢¡¢¿£÷ Å¢ÂÛĸòÐ
¯û¿¢ýÚ ¯¼üÚõ Àº¢.
Let clouds their visits stay, and dearth 13
Distresses all the sea-girt earth.
14. ²¡¢ý ¯Æ¡«÷ ¯ÆÅ÷ ÒÂø±ýÛõ
Å¡¡¢ ÅÇíÌýÈ¢ì ¸¡ø.
Unless the fruitful shower descend, 14
The ploughman's sacred toil must end.
15. ¦¸ÎôÀà¯õ ¦¸ð¼¡÷ìÌî º¡÷Å¡öÁü È¡í§¸
±ÎôÀà¯õ ±øÄ¡õ Á¨Æ.
Destruction it may sometimes pour 15
But only rain can life restore.
16. Å¢ÍõÀ¢ý ÐǢţƢý «øÄ¡øÁü È¡í§¸
ÀÍõÒø ¾¨Ä¸¡ñÒ «¡¢Ð.
No grassy blade its head will rear, 16
If from the cloud no drop appear.
17. ¦¿Îí¸¼Öõ ¾ý¿£÷¨Á ÌýÚõ ¾Êó¦¾Æ¢Ä¢
¾¡ý¿ø¸¡ ¾¡¸¢ Å¢Êý.
The ocean's wealth will waste away, 17
Except the cloud its stores repay.
18. º¢Èô¦À¡Î âº¨É ¦ºøÄ¡Ð Å¡Éõ
ÅÈì̧Áø Å¡§É¡÷ìÌõ ®ñÎ.
The earth, beneath a barren sky, 18
Would offerings for the gods deny.
19. ¾¡Éõ ¾ÅÁ¢ÃñÎõ ¾í¸¡ Å¢ÂÛĸõ
Å¡Éõ ÅÆí¸¡ ¦¾É¢ý.
Were heaven above to fail below 19
Nor alms nor penance earth would show.
20. ¿£÷þýÚ «¨Á¡Р¯Ä¦¸É¢ý ¡÷¡÷ìÌõ
Å¡ýþýÚ «¨Á¡Р´ØìÌ.
Water is life that comes from rain 20
Sans rain our duties go in vain.
1.1.3. ¿£ò¾¡÷ ¦ÀÕ¨Á
1.1.3. The Merit of Ascetics
21. ´Øì¸òÐ ¿£ò¾¡÷ ¦ÀÕ¨Á Å¢ØôÀòÐ
§ÅñÎõ ÀÛÅø н¢×.
No merit can be held so high 21
As theirs who sense and self deny.
22. ÐÈó¾¡÷ ¦ÀÕ¨Á Ш½ìÜÈ¢ý ¨ÅÂòÐ
þÈ󾡨à ±ñ½¢ì¦¸¡ñ ¼üÚ.
To con ascetic glory here 22
Is to count the dead upon the sphere.
23. þÕ¨Á Ũ¸¦¾¡¢óÐ ®ñΫÈõ âñ¼¡÷
¦ÀÕ¨Á À¢Èí¸¢üÚ ¯ÄÌ.
No lustre can with theirs compare 23
Who know the right and virtue wear.
24. ¯Ã¦ÉýÛó §¾¡ðÊ¡ý µ¨ÃóÐõ ¸¡ôÀ¡ý
ÅæÉýÛõ ¨ÅôÀ¢ü§¸¡÷ Å¢òÐ.
With hook of firmness to restrain 24
The senses five, is heaven to gain.
25. ³ó¾Å¢ò¾¡ý ¬üÈø «¸øÅ¢ÍõÒ Ç¡÷§¸¡Á¡ý
þó¾¢Ã§É º¡Öí ¸¡¢.
Indra himself has cause to say 25
How great the power ascetics' sway.
26. ¦ºÂü¸¡¢Â ¦ºöÅ¡÷ ¦À¡¢Â÷ º¢È¢Â÷
¦ºÂü¸¡¢Â ¦ºö¸Ä¡ ¾¡÷.
The small the paths of ease pursue 26
The great achieve things rare to do.
27. ͨŦ¡Ǣ °§È¡¨º ¿¡üȦÁýÚ ³ó¾¢ý
Ũ¸¦¾¡¢ Å¡ý ¸ð§¼ ¯ÄÌ.
They gain the world, who grasp and tell 27
Of taste, sight, hearing, touch and smell.
28. ¿¢¨È¦Á¡Æ¢ Á¡ó¾÷ ¦ÀÕ¨Á ¿¢ÄòÐ
Á¨È¦Á¡Æ¢ ¸¡ðÊ Å¢Îõ.
Full-worded men by what they say, 28
Their greatness to the world display.
29. ̽¦ÁýÛõ Ìý§ÈÈ¢ ¿¢ýÈ¡÷ ¦ÅÌÇ¢
¸½§ÁÔí ¸¡ò¾ø «¡¢Ð.
Their wrath, who've climb'd the mount of good, 29
Though transient, cannot be withstood.
30. «ó¾½÷ ±ý§À¡÷ «È§Å¡÷Áü ¦Èù×¢÷ìÌõ
¦ºó¾ñ¨Á âñ¦¼¡Ø¸ Ä¡ý.
With gentle mercy towards all, 30
The sage fulfils the vitue's call.
1.1.4. «Èý ÅÄ¢ÔÚò¾ø
1.1.4 The Power of Virtue
31. º¢ÈôÒ ®Ûõ ¦ºøÅÓõ ®Ûõ «Èó¾¢ëíÌ
¬ì¸õ ±Å§É¡ ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
From virtue weal and wealth outflow; 31
What greater good can mankind know?
32. «Èò¾¢ëíÌ ¬ì¸õ þø¨Ä «¾¨É
ÁÈò¾Ä¢ý °í¸¢ø¨Ä §¸Î.
Virtue enhances joy and gain; 32
Forsaking it is fall and pain.
33. ´øÖõ Ũ¸Â¡ý «ÈÅ¢¨É µÅ¡§¾
¦ºøÖõÅ¡ö ±øÄ¡ï ¦ºÂø.
Perform good deeds as much you can 33
Always and everywhere, o man!
34. ÁÉòÐì¸ñ Á¡º¢Äý ¬¾ø «¨ÉòÐ «Èý
¬ÌÄ ¿£Ã À¢È.
In spotless mind virtue is found 34
And not in show and swelling sound.
35. «Øì¸¡Ú «Å¡¦ÅÌÇ¢ þýɡ¡ø ¿¡ýÌõ
þØ측 þÂýÈÐ «Èõ.
Four ills eschew and virtue reach, 35
Lust, anger, envy, evil-speech.
36. «ýÈȢšõ ±ýÉ¡Ð «È了ö¸ ÁüÈÐ
¦À¡ýÚí¸¡ø ¦À¡ýÈ¡ò Ш½.
Do good enow; defer it not 36
A deathless aid in death if sought.
37. «Èò¾¡Ú þЦÅÉ §Åñ¼¡ º¢Å¢¨¸
¦À¡Úò¾¡§É¡Î °÷ó¾¡ý þ¨¼.
Litter-bearer and rider say 37
Without a word, the fortune's way.
38. Å£ú¿¡û À¼¡«¨Á ¿ýÈ¡üÈ¢ý «·¦¾¡ÕÅý
Å¡ú¿¡û ÅƢ¨¼ìÌí ¸ø.
Like stones that block rebirth and pain 38
Are doing good and good again.
39. «Èò¾¡ý ÅÕŧ¾ þýÀõ Áü¦ÈøÄ¡õ
ÒÈò¾ Ò¸Øõ þÄ.
Weal flows only from virtue done 39
The rest is rue and renown gone.
40. ¦ºÂüÀ¡Ä §¾¡Õõ «È§É ´ÕÅüÌ
¯ÂüÀ¡Ä §¾¡Õõ ÀÆ¢.
Worthy act is virtue done 40
Vice is what we ought to shun.
1.2. þøÄÈÅ¢Âø
DOMESTIC VIRTUE
1.2.1. þøÅ¡ú쨸
1.2.1. Married Life
41. þøÅ¡úÅ¡ý ±ýÀ¡ý þÂøÒ¨¼Â ãÅ÷ìÌõ
¿øÄ¡üÈ¢ý ¿¢ýÈ Ð¨½.
The ideal householder is he 41
Who aids the natural orders there.
42. ÐÈó¾¡÷ìÌõ ÐùÅ¡ ¾Å÷ìÌõ þÈó¾¡÷ìÌõ
þøÅ¡úÅ¡ý ±ýÀ¡ý Ш½.
His help the monk and retired share, 42
And celibate students are his care.
43. ¦¾ýÒÄò¾¡÷ ¦¾öÅõ Å¢Õ󧾡ì¸ø ¾¡¦ÉýÈ¡íÌ
³õÒÄò¾¡Ú µõÀø ¾¨Ä.
By dutiful householder's aid 43
God, manes, kin, self and guests are served.
44. ÀÆ¢Âﺢô À¡òàñ ¯¨¼ò¾¡Â¢ý Å¡ú쨸
ÅÆ¢¦Âïºø ±ï»¡ýÚõ þø.
Sin he shuns and food he shares 44
His home is bright and brighter fares.
45. «ýÒõ «ÈÛõ ¯¨¼ò¾¡Â¢ý þøÅ¡ú쨸
ÀñÒõ ÀÂÛõ «Ð.
In grace and gain the home excels, 45
Where love with virtue sweetly dwells.
46. «Èò¾¡üÈ¢ý þøÅ¡ú쨸 ¬üÈ¢ý ÒÈò¾¡üÈ¢ý
§À¡´öô ¦ÀÚÅ ¦¾Åý.
Who turns from righteous family 46
To be a monk, what profits he?
47. þÂøÀ¢É¡ý þøÅ¡ú쨸 Å¡úÀÅý ±ýÀ¡ý
ÓÂøÅ¡Õû ±øÄ¡õ ¾¨Ä.
Of all who strive for bliss, the great 47
Is he who leads the married state.
48. ¬üÈ¢ý ´Ø츢 «ÈÉ¢Ø측 þøÅ¡ú쨸
§¿¡üÀ¡¡¢ý §¿¡ý¨Á ¯¨¼òÐ.
Straight in virtue, right in living 48
Make men brighter than monks praying.
49. «Èý ±Éô À𼧾 þøÅ¡ú쨸 «·Ðõ
À¢ÈýÀÆ¢ôÀ ¾¢øġ¢ý ¿ýÚ.
Home-life and virtue, are the same; 49
Which spotless monkhood too can claim.
50. ¨ÅÂò¾¢ý Å¡úÅ¡íÌ Å¡úÀÅý Å¡ý¯¨ÈÔõ
¦¾öÅòÐû ¨Åì¸ô ÀÎõ.
He is a man of divine worth 50
Who lives in ideal home on earth.
1.2.2 Å¡ú쨸ò Ш½¿Äõ
1.2.2 The Worth of a Wife
51. Á¨Éì¾ì¸ Á¡ñÒ¨¼Âû ¬¸¢ò¾ü ¦¸¡ñ¼¡ý
ÅÇò¾ì¸¡û Å¡ú쨸ò Ш½.
A good housewife befits the house, 51
Spending with thrift the mate's resource.
52. Á¨ÉÁ¡ðº¢ þøÄ¡û¸ñ þøġ¢ý Å¡ú쨸
±¨ÉÁ¡ðº¢ò ¾¡Â¢Ûõ þø.
Bright is home when wife is chaste. 52
If not all greatness is but waste.
53. þøĦ¾ý þøÄÅû Á¡ñÀ¡É¡ø ¯ûǦ¾ý
þøÄÅû Á¡½¡ì ¸¨¼.
What is rare when wife is good. 53
What can be there when she is bad?
54. ¦Àñ½¢ý ¦ÀÕó¾ì¸ ¡×Ç ¸ü¦ÀýÛõ
¾¢ñ¨Á¯ñ ¼¡¸ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
What greater fortune is for men 54
Than a constant chaste woman?
55. ¦¾öÅõ ¦¾¡Æ¡«û ¦¸¡Ø¿ý ¦¾¡Ø¦¾ØÅ¡û
¦Àö¦ÂÉô ¦ÀöÔõ Á¨Æ.
Her spouse before God who adores, 55
Is like rain that at request pours.
56. ¾ü¸¡òÐò ¾ü¦¸¡ñ¼¡ü §À½¢ò ¾¨¸º¡ýÈ
¦º¡ü¸¡òÐî §º¡÷Ţġû ¦Àñ.
The good wife guards herself from blame, 56
She tends her spouse and brings him fame.
57. º¢¨È¸¡ìÌõ ¸¡ôÀ¦Åý ¦ºöÔõ Á¸Ç¢÷
¿¢¨È¸¡ìÌõ ¸¡ô§À ¾¨Ä.
Of what avail are watch and ward? 57
Their purity is women's guard.
58. ¦ÀüÈ¡ü ¦ÀÈ¢ý¦ÀÚÅ÷ ¦ÀñÊ÷ ¦ÀÕﺢÈôÒô
Òò§¾Ç¢÷ Å¡Øõ ¯ÄÌ.
Women who win their husbands' heart 58
Shall flourish where the gods resort.
59. Ò¸úÒ¡¢ó¾ þøÄ¢§Ä¡÷ìÌ þø¨Ä þ¸úÅ¡÷Óý
²Ú§À¡ø À£Î ¿¨¼.
A cuckold has not the lion-like gait 59
Before his detractors aright.
60. Áí¸Äõ ±ýÀ Á¨ÉÁ¡ðº¢ ÁüÚ «¾ý
¿ý¸Äõ ¿ýÁì¸ð §ÀÚ.
An honest wife is home's delight 60
And children good are jewels abright.
1.2.3 Ò¾øŨÃô ¦ÀÚ¾ø
1.2.3. The Wealth of Children
61. ¦ÀÚÁÅüÚû ¡ÁÈ¢ÅÐ þø¨Ä «È¢ÅÈ¢ó¾
Áì¸ð§ÀÚ «øÄ À¢È.
The world no higher bliss bestows 61
Than children virtuous and wise.
62. ±ØÀ¢ÈôÒõ ¾£Â¨Å ¾£ñ¼¡ ÀÆ¢À¢Èí¸¡ô
ÀñÒ¨¼ Áì¸ð ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
No evil comes and no blemish; 62
Noble sons bring all we wish.
63. ¾õ¦À¡Õû ±ýÀ¾õ Áì¸û «Å÷¦À¡Õû
¾õ¾õ Å¢¨É¡ý ÅÕõ.
Children are one's wealth indeed 63
Their wealth is measured by their deed.
64. «Á¢ú¾¢Ûõ ¬üÈ þÉ¢§¾¾õ Áì¸û
º¢Ú¨¸ «Ç¡Å¢Â Üú.
The food is more than nectar sweet 64
In which one's children hands insert.
65. Áì¸û¦Áö ¾£ñ¼ø ¯¼ü¸¢ýÀõ ÁüÚ «Å÷
¦º¡ü§¸ð¼ø þýÀõ ¦ºÅ¢ìÌ.
Children's touch delights the body 65
Sweet to ears are their words lovely.
66. ÌÆø þɢР¡úþɢР±ýÀ¾õ Áì¸û
ÁƨÄ¡ø §¸Ç¡ ¾Å÷.
The flute and lute are sweet they say 66
Deaf to baby's babble's lay!
67. ¾ó¨¾ Á¸ü¸¡üÚ ¿ýÈ¢ «¨ÅÂòÐ
Óó¾¢ þÕôÀÀî ¦ºÂø.
A father's duty to his son is 67
To seat him in front of the wise.
68. ¾õÁ¢ý¾õ Áì¸û «È¢×¨¼¨Á Á¡¿¢ÄòÐ
ÁýÛ¢÷ì ¦¸øÄ¡õ þÉ¢Ð.
With joy the hearts of parents swell 68
To see their children themselves excel.
69. ®ýÈ ¦À¡Ø¾¢ý ¦À¡¢ÐÅìÌõ ¾ýÁ¸¨Éî
º¡ý§È¡ý ±É째𼠾¡ö.
The mother, hearing her son's merit 69
Delights more than when she begot.
70. Á¸ý¾ó¨¾ìÌ ¬üÚõ ¯¾Å¢ þÅý¾ó¨¾
±ý§¿¡üÈ¡ý ¦¸¡ø ±Ûõ ¦º¡ø.
The son to sire this word is debt 70
"What penance such a son begot!"
1.2.4 «ýÒ¨¼¨Á
1.2.4. Loving-Kindness
71. «ýÀ¢üÌõ ¯ñ§¼¡ «¨¼ìÌó¾¡ú ¬÷ÅÄ÷
Òý¸½£÷ âºø ¾Õõ.
What bolt can bar true love in fact 71
The tricking tears reveal the heart.
72. «ýÀ¢Ä¡÷ ±øÄ¡õ ¾ÁìÌ¡¢Â÷ «ýÒ¨¼Â¡÷
±ýÒõ ¯¡¢Â÷ À¢È÷ìÌ.
To selves belong the loveless ones; 72
To oth'rs the loving e'en to bones.
73. «ý§À¡Î þ¨Âó¾ ÅÆ즸ýÀ ¬Õ¢÷ìÌ
±ý§À¡Î þ¨Âó¾ ¦¾¡¼÷Ò.
Soul is encased in frame of bone 73
To taste the life of love alone.
74. «ýÒ ®Ûõ ¬÷Åõ ¯¨¼¨Á «Ð®Ûõ
¿ñÒ ±ýÛõ ¿¡¼¡î º¢ÈôÒ.
Love yields aspiration and thence 74
Friendship springs up in excellence.
75. «ýÒüÚ «Á÷ó¾ ÅÆ즸ýÀ ¨Å¸òÐ
þýÒüÈ¡÷ ±öÐõ º¢ÈôÒ.
The crowning joy of home life flows 75
From peaceful psychic love always.
76. «Èò¾¢ü§¸ «ýÒº¡÷ ¦ÀýÀ «È¢Â¡÷
ÁÈò¾¢üÌõ «·§¾ Ш½.
"Love is virtue's friend" say know-nots 76
It helps us against evil plots.
77. ±ýÀ¢ ľ¨É ¦Å¢ø§À¡Äì ¸¡Ô§Á
«ýÀ¢ ľ¨É «Èõ.
Justice burns the loveless form 77
Like solar blaze the boneless worm.
78. «ýÀ¸ò ¾¢øÄ¡ ¯Â¢÷Å¡ú쨸 ÅýÀ¡ü¸ñ
ÅüÈø ÁÃó¾Ç¢÷ò ¾üÚ.
Life bereft of love is gloom 78
Can sapless tree in desert bloom?
79. ÒÈòÐÚô ¦ÀøÄ¡õ ±Åý¦ºöÔõ ¡쨸
«¸òÐÚôÒ «ýÀ¢ ÄÅ÷ìÌ.
Love is the heart which limbs must move, 79
Or vain the outer parts will prove.
80. «ýÀ¢ý ÅÆ¢ÂÐ ¯Â¢÷¿¢¨Ä «·¾¢Ä¡÷ìÌ
±ýÒ§¾¡ø §À¡÷ò¾ ¯¼õÒ.
The seat of life is love alone; 80
Or beings are but skin and bone!
1.2.5. Å¢Õ󧾡õÀø
1.2.5. Hospitality
81. þÕ󧾡õÀ¢ þøÅ¡úÅ ¦¾øÄ¡õ Å¢Õ󧾡õÀ¢
§ÅÇ¡ñ¨Á ¦ºö¾ü ¦À¡ÕðÎ.
Men set up home, toil and earn 81
To tend the guests and do good turn.
82. Å¢ÕóÐ ÒÈò¾¾¡ò ¾¡Ûñ¼ø º¡Å¡
ÁÕó¦¾É¢Ûõ §Åñ¼üÀ¡ü ÈýÚ.
To keep out guests cannot be good 82
Albeit you eat nector-like food.
83. ÅÕÅ¢ÕóÐ ¨Å¸Öõ µõÒÅ¡ý Å¡ú쨸
ÀÕÅóÐ À¡úÀξø þýÚ.
Who tends his guests day in and out 83
His life in want never wears out.
84. «¸ÉÁ÷óÐ ¦ºö¡û ¯¨ÈÔõ Ó¸ÉÁ÷óÐ
¿øÅ¢ÕóÐ µõÒÅ¡ý þø.
The goddess of wealth will gladly rest 84
Where smiles welcome the worthy guest.
85. Å¢òÐõ þ¼ø§ÅñÎõ ¦¸¡ø§Ä¡ Å¢Õ󧾡õÀ¢
Á¢îºø Á¢¨ºÅ¡ý ÒÄõ.
Should his field be sown who first 85
Feeds the guests and eats the rest?
86. ¦ºøÅ¢ÕóÐ µõÀ¢ ÅÕÅ¢ÕóÐ À¡÷ò¾¢ÕôÀ¡ý
¿øÅ¢ÕóÐ Å¡Éò ¾Å÷ìÌ.
Who tends a guest and looks for next 86
Is a welcome guest in heaven's feast.
87. þ¨ÉòШ½ò ¦¾ýÀ¦¾¡ý È¢ø¨Ä Å¢Õó¾¢ý
Ш½òШ½ §ÅûÅ¢ô ÀÂý.
Worth of the guest of quality 87
Is worth of hospitality.
88. À¡¢ó§¾¡õÀ¢ô ÀüÈü§Èõ ±ýÀ÷ Å¢Õ󧾡õÀ¢
§ÅûÅ¢ ¾¨ÄôÀ¼¡ ¾¡÷.
Who loathe guest-service one day cry: 88
"We toil and store; but life is dry".
89. ¯¨¼¨ÁÔû þý¨Á Å¢Õ󧾡õÀø µõÀ¡
Á¼¨Á Á¼Å¡÷¸ñ ¯ñÎ.
The man of wealth is poor indeed 89
Whose folly fails the guest to feed.
90. §Á¡ôÀì ̨ÆÔõ «É¢îºõ Ӹ󾢡¢óÐ
§¿¡ì¸ì ̨ÆÔõ Å¢ÕóÐ.
Anicham smelt withers: like that 90
A wry-faced look withers the guest.
1.2.6 þɢ¨ÅÜÈø
1.2.6. Sweet Words
91. þý¦º¡Ä¡ø ®Ãõ «¨Çþô ÀÊÚþÄÅ¡õ
¦ºõ¦À¡Õû ¸ñ¼¡÷Å¡öî ¦º¡ø.
The words of Seers are lovely sweet 91
Merciful and free from deceit.
92. «¸ý«Á÷óÐ ®¾Ä¢ý ¿ý§È Ó¸ÉÁ÷óÐ
þý¦º¡Ä¡ý ¬¸ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
Sweet words from smiling lips dispense 92
More joys than heart's beneficence.
93. Ó¸ò¾¡ý «Á÷óÐþɢР§¿¡ì¸¢ «¸ò¾¡É¡õ
þý¦º¡ Ģɧ¾ «Èõ.
Calm face, sweet look, kind words from heart 93
Such is the gracious virtue's part.
94. ÐýÒê¯õ ÐùÅ¡¨Á þøÄ¡Ìõ ¡÷Á¡ðÎõ
þýÒê¯õ þý¦º¡ ÄÅ÷ìÌ.
Whose loving words delight each one 94
The woe of want from them is gone.
95. À½¢×¨¼Âý þý¦º¡Äý ¬¾ø ´ÕÅüÌ
«½¢ÂøÄ ÁüÚô À¢È.
To be humble and sweet words speak 95
No other jewel do wise men seek.
96. «øĨŠ§¾Â «Èõ¦ÀÕÌõ ¿øĨÅ
¿¡Ê þɢ ¦º¡Ä¢ý.
His sins vanish, his virtues grow 96
Whose fruitful words with sweetness flow.
97. ¿Âý ®ýÚ ¿ýÈ¢ ÀÂìÌõ ÀÂý®ýÚ
ÀñÀ¢ý ¾¨ÄôÀ¢¡¢Â¡î ¦º¡ø.
The fruitful courteous kindly words 97
Lead to goodness and graceful deeds.
98. º¢Ú¨ÁÔû ¿£í¸¢Â þý¦º¡ø ÁÚ¨ÁÔõ
þõ¨ÁÔõ þýÀõ ¾Õõ.
Kind words free from meanness delight 98
This life on earth and life the next.
99. þý¦º¡ø þÉ¢¾£ýÈø ¸¡ñÀ¡ý ±Åý¦¸¡§Ä¡
Åý¦º¡ø ÅÆíÌ ÅÐ.
Who sees the sweets of sweetness here 99
To use harsh words how can he dare?
100. þɢ ¯ÇÅ¡¸ þýÉ¡¾ ÜÈø
¸É¢þÕôÀì ¸¡ö¸Å÷ó ¾üÚ.
Leaving ripe fruits the raw he eats 100
Who speaks harsh words when sweet word suits.
1.2.7 ¦ºöó¿ýÈ¢ «È¢¾ø
1.2.7. Gratitude
101. ¦ºö¡Áø ¦ºö¾ ¯¾Å¢ìÌ ¨Å¸Óõ
šɸÓõ ¬üÈø «¡¢Ð.
Unhelped in turn good help given 101
Exceeds in worth earth and heaven.
102. ¸¡Äò¾¢ É¡ü¦ºö¾ ¿ýÈ¢ º¢È¢¦¾É¢Ûõ
»¡Äò¾¢ý Á¡½ô ¦À¡¢Ð.
A help rendered in hour of need 102
Though small is greater than the world.
103. ÀÂýà측÷ ¦ºö¾ ¯¾Å¢ ¿Âýà츢ý
¿ý¨Á ¸¼Ä¢ý ¦À¡¢Ð.
Help rendered without weighing fruits 103
Outweighs the sea in grand effects.
104. ¾¢¨ÉòШ½ ¿ýÈ¢ ¦ºÂ¢Ûõ À¨ÉòШ½Â¡ì
¦¸¡ûÅ¡÷ ÀÂý¦¾¡¢ Å¡÷.
Help given though millet- small 104
Knowers count its good palm- tree tall.
105. ¯¾Å¢ ŨÃò¾ýÚ ¯¾Å¢ ¯¾Å¢
¦ºÂôÀð¼¡÷ º¡øÀ¢ý ŨÃòÐ.
A help is not the help's measure 105
It is gainer's worth and pleasure.
106. ÁÈÅü¸ Á¡ºüÈ¡÷ §¸ñ¨Á ÐÈÅü¸
ÐýÀòÐû ÐôÀ¡Â¡÷ ¿ðÒ.
Forget not friendship of the pure 106
Forsake not timely helpers sure.
107. ±Ø¨Á ±ØÀ¢ÈôÒõ ¯ûÙÅ÷ ¾í¸ñ
Å¢ØÁó Ш¼ò¾Å÷ ¿ðÒ.
Through sevenfold births, in memory fares 107
The willing friend who wiped one's tears.
108. ¿ýÈ¢ ÁÈôÀÐ ¿ýÈýÚ ¿ýÈøÄÐ
«ý§È ÁÈôÀÐ ¿ýÚ.
To forget good turns is not good 108
Good it is over wrong not to brood.
109. ¦¸¡ýÈýÉ þýÉ¡ ¦ºÂ¢Ûõ «Å÷¦ºö¾
´ýÚ¿ýÚ ¯ûÇì ¦¸Îõ.
Let deadly harms be forgotten 109
While remembering one good-turn.
110. ±ó¿ýÈ¢ ¦¸¡ýÈ¡÷ìÌõ ¯ö×ñ¼¡õ ¯öÅ¢ø¨Ä
¦ºöó¿ýÈ¢ ¦¸¡ýÈ Á¸üÌ.
The virtue-killer may be saved 110
Not benefit-killer who is damned.
1.2.8 ¿Î× ¿¢¨Ä¨Á
1.2.8. Equity
111. ¾Ì¾¢ ±É¦Å¡ýÚ ¿ý§È À̾¢Â¡ø
À¡üÀðÎ ´Ø¸ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
Equity is supreme virtue 111
It is to give each man his due.
112. ¦ºôÀõ ¯¨¼ÂÅý ¬ì¸ï º¢¨¾Å¢ýÈ¢
±îºò¾¢ü §¸Á¡ôÒ ¯¨¼òÐ.
Wealth of the man of equity 112
Grows and lasts to posterity.
113. ¿ý§È ¾¡¢Ûõ ¿ÎÅ¢¸ó¾¡õ ¬ì¸ò¨¾
«ý§È ¦Â¡Æ¢Â Å¢¼ø.
Though profitable, turn away 113
From unjust gains without delay.
114. ¾ì¸¡÷ ¾¸Å¢Ä÷ ±ýÀÐ «ÅÃÅ÷
±îºò¾¡ü ¸¡½ôÀ ÀÎõ.
The worthy and the unworthy 114
Are seen in their posterity.
115. §¸Îõ ¦ÀÕì¸Óõ þøÄøÄ ¦¿ïºòÐì
§¸¡¼¡¨Á º¡ý§È¡÷ì ¸½¢.
Loss and gain by cause arise; 115
Equal mind adorns the wise.
116. ¦¸ÎÅø¡ý ±ýÀÐ «È¢¸¾ý ¦¿ïºõ
¿Î¦Å¡¡£þ «øÄ ¦ºÂ¢ý.
Of perdition let him be sure 116
Who leaves justice to sinful lure.
117. ¦¸ÎÅ¡¸ ¨Å¡Р¯Ä¸õ ¿ÎÅ¡¸
¿ýÈ¢ì¸ñ ¾í¸¢Â¡ý ¾¡ú×.
The just reduced to poverty 117
Is not held down by equity.
118. ºÁý¦ºöÐ º£÷àìÌí §¸¡ø§À¡ø «¨Á󦾡ÕÀ¡ø
§¸¡¼¡¨Á º¡ý§È¡÷ì ¸½¢.
Like balance holding equal scales 118
A well poised mind is jewel of the wise.
119. ¦º¡ü§¸¡ð¼õ þøÄÐ ¦ºôÀõ ´Õ¾¨Ä¡
¯ð§¸¡ð¼õ þý¨Á ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
Justice is upright, unbending 119
And free from crooked word-twisting.
120. Å¡½¢¸õ ¦ºöÅ¡÷ìÌ Å¡½¢¸õ §À½¢ô
À¢È×õ ¾Á§À¡ü ¦ºÂ¢ý.
A trader's trade prospers fairly 120
When his dealings are neighbourly.
1.2.9. «¼ì¸Ó¨¼¨Á
1.2.9 Self Control
121. «¼ì¸õ «ÁÃÕû ¯öìÌõ «¼í¸¡¨Á
¬¡¢Õû ¯öòРŢÎõ.
Self-rule leads to realms of gods 121
Indulgence leads to gloomy hades.
122. ¸¡ì¸ ¦À¡ÕÇ¡ «¼ì¸ò¨¾ ¬ì¸õ
«¾É¢ë¯í ¸¢ø¨Ä ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
No gains with self-control measure 122
Guard with care this great treasure.
123. ¦ºÈ¢ÅÈ¢óÐ º£÷¨Á ÀÂìÌõ «È¢ÅÈ¢óÐ
¬üÈ¢ý «¼í¸ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
Knowing wisdom who lives controlled 123
Name and fame seek him untold.
124. ¿¢¨Ä¢ý ¾¢¡¢Â¡Ð «¼í¸¢Â¡ý §¾¡üÈõ
Á¨Ä¢Ûõ Á¡½ô ¦À¡¢Ð.
Firmly fixed in self serene 124
The sage looks grander than mountain.
125. ±øÄ¡÷ìÌõ ¿ýÈ¡õ À½¢¾ø «ÅÕûÙõ
¦ºøÅ÷째 ¦ºøÅõ ¾¨¸òÐ.
Humility is good for all 125
To the rich it adds a wealth special.
126. ´Õ¨ÁÔû ¬¨Á§À¡ø ³ó¾¼ì¸ø ¬üÈ¢ý
±Ø¨ÁÔõ ²Á¡ô Ò¨¼òÐ.
Who senses five like tortoise hold 126
Their joy prolongs to births sevenfold.
127. ¡¸¡Å¡ á¢Ûõ ¿¡¸¡ì¸ ¸¡Å¡ì¸¡ø
§º¡¸¡ôÀ÷ ¦º¡øÄ¢ØìÌô ÀðÎ.
Rein the tongue if nothing else 127
Or slips of tongue bring all the woes.
128. ´ýÈ¡Ûó ¾£î¦º¡ø ¦À¡ÕðÀÂý ¯ñ¼¡Â¢ý
¿ýÈ¡¸¡ ¾¡¸¢ Å¢Îõ.
Even a single evil word 128
Will turn all good results to bad.
129. ¾£Â¢É¡ü Íð¼Òñ ¯ûÇ¡Úõ ¬È¡§¾
¿¡Å¢É¡ü Íð¼ ÅÎ.
The fire-burnt wounds do find a cure 129
Tongue-burnt wound rests a running sore.
130. ¸¾í¸¡òÐì ¸üȼí¸ø ¬üÚÅ¡ý ¦ºùÅ¢
«ÈõÀ¡÷ìÌõ ¬üÈ¢ý ѨÆóÐ.
Virtue seeks and peeps to see 130
Self-controlled savant anger free.
1.2.10 ´Øì¸Ó¨¼¨Á
1.2.10 Good Decorum
131. ´Øì¸õ Å¢ØôÀó ¾ÃÄ¡ý ´Øì¸õ
¯Â¢¡¢Ûõ µõÀô ÀÎõ.
Decorum does one dignity 131
More than life guard its purity.
132. À¡¢ó§¾¡õÀ¢ì ¸¡ì¸ ´Øì¸õ ¦¾¡¢ó§¾¡õÀ¢ò
§¾¡¢Ûõ «·§¾ Ш½.
Virtues of conduct all excel; 132
The soul aid should be guarded well.
133. ´Øì¸õ ¯¨¼¨Á ÌʨÁ þØì¸õ
þÆ¢ó¾ À¢ÈôÀ¡ö Å¢Îõ.
Good conduct shows good family 133
Low manners mark anomaly.
134. ÁÈôÀ¢Ûõ ´òÐì ¦¸¡ÇÄ¡Ìõ À¡÷ôÀ¡ý
À¢Èô¦À¡Øì¸í ÌýÈì ¦¸Îõ.
Readers recall forgotten lore, 134
But conduct lost returns no more.
135. «Ø측 Ú¨¼Â¡ý¸ñ ¬ì¸õ§À¡ýÚ þø¨Ä
´Øì¸ Á¢Ä¡ý¸ñ ¯Â÷×.
The envious prosper but ill 135
The ill-behaved sinks lower still.
136. ´Øì¸ò¾¢ý ´ø¸¡÷ ¯Ã§Å¡÷ þØì¸ò¾¢ý
²¾õ ÀÎÀ¡ì ¸È¢óÐ.
The firm from virtue falter not 136
They know the ills of evil thought.
137. ´Øì¸ò¾¢ý ±öÐÅ÷ §Áý¨Á þØì¸ò¾¢ý
±öÐÅ÷ ±ö¾¡ô ÀÆ¢.
Conduct good ennobles man, 137
Bad conduct entails disgrace mean.
138. ¿ýÈ¢ìÌ Å¢ò¾¡Ìõ ¿ø¦Ä¡Øì¸õ ¾£¦Â¡Øì¸õ
±ýÚõ þÎõ¨À ¾Õõ.
Good conduct sows seeds of blessings 138
Bad conduct endless evil brings.
139. ´Øì¸ Ó¨¼ÂÅ÷ìÌ ´øÄ¡§Å ¾£Â
ÅØ츢Ôõ š¡ü ¦º¡Äø.
Foul words will never fall from lips 139
Of righteous men even by slips.
140. ¯Ä¸ò§¾¡Î ´ð¼ ´Ø¸ø ÀĸüÚõ
¸øÄ¡÷ «È¢Å¢Ä¡ ¾¡÷.
Though read much they are ignorant 140
Whose life is not world-accordant.
1.2.11. À¢ÈÉ¢ø Å¢¨Æ¡¨Á
1.2.11 Against Coveting Another's Wife
141. À¢Èý¦À¡ÕÇ¡û ¦À𦼡ØÌõ §À¨¾¨Á »¡ÄòÐ
«Èõ¦À¡Õû ¸ñ¼¡÷¸ñ þø.
Who know the wealth and virtue's way 141
After other's wife do not stray.
142. «Èý¸¨¼ ¿¢ýÈ¡Õû ±øÄ¡õ À¢Èý¸¨¼
¿¢ýÈ¡¡¢ý §À¨¾Â¡÷ þø.
He is the worst law breaking boor 142
Who haunts around his neighbour's door.
143. ŢǢ󾡡¢ý §ÅÈøÄ÷ ÁýÈ ¦¾Ç¢ó¾¡¡¢ø
¾£¨Á Ò¡¢óÐ ´ØÌ Å¡÷.
The vile are dead who evil aim 143
And put faithful friends' wives to shame.
144. ±¨ÉòШ½Â÷ ¬Â¢Ûõ ±ýÉ¡õ ¾¢¨ÉòШ½Ôõ
§¾Ã¡ý À¢Èýþø Ò¸ø.
Their boasted greatness means nothing 144
When to another's wife they cling.
145. ±Ç¢¦¾É þøÄ¢ÈôÀ¡ý ±öЦÁï »¡ýÚõ
ŢǢ¡Р¿¢üÌõ ÀÆ¢.
Who trifles with another's wife 145
His guilty stain will last for life.
146. À¨¸ À¡Åõ «îºõ ÀÆ¢¦ÂÉ ¿¡ýÌõ
þ¸Å¡Å¡õ þøÄ¢ÈôÀ¡ý ¸ñ.
Hatred, sin, fear, and shame-these four 146
Stain adulterers ever more.
147. «ÈÉ¢ÂÄ¡ý þøÅ¡úÅ¡ý ±ýÀ¡ý À¢ÈÉ¢ÂÄ¡û
¦Àñ¨Á ¿ÂÅ¡ ¾Åý.
He is the righteous householder 147
His neighbour's wife who covets never.
148. À¢ÈýÁ¨É §¿¡ì¸¡¾ §Àáñ¨Á º¡ý§È¡÷ìÌ
«È¦É¡ý§È¡ ¬ýÈ ¦Å¡ØìÌ.
They lead a high-souled manly life 148
The pure who eye not another's wife.
149. ¿ÄìÌ¡¢Â¡÷ ¡¦ÃÉ¢ý ¿¡Á¿£÷ ¨ÅôÀ¢ý
À¢ÈüÌ¡¢Â¡û §¾¡û§¾¡Â¡ ¾¡÷.
Good in storm bound earth is with those 149
Who clasp not arms of another's spouse.
150. «ÈýŨáý «øÄ ¦ºÂ¢Ûõ À¢ÈýŨáû
¦Àñ¨Á ¿ÂÅ¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Sinners breaking virtue's behest 150
Lust not for another's wife at least.
1.2.12. ¦À¡¨ÈÔ¨¼¨Á
1.2.12 Forgiveness
151. «¸úÅ¡¨Ãò ¾¡íÌõ ¿¢Äõ§À¡Äò ¾õ¨Á
þ¸úÅ¡¨Ãô ¦À¡Úò¾ø ¾¨Ä.
As earth bears up with diggers too 151
To bear revilers is prime virtue.
152. ¦À¡Úò¾ø þÈôÀ¢¨É ±ýÚõ «¾¨É
ÁÈò¾ø «¾É¢Ûõ ¿ýÚ.
Forgive insults is a good habit 152
Better it is to forget it.
153. þý¨ÁÔû þý¨Á Å¢Õ󦾡áø Åý¨ÁÔû
Åý¨Á Á¼Å¡÷ô ¦À¡¨È.
Neglect the guest is dearth of dearth 153
To bear with fools is strength of strength.
154. ¿¢¨ÈÔ¨¼¨Á ¿£í¸¡¨Á §ÅñÊý ¦À¡¨ÈÔ¨¼¨Á
§À¡üÈ¢ ¦Â¡Ø¸ô ÀÎõ.
Practice of patient quality 154
Retains intact itegrity.
155. ´Úò¾¡¨Ã ´ýÈ¡¸ ¨Å¡§Ã ¨ÅôÀ÷
¦À¡Úò¾¡¨Ãô ¦À¡ý§À¡ü ¦À¡¾¢óÐ.
Vengeance is not in esteem held 155
Patience is praised as hidden gold.
156. ´Úò¾¡÷ìÌ ´Õ¿¡¨Ç þýÀõ ¦À¡Úò¾¡÷ìÌô
¦À¡ýÚó Ш½Ôõ Ò¸ú.
Revenge accords but one day's joy 156
Patience carries its praise for aye.
157. ¾¢ÈÉøÄ ¾üÀ¢È÷ ¦ºö¢Ûõ §¿¡¦¿¡óÐ
«ÈÉøÄ ¦ºö¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Though others cause you wanton pain 157
Grieve not; from unjust harm refrain.
158. Á¢Ì¾¢Â¡ý Á¢ì¸¨Å ¦ºö¾¡¨Ãò ¾¡õ¾õ
¾Ì¾¢Â¡ý ¦ÅýÚ Å¢¼ø.
By noble forbearance vanquish 158
The proud that have caused you anguish.
159. ÐÈ󾡡¢ý àö¨Á ¯¨¼Â÷ þÈó¾¡÷Å¡ö
þýɡ¡ø §¿¡ü¸¢ü ÀÅ÷.
More than ascetics they are pure 159
Who bitter tongues meekly endure.
160. ¯ñ½¡Ð §¿¡üÀ¡÷ ¦À¡¢Â÷ À¢È÷¦º¡øÖõ
þýɡ¡ø §¿¡üÀ¡¡¢ý À¢ý.
Who fast are great to do penance 160
Greater are they who bear offence.
1.2.13 «Ø측ȡ¨Á
1.2.13 Avoid Envy
161. ´Øì¸¡È¡ì ¦¸¡û¸ ´ÕÅý¾ý ¦¿ïºòÐ
«Øì¸¡Ú þÄ¡¾ þÂøÒ.
Deem your heart as virtuous 161
When your nature is not jealous.
162. Å¢Øô§ÀüÈ¢ý «·¦¾¡ôÀÐ þø¨Ä¡÷ Á¡ðÎõ
«Ø측üÈ¢ý «ý¨Á ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
No excellence excels the one 162
That by nature envies none.
163. «Èý¬ì¸õ §Åñ¼¡¾¡ý ±ýÀ¡ý À¢ÈÉ¡ì¸õ
§À½¡Ð «Øì¸Úô À¡ý.
Who envies others' good fortune 163
Can't prosper in virtue of his own.
164. «Ø측üÈ¢ý «øĨŠ¦ºö¡÷ þØ측üÈ¢ý
²¾õ ÀÎÀ¡ìÌ «È¢óÐ.
The wise through envy don't others wrong 164
Knowing that woes from evils throng.
165. «Øì¸¡Ú ¯¨¼Â¡÷ìÌ «Ðº¡Öõ ´ýÈ¡÷
ÅØ츢Ôõ §¸Ëý ÀÐ.
Man shall be wrecked by envy's whim 165
Even if enemies spare him.
166. ¦¸¡ÎôÀÐ «Øì¸ÚôÀ¡ý ÍüÈõ ¯ÎôÀà¯õ
¯ñÀà¯õ þýÈ¢ì ¦¸Îõ.
Who envies gifts shall suffer ruin 166
Without food and clothes with his kin.
167. «ùÅ¢òÐ «Øì¸¡Ú ¯¨¼Â¡¨Éî ¦ºöÂÅû
¾ù¨Å¨Âì ¸¡ðÊ Å¢Îõ.
Fortune deserts the envious 167
Leaving misfortune omnious.
168. «Øì¸¡Ú ±É´Õ À¡Å¢ ¾¢ÕüÚò
¾£ÔÆ¢ ¯öòРŢÎõ.
Caitiff envy despoils wealth 168
And drags one into evil path.
169. «ùŢ ¦¿ïºò¾¡ý ¬ì¸Óõ ¦ºùŢ¡ý
§¸Îõ ¿¢¨Éì¸ô ÀÎõ.
Why is envy rich, goodmen poor 169
People with surprise think over.
170. «Øì¸üÚ «¸ýÈ¡Õõ þø¨Ä«·Ð þøÄ¡÷
¦ÀÕì¸ò¾¢ø ¾£÷ó¾¡Õõ þø.
The envious prosper never 170
The envyless prosper ever.
1.2.14. ¦Å·¸¡¨Á
1.2.14 Against Covetousness
171. ¿ÎÅ¢ýÈ¢ ¿ý¦À¡Õû ¦Å·¸¢ý ÌʦÀ¡ýÈ¢ì
ÌüÈÓõ ¬í§¸ ¾Õõ.
Who covets others' honest wealth 171
That greed ruins his house forthwith.
172. ÀÎÀÂý ¦Å·¸¢ô ÀÆ¢ôÀÎÅ ¦ºö¡÷
¿ÎÅý¨Á ¿¡Ï ÀÅ÷.
Who shrink with shame from sin, refrain 172
From coveting which brings ruin.
173. º¢üÈ¢ýÀõ ¦Å·¸¢ «ÈÉøÄ ¦ºö¡§Ã
ÁüÈ¢ýÀõ §ÅñÎ ÀÅ÷.
For spiritual bliss who long 173
For fleeting joy commit no wrong.
174. þĦÁýÚ ¦Å·Ì¾ø ¦ºö¡÷ ÒÄõ¦ÅýÈ
Òý¨Á¢ø ¸¡ðº¢ ÂÅ÷.
The truth-knowers of sense-control 174
Though in want covet not at all.
175. «·¸¢ «¸ýÈ «È¢¦ÅýÉ¡õ ¡÷Á¡ðÎõ
¦Å·¸¢ ¦ÅȢ ¦ºÂ¢ý.
What is one's subtle wisdom worth 175
If it deals ill with all on earth.
176. «Õû¦Å·¸¢ ¬üÈ¢ý¸ñ ¿¢ýÈ¡ý ¦À¡Õû¦Å·¸¢ô
¦À¡øÄ¡¾ ÝÆì ¦¸Îõ.
Who seeks for grace on righteous path 176
Suffers by evil covetous wealth.
177. §Åñ¼ü¸ ¦Å·¸¢Â¡õ ¬ì¸õ Å¢¨ÇÅ¢ý
Á¡ñ¼ü ¸¡¢¾¡õ ÀÂý.
Shun the fruit of covetousness 177
All its yield is inglorious.
178. «·¸¡¨Á ¦ºøÅò¾¢üÌ Â¡¦¾É¢ý ¦Å·¸¡¨Á
§ÅñÎõ À¢Èý¨¸ô ¦À¡Õû.
The mark of lasting wealth is shown 178
By not coveting others' own.
179. «ÈÉÈ¢óÐ ¦Å·¸¡ «È¢×¨¼Â¡÷î §ºÕõ
¾¢Èý«È¢ó ¾¡í§¸ ¾¢Õ.
Fortune seeks the just and wise 179
Who are free from coveting vice.
180. þÈÄ£Ûõ ±ñ½¡Ð ¦Å·¸¢ý Å¢Èø®Ûõ
§Åñ¼¡¨Á ±ýÛï ¦ºÕìÌ.
Desireless, greatness conquers all; 180
Coveting misers ruined fall.
1.2.15. ÒÈíÜÈ¡¨Á
1.2.15 Against Slander
181. «ÈíÜÈ¡ý «øÄ ¦ºÂ¢Ûõ ´ÕÅý
ÒÈíÜÈ¡ý ±ýÈø þÉ¢Ð.
Though a man from virtue strays, 181
To keep from slander brings him praise.
182. «ÈÉÆ£þ «øĨŠ¦ºö¾Ä¢ý ¾£§¾
ÒÈÉÆ£þô ¦À¡öòÐ ¿¨¸.
Who bite behind, and before smile 182
Are worse than open traitors vile.
183. ÒÈíÜÈ¢ô ¦À¡öòТ÷ Å¡ú¾Ä¢ý º¡¾ø
«ÈíÜÚõ ¬ì¸ò ¾Õõ.
Virtue thinks it better to die, 183
Than live to backbite and to lie.
184. ¸ñ½¢ýÚ ¸ñ½Èî ¦º¡øÄ¢Ûõ ¦º¡øÄü¸
ÓýÉ¢ýÚ À¢ý§¿¡ì¸¡î ¦º¡ø.
Though harsh you speak in one's presence 184
Abuse is worse in his absence.
185. «È了¡øÖõ ¦¿ïºò¾¡ý «ý¨Á ÒÈ了¡øÖõ
Òý¨Á¡ü ¸¡½ô ÀÎõ.
Who turns to slander makes it plain 185
His praise of virtue is in vain.
186. À¢ÈýÀÆ¢ ÜÚÅ¡ý ¾ýÀÆ¢ ÔûÙõ
¾¢Èý¦¾¡¢óÐ ÜÈô ÀÎõ.
His failings will be found and shown, 186
Who makes another's failings known.
187. À¸î¦º¡øÄ¢ì §¸Ç¢÷ô À¢¡¢ôÀ÷ ¿¸î¦º¡øÄ¢
¿ðÀ¡¼ø §¾üÈ¡ ¾Å÷.
By pleasing words who make not friends 187
Sever their hearts by hostile trends.
188. Ðýɢ¡÷ ÌüÈÓõ àüÚõ ÁÃÀ¢É¡÷
±ý¨É¦¸¡ø ²¾¢Ä¡÷ Á¡ðÌ.
What will they not to strangers do 188
Who bring their friends' defects to view?
189. «Èý§¿¡ì¸¢ ¬üÚí¦¸¡ø ¨ÅÂõ ÒÈý§¿¡ì¸¢ô
Òý¦º¡ø ¯¨ÃôÀ¡ý ¦À¡¨È.
The world in mercy bears his load 189
Who rants behind words untoward
190. ²¾¢Ä¡÷ ÌüÈõ§À¡ø ¾íÌüÈí ¸¡ñ¸¢üÀ¢ý
¾£Ðñ§¼¡ ÁýÛõ ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
No harm would fall to any man 190
If each his own defect could scan.
1.2.16. ÀÂÉ¢Ä ¦º¡øÄ¡¨Á
1.2.16 Against Vain Speaking
191. ÀøÄ¡÷ ÓÉ¢Âô ÀÂÉ¢Ä ¦º¡øÖÅ¡ý
±øÄ¡Õõ ±ûÇô ÀÎõ.
With silly words who insults all 191
Is held in contempt as banal.
192. ÀÂÉ¢Ä ÀøÄ¡÷Óý ¦º¡øÄø ¿ÂÉ¢Ä
¿ð¼¡÷¸ñ ¦ºö¾Ä¢ü È£Ð.
Vain talk before many is worse 192
Than doing to friends deeds adverse.
193. ¿ÂÉ¢Äý ±ýÀÐ ¦º¡øÖõ ÀÂÉ¢Ä
À¡¡¢ò ШÃìÌõ ¯¨Ã.
The babbler's hasty lips proclaim 193
That "good-for-nothing" is his name.
194. ¿Âýº¡Ã¡ ¿ý¨Á¢ý ¿£ìÌõ ÀÂýº¡Ãô
ÀñÀ¢ø¦º¡ø ÀøÄ¡ øòÐ.
Vain words before an assembly 194
Will make all gains and goodness flee.
195. º£÷¨Á º¢Èô¦À¡Î ¿£íÌõ ÀÂÉ¢Ä
¿£÷¨Á Ô¨¼Â¡÷ ¦º¡Ä¢ý.
Glory and grace will go away 195
When savants silly nonsense say.
196. ÀÂÉ¢ø ¦º¡ø À¡Ã¡ðÎ Å¡¨É Á¸ý±Éø
Áì¸ð À¾Ê ¦ÂÉø.
Call him a human chaff who prides 196
Himself in weightless idle words.
197. ¿ÂÉ¢Ä ¦º¡øÄ¢Ûï ¦º¡øÖ¸ º¡ý§È¡÷
ÀÂÉ¢Ä ¦º¡øÄ¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Let not men of worth vainly quack 197
Even if they would roughly speak.
198. «ÕõÀÂý ¬Ôõ «È¢Å¢É¡÷ ¦º¡øÄ¡÷
¦ÀÕõÀÂý þøÄ¡¾ ¦º¡ø.
The wise who weigh the worth refrain 198
From words that have no grain and brain.
199. ¦À¡Õû¾£÷ó¾ ¦À¡îº¡óÐï ¦º¡øÄ¡÷ ÁÕû¾£÷ó¾
Á¡ºÚ ¸¡ðº¢ ÂÅ÷.
The wise of spotless self-vision 199
Slip not to silly words-mention.
200. ¦º¡øÖ¸ ¦º¡øÄ¢ü ÀÂÛ¨¼Â ¦º¡øÄü¸
¦º¡øÄ¢ü ÀÂÉ¢Ä¡î ¦º¡ø.
To purpose speak the fruitful word 200
And never indulge in useless load.
1.2.17. ¾£Å¢¨ÉÂîºõ
1.2.17 Fear of Sin
201. ¾£Å¢¨É¡÷ «ïº¡÷ Å¢ØÁ¢Â¡÷ «ïÍÅ¡÷
¾£Å¢¨É ±ýÛõ ¦ºÕìÌ.
Sinners fear not the pride of sin. 201
The worthy dread the ill within.
202. ¾£Â¨Å ¾£Â ÀÂò¾Ä¡ý ¾£Â¨Å
¾£Â¢Ûõ «ïºô ÀÎõ.
Since evil begets evil dire 202
Fear ye evil more than fire.
203. «È¢Å¢Ûû ±øÄ¡ó ¾¨Ä¦ÂýÀ ¾£Â
¦ºÚÅ¡÷ìÌõ ¦ºö¡ Å¢¼ø.
The wisest of the wise are those 203
Who injure not even their foes.
204. ÁÈóÐõ À¢Èý§¸Î ÝÆü¸ ÝÆ¢ý
«ÈïÝØõ Ýúó¾Åý §¸Î.
His ruin virtue plots who plans 204
The ruin of another man's.
205. þÄý ±ýÚ ¾£Â¨Å ¦ºöÂü¸ ¦ºö¢ý
þÄÉ¡Ìõ ÁüÚõ ¦ÀÂ÷òÐ.
Who makes poverty plea for ill 205
Shall reduce himself poorer still.
206. ¾£ôÀ¡Ä ¾¡ýÀ¢È÷¸ñ ¦ºöÂü¸ §¿¡öôÀ¡Ä
¾ý¨É «¼ø§Åñ¼¡ ¾¡ý.
From wounding others let him refrain 206
Who would from harm himself remain.
207. ±¨ÉôÀ¨¸ ÔüÈ¡Õõ ¯öÅ÷ Å¢¨ÉôÀ¨¸
ţ¡РÀ¢ý¦ºýÚ «Îõ.
Men may escape other foes and live 207
But sin its deadly blow will give.
208. ¾£Â¨Å ¦ºö¾¡÷ ¦¸Î¾ø ¿¢Æø¾ý¨É
ţ¡Р«ÊÔ¨Èó ¾üÚ.
Ruin follows who evil do 208
As shadow follows as they go.
209. ¾ý¨Éò¾¡ý ¸¡¾Äɡ¢ý ±¨Éò¦¾¡ýÚõ
ÐýÉü¸ ¾£Å¢¨Éô À¡ø.
Let none who loves himself at all 209
Think of evil however small.
210. «Õí§¸¼ý ±ýÀÐ «È¢¸ ÁÕí§¸¡Êò
¾£Å¢¨É ¦ºö¡ý ±É¢ý.
He is secure, know ye, from ills 210
Who slips not right path to do evils.
1.2.18. ´ôÒÃÅÈ¢¾ø
1.2.18 Duty to Society
211. ¨¸õÁ¡Ú §Åñ¼¡ ¸¼ôÀ¡Î Á¡¡¢Á¡ðÎ
±ý ¬üÚí ¦¸¡ø§Ä¡ ¯ÄÌ.
Duty demands nothing in turn; 211
How can the world recompense rain?
212. ¾¡Ç¡üÈ¢ò ¾ó¾ ¦À¡Õ¦ÇøÄ¡õ ¾ì¸¡÷ìÌ
§ÅÇ¡ñ¨Á ¦ºö¾ü ¦À¡ÕðÎ.
All the wealth that toils give 212
Is meant to serve those who deserve.
213. Òò§¾ ÙĸòÐõ ®ñÎõ ¦ÀÈÄ¡¢§¾
´ôÒÃÅ¢ý ¿øÄ À¢È.
In heav'n and earth 'tis hard to find 213
A greater good than being kind.
214. ´ò¾ ¾È¢Å¡ý ¯Â¢÷Å¡úÅ¡ý Áü¨È¡ý
¦ºò¾¡Õû ¨Åì¸ô ÀÎõ.
He lives who knows befitting act 214
Others are deemed as dead in fact.
215. °Õ½¢ ¿£÷¿¢¨Èó ¾ü§È ¯Ä¸Å¡õ
§ÀÃÈ¢ Å¡Çý ¾¢Õ.
The wealth that wise and kind do make 215
Is like water that fills a lake.
216. ÀÂýÁÃõ ¯ûé÷ô ÀØò¾üÈ¡ø ¦ºøÅõ
¿ÂÛ¨¼ ¡ý¸ñ ÀÊý.
Who plenty gets and plenty gives 216
Is like town-tree teeming with fruits.
217. ÁÕ󾡸¢ò ¾ôÀ¡ ÁÃò¾üÈ¡ø ¦ºøÅõ
¦ÀÕ󾨸 ¡ý¸ñ ÀÊý.
The wealth of a wide-hearted soul 217
Is a herbal tree that healeth all.
218. þ¼É¢ø ÀÕÅòÐõ ´ôÒÃÅ¢üÌ ´ø¸¡÷
¸¼ÉÈ¢ ¸¡ðº¢ ÂÅ÷.
Though seers may fall on evil days 218
Their sense of duty never strays.
219. ¿ÂÛ¨¼Â¡ý ¿øÜ÷ó¾¡ É¡¾ø ¦ºÔõ¿£Ã
¦ºö¡Р«¨Á¸Ä¡ Å¡Ú.
The good man's poverty and grief 219
Is want of means to give relief.
220. ´ôÒÃŢɡøÅÕõ §¸¦¼É¢ý «·¦¾¡ÕÅý
Å¢üÚ째¡û ¾ì¸ Ш¼òÐ.
By good if ruin comes across 220
Sell yourself to save that loss.
1.2.19. ®¨¸
1.2.19 Charity
221. ÅȢ¡÷즸¡ýÚ ®Å§¾ ®¨¸Áü ¦ÈøÄ¡õ
ÌÈ¢¦Â¾¢÷ô¨À ¿£Ã Ш¼òÐ.
To give the poor is charity 221
The rest is loan and vanity.
222. ¿øÄ¡Ú ±É¢Ûõ ¦¸¡Çø¾£Ð §ÁÖĸõ
þø¦ÄÉ¢Ûõ ®¾§Ä ¿ýÚ.
To beg is bad e'en from the good 222
To give is good, were heaven forbid.
223. þĦÉýÛõ ±ùÅõ ¯¨Ã¡¨Á ®¾ø
ÌÄÛ¨¼Â¡ý ¸ñ§½ ÔÇ.
No pleading, "I am nothing worth," 223
But giving marks a noble birth.
224. þýÉ¡Ð þÃì¸ô Àξø þÃó¾Å÷
þýÓ¸í ¸¡Ïõ «Ç×.
The cry for alms is painful sight 224
Until the giver sees him bright.
225. ¬üÚÅ¡÷ ¬üÈø Àº¢¬üÈø «ôÀº¢¨Â
Á¡üÚÅ¡÷ ¬üÈÄ¢ý À¢ý.
Higher's power which hunger cures 225
Than that of penance which endures.
226. «üÈ¡÷ «Æ¢Àº¢ ¾£÷ò¾ø «·¦¾¡ÕÅý
¦ÀüÈ¡ý ¦À¡Õû¨Åô ÒÆ¢.
Drive from the poor their gnawing pains 226
If room you seek to store your gains.
227. À¡òàñ Á¡£þ ÂŨÉô Àº¢¦ÂýÛõ
¾£ôÀ¢½¢ ¾£ñ¼ø «¡¢Ð.
Who shares his food with those who need 227
Hunger shall not harm his creed.
228. ®òÐÅìÌõ þýÀõ «È¢Â¡÷¦¸¡ø ¾¡Ó¨¼¨Á
¨Åò¾¢ÆìÌõ Åý¸ ½Å÷.
The joy of give and take they lose 228
Hard-hearted rich whose hoarding fails.
229. þÃò¾Ä¢ý þýÉ¡Ð ÁýÈ ¿¢ÃôÀ¢Â
¾¡§Á ¾Á¢Â÷ ¯½ø.
Worse than begging is that boarding 229
Alone what one's greed is hoarding.
230. º¡¾Ä¢ý þýÉ¡¾ ¾¢ø¨Ä þÉ¢¾à¯õ
®¾ø þ¨ÂÂ¡ì ¸¨¼.
Nothing is more painful than death 230
Yet more is pain of giftless dearth.
1.2.20. Ò¸ú
1.2.20 Renown
231. ®¾ø þ¨ºÀ¼ Å¡ú¾ø «ÐÅøÄÐ
°¾¢Âõ þø¨Ä ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
They gather fame who freely give 231
The greatest gain for all that live.
232. ¯¨ÃôÀ¡÷ ¯¨ÃôÀ¨Å ±øÄ¡õ þÃôÀ¡÷즸¡ýÚ
®Å¡÷§Áø ¿¢üÌõ Ò¸ú.
The glory of the alms-giver 232
Is praised aloud as popular.
233. ´ýÈ¡ ¯Ä¸òÐ ¯Â÷ó¾ Ò¸ÆøÄ¡ø
¦À¡ýÈ¡Ð ¿¢üÀ¦¾¡ý È¢ø.
Nothing else lasts on earth for e'er 233
Saving high fame of the giver!
234. ¿¢ÄŨà ¿£ûÒ¸ú ¬üÈ¢ý ÒÄŨÃô
§À¡üÈ¡Ð Òò§¾û ¯ÄÌ.
From hailing gods heavens will cease 234
To hail the men of lasting praise
235. ¿ó¾õ§À¡ø §¸Îõ ¯Ç¾¡Ìõ º¡ì¸¡Îõ
Å¢ò¾¸÷ì ¸øÄ¡ø «¡¢Ð.
Fame in fall and life in death 235
Are rare but for the soulful worth.
236. §¾¡ýÈ¢ý Ò¸¦Æ¡Î §¾¡ýÚ¸ «·¾¢Ä¡÷
§¾¡ýÈÄ¢ý §¾¡ýÈ¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Be born with fame if birth you want 236
If not of birth you must not vaunt.
237. Ò¸úÀ¼ Å¡Æ¡¾¡÷ ¾ó§¿¡Å¡÷ ¾õ¨Á
þ¸úÅ¡¨Ã §¿¡ÅÐ ±Åý.
Why grieve at those who blame the shame 237
Of those who cannot live in fame?
238. Ũº¦ÂýÀ ¨ÅÂò¾¡÷ì ¦¸øÄ¡õ þ¨º¦ÂýÛõ
±îºõ ¦ÀÈ¡« Å¢Êý.
To men on earth it is a shame 238
Not to beget the child of fame.
239. ŨºÂ¢Ä¡ ÅñÀÂý ÌýÚõ þ¨ºÂ¢Ä¡
¡쨸 ¦À¡Úò¾ ¿¢Äõ.
The land will shrink in yield if men 239
O'erburden it without renown.
240. Ũº¦Â¡Æ¢Â Å¡úÅ¡§Ã Å¡úÅ¡÷ þ¨º¦Â¡Æ¢Â
Å¡úÅ¡§Ã Å¡Æ¡ ¾Å÷.
They live who live without blemish 240
The blameful ones do not flurish.
þøÄÈÅ¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ
1.3 ÐÈÅÈÅ¢Âø
1.3 ASCETIC VIRTUE
1.3.1 «ÕÙ¨¼¨Á
1.3.1 Compassion
241. «Õð¦ºøÅõ ¦ºøÅòÐû ¦ºøÅõ ¦À¡Õð¦ºøÅõ
⡢¡÷ ¸ñÏõ ¯Ç.
The wealth of wealth is wealth of grace 241
Earthly wealth e'en the basest has.
242. ¿øÄ¡üÈ¡ý ¿¡Ê «ÕÇ¡û¸ ÀøÄ¡üÈ¡ý
§¾¡¢Ûõ «·§¾ Ш½.
Seek by sound ways good compassion; 242
All faiths mark that for-salvation.
243. «Õû§º÷ó¾ ¦¿ïº¢É¡÷ì ¸¢ø¨Ä þÕû§º÷ó¾
þýÉ¡ ¯Ä¸õ Ò¸ø.
The hearts of mercy shall not go 243
Into dark worlds of gruesome woe.
244. ÁýÛ¢÷ µõÀ¢ «ÕÇ¡ûÅ¡üÌ þø¦ÄýÀ
¾ýÛÂ÷ «ïÍõ Å¢¨É.
His soul is free from dread of sins 244
Whose mercy serveth all beings.
245. «øÄø «ÕÇ¡ûÅ¡÷ìÌ þø¨Ä ÅÇ¢ÅÆíÌõ
ÁøÄøÁ¡ »¡Äí ¸¡¢.
The wide wind-fed world witness bears: 245
Men of mercy meet not sorrows.
246. ¦À¡Õû¿£í¸¢ô ¦À¡îº¡ó¾¡÷ ±ýÀ÷ «Õû¿£í¸¢
«øĨŠ¦ºö¦¾¡ØÌ Å¡÷.
Who grace forsake and graceless act 246
The former loss and woes forget.
247. «ÕÇ¢øÄ¡÷ìÌ «ù×ĸõ þø¨Ä ¦À¡ÕÇ¢øÄ¡÷ìÌ
þù×ĸõ þøÄ¡¸¢ ¡íÌ.
This world is not for weathless ones 247
That world is not for graceless swines.
248. ¦À¡ÕÇüÈ¡÷ âôÀ÷ ´Õ¸¡ø «ÕÇüÈ¡÷
«üÈ¡÷Áü È¡¾ø «¡¢Ð.
The wealthless may prosper one day; 248
The graceless never bloom agay.
249. ¦¾ÕÇ¡¾¡ý ¦Áöô¦À¡Õû ¸ñ¼üÈ¡ø §¾¡¢ý
«ÕÇ¡¾¡ý ¦ºöÔõ «Èõ.
Like Truth twisted by confused mind 249
Wisdom is vain in hearts unkind.
250. ÅĢ¡÷Óý ¾ý¨É ¿¢¨É츾¡ý ¾ýÉ¢ý
¦ÁĢ¡÷§Áø ¦ºøÖõ þ¼òÐ.
Think how you feel before the strong 250
When to the feeble you do wrong.
1.3.2. ÒÄ¡ýÁÚò¾ø
1.3.2 Abstinence from Flesh
251. ¾ý°ý ¦ÀÕì¸üÌò ¾¡ýÀ¢È¢Ð °ý¯ñÀ¡ý
±í¹Éõ ¬Ùõ «Õû.
What graciousness can one command 251
who feeds his flesh by flesh gourmand.
252. ¦À¡Õû¬ðº¢ §À¡üÈ¡¾¡÷ìÌ þø¨Ä «Õû¬ðº¢
¬íÌþø¨Ä °ý¾¢ý ÀÅ÷ìÌ.
The thriftless have no property 252
And flesh-eaters have no pity.
253. À¨¼¦¸¡ñ¼¡÷ ¦¿ïºõ§À¡ø ¿ýÚ °ì¸¡Ð ´ýÈý
¯¼øͨŠ¯ñ¼¡÷ ÁÉõ.
Who wields a steel is steel-hearted 253
Who tastes body is hard-hearted.
254. «Õû «øÄР¡Р±É¢ý ¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á §¸¡Èø
¦À¡Õû «øÄÐ «ùçý ¾¢Éø.
If merciless it is to kill, 254
To kill and eat is disgraceful.
255. ¯ñ½¡¨Á ¯ûÇÐ ¯Â¢÷¿¢¨Ä °ý¯ñ½
«ñ½¡ò¾ø ¦ºö¡Р«ÇÚ.
Off with flesh; a life you save 255
The eater hell's mouth shall not waive!
256. ¾¢Éü¦À¡Õð¼¡ø ¦¸¡øÄ¡Ð ¯Ä̱ɢý ¡Õõ
Å¢¨Äô¦À¡Õð¼¡ø °ý¾ÕÅ¡÷ þø.
None would kill and sell the flesh 256
For eating it if they don't wish.
257. ¯ñ½¡¨Á §ÅñÎõ ÒÄ¡«ø À¢È¢¦¾¡ýÈý
Òñ«Ð ¯½÷Å¡÷ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
From eating flesh men must abstain 257
If they but feel the being's pain.
258. ¦ºÂ¢¡¢ý ¾¨ÄôÀ¢¡¢ó¾ ¸¡ðº¢Â¡÷ ¯ñ½¡÷
¯Â¢¡¢ý ¾¨ÄôÀ¢¡¢ó¾ °ý.
Whose mind from illusion is freed 258
Refuse on lifeless flesh to feed.
259. «Å¢¦º¡¡¢óÐ ¬Â¢Ãõ §Åð¼Ä¢ý ´ýÈý
¯Â¢÷¦ºÌòÐ ¯ñ½¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Not to-kill-and-eat, truly 259
Excels thousand pourings of ghee!
260. ¦¸¡øÄ¡ý ÒÄ¡¨Ä ÁÚò¾¡¨Éì ¨¸ÜôÀ¢
±øÄ¡ ¯Â¢Õõ ¦¾¡Øõ.
All lives shall lift their palms to him 260
Who eats not flesh nor kills with whim.
1.3.3 ¾Åõ
1.3.3 Penance
261. ¯üȧ¿¡ö §¿¡ýÈø ¯Â¢÷ì̯ڸñ ¦ºö¡¨Á
«ü§È ¾Åò¾¢üÌ ¯Õ.
Pains endure; pain not beings 261
This is the type of true penance.
262. ¾ÅÓõ ¾Åõ¯¨¼Â¡÷ìÌ ¬Ìõ «Åõ «¾¨É
«·ÐþÄ¡÷ §Áü¦¸¡û ÅÐ.
Penance is fit for penitents 262
Not for him who in vain pretends.
263. ÐÈó¾¡÷ìÌò ÐôÒÃ× §ÅñÊ ÁÈó¾¡÷¦¸¡ø
Áü¨È ÂÅ÷¸û ¾Åõ.
Is it to true penitent's aid, 263
That others austere path avoid?
264. ´ýÉ¡÷ò ¦¾ÈÖõ ¯Å󾡨à ¬ì¸Öõ
±ñ½¢ý ¾Åò¾¡ý ÅÕõ.
In penance lies the power to save 264
The friends and foil the foe and knave.
265. §ÅñÊ §ÅñÊ¡íÌ ±ö¾Ä¡ø ¦ºö¾Åõ
®ñÎ ÓÂÄô ÀÎõ.
What they wish as they wish is won 265
Here hence by men penance is done.
266. ¾Åõ¦ºöÅ¡÷ ¾õ¸ÕÁõ ¦ºöÅ¡÷ÁüÚ «øÄ¡÷
«Å了öÅ¡÷ ¬¨ºÔð ÀðÎ.
Who do penance achieve their aim 266
Others desire-rid themselves harm.
267. ͼîͼÕõ ¦À¡ý§À¡ø ´Ç¢Å¢Îõ ÐýÀõ
ͼîͼ §¿¡ü¸¢ü ÀÅ÷ìÌ.
Pure and bright gets the gold in fire; 267
and so the life by pain austere.
268. ¾ý¯Â¢÷¾¡ý«Èô ¦ÀüÈ¡¨É ²¨ÉÂ
ÁýÛ¢÷ ±øÄ¡õ ¦¾¡Øõ.
He worship wins from every soul 268
Who Master is by soul control.
269. ÜüÈõ ̾¢ò¾Öõ ¨¸ÜÎõ §¿¡üÈÄ¢ý
¬üÈõ ¾¨Äô Àð¼ Å÷ìÌ.
They can even defy death 269
Who get by penance godly strenth.
270. þÄ÷ÀÄ÷ ¬¸¢Â ¸¡Ã½õ §¿¡üÀ¡÷
º¢Ä÷ÀÄ÷ §¿¡Ä¡ ¾Å÷.
Many are poor and few are rich 270
For they care not for penance much.
1.3.4. ܼ¡¦Å¡Øì¸õ
1.3.4 Imposture
271. Åïº ÁÉò¾¡ý ÀÊüÚ´Øì¸õ â¾í¸û
³óÐõ «¸ò§¾ ¿Ìõ.
Elements five of feigned life 271
Of a sly hypocrite within laugh.
272. Å¡ý¯Â÷ §¾¡üÈõ ±Åý¦ºöÔõ ¾ý¦¿ïºõ
¾¡ý«È¢ ÌüÈô ÀÊý.
Of what avail are sky-high shows 272
When guild the conscience gnaws and knows.
273. ÅÄ¢þø ¿¢¨Ä¨Á¡ý Åø¯ÕÅõ ¦ÀüÈõ
ÒĢ¢ý §¾¡ø §À¡÷òЧÁöó ¾üÚ.
Vaunting sainthood while week within 273
Seems a grazer with tiger skin.
274. ¾ÅõÁ¨ÈóÐ «øĨŠ¦ºö¾ø Ò¾øÁ¨ÈóÐ
§ÅðÎÅý Òûº¢Á¢úò ¾üÚ.
Sinning in saintly show is like 274
Fowlers in ambush birds to strike.
275. ÀüÚ«ü§Èõ ±ýÀ¡÷ ÀÊüÚ´Øì¸õ ±üÚ±üÚ±ýÚ
²¾õ ÀÄ×õ ¾Õõ.
Who false within but freedom feign 275
Shall moan "What have we done" with pain.
276. ¦¿ïº¢ý ÐÈÅ¡÷ ÐÈó¾¡÷§À¡ø ÅﺢòÐ
Å¡úÅ¡¡¢ý Åý¸½¡÷ þø.
Vilest is he who seems a saint 276
Cheating the world without restraint.
277. ÒÈíÌýÈ¢ ¸ñ¼¨É §ÃÛõ «¸íÌýÈ¢
ã츢ü ¸¡¢Â¡÷ ¯¨¼òÐ.
Berry-red is his outward view, 277
Black like its nose his inward hue.
278. ÁÉò¾Ð Á¡Í¬¸ Á¡ñ¼¡÷¿£÷ ¬Ê
Á¨ÈóдØÌ Á¡ó¾÷ ÀÄ÷.
Filthy in mind some bathe in streams 278
Hiding sins in showy extremes.
279. ¸¨½¦¸¡ÊР¡ú§¸¡Î ¦ºùŢЬíÌ «ýÉ
Å¢¨ÉÀÎ À¡Ä¡ø ¦¸¡Çø.
Know men by acts and not by forms 279
Strait arrow kills, bent lute but charms.
280. ÁÆ¢ò¾Öõ ¿£ð¼Öõ §Åñ¼¡ ¯Ä¸õ
ÀÆ¢ò¾Ð ´Æ¢òРŢÊý.
No balding nor tangling the hair! 280
Abstain from condemned acts with care.
1.3.5. ¸ûÇ¡¨Á
1.3.5 Absence of Fraud
281. ±ûÇ¡¨Á §ÅñÎÅ¡ý ±ýÀ¡ý ±¨ÉòÐ ´ýÚõ
¸ûÇ¡¨Á ¸¡ì¸¾ý ¦¿ïÍ.
Let him who would reproachless be 281
From all frauds guard his conscience free.
282. ¯ûÇò¾¡ø ¯ûÇÖõ ¾£§¾ À¢Èý¦À¡Õ¨Çì
¸ûÇò¾¡ø ¸û§Åõ ±Éø.
"We will by fraud win other's wealth" 282
Even this thought is sin and stealth.
283. ¸ÇŢɡø ¬¸¢Â ¬ì¸õ «Ç×þÈóÐ
¬ÅÐ §À¡Äì ¦¸Îõ.
The gain by fraud may overflow 283
But swift to ruin it shall go.
284. ¸ÇÅ¢ý¸ñ ¸ýȢ ¸¡¾ø Å¢¨ÇÅ¢ý¸ñ
ţ¡ Å¢ØÁõ ¾Õõ.
The fruit that fraud and greed obtain 284
Shall end in endless grief and pain.
285. «Õû¸Õ¾¢ «ýÒ¨¼Â÷ ¬¾ø ¦À¡Õû¸Õ¾¢ô
¦À¡îº¡ôÒô À¡÷ôÀ¡÷¸ñ þø.
Love and Grace are not their worth 285
Who watch to waylay dozer's wealth.
286. «ÇÅ¢ý¸ñ ¿¢ýڴظø ¬üÈ¡÷ ¸ÇÅ¢ý¸ñ
¸ýȢ ¸¡¾ ÄÅ÷.
They cannot walk in measured bounds 286
who crave and have covetous ends.
287. ¸Ç×±ýÛõ ¸¡÷«È¢× ¬ñ¨Á «Ç×±ýÛõ
¬üÈø Ò¡¢ó¾¡÷¸ñ þø.
Men of measured wisdom shun 287
Black art of fraud and what it won.
288. «Ç׫Ȣó¾¡÷ ¦¿ïºòÐ «Èõ§À¡Ä ¿¢üÌõ
¸Ç׫Ȣó¾¡÷ ¦¿ïº¢ø ¸Ã×.
Virtue abides in righteous hearts 288
Into minds of frauds deceit darts.
289. «Ç׫øÄ ¦ºö¾¡í§¸ Å£Å÷ ¸Ç׫øÄ
Áü¨È §¾üÈ¡ ¾Å÷.
They perish in their perfidy 289
Who know nothing but pilfery.
290. ¸ûÅ¡÷ìÌò ¾ûÙõ ¯Â¢÷¿¢¨Ä ¸ûÇ¡÷ìÌò
¾ûÇ¡Ð Òò§¾û ¯ÄÌ.
Even the body rejects thieves; 290
The honest men, heaven receives.
1.3.6. Å¡ö¨Á
1.3.6 Veracity
291. Å¡ö¨Á ±ÉôÀÎÅР¡¦¾É¢ý ¡¦¾¡ýÚõ
¾£¨Á þÄ¡¾ ¦º¡Äø.
If "What is truth"? the question be, 291
It is to speak out evil-free.
292. ¦À¡öõ¨ÁÔõ Å¡ö¨Á þ¼ò¾ Ҩþ£÷ó¾
¿ý¨Á ÀÂìÌõ ±É¢ý.
E'en falsehood may for truth suffice, 292
When good it brings removing vice.
293. ¾ý¦¿ïÍ «È¢ÅÐ ¦À¡öÂü¸ ¦À¡öò¾À¢ý
¾ý¦¿ï§º ¾ý¨Éî ÍÎõ.
Let not a man knowingly lie; 293
Conscience will scorch and make him sigh.
294. ¯ûÇò¾¡ø ¦À¡ö¡Р´Ø¸¢ý ¯Ä¸ò¾¡÷
¯ûÇòÐû¦ÇøÄ¡õ ¯Çý.
He lives in loving hearts of all 294
Who serves the Truth serene in soul.
295. ÁÉò¦¾¡Î Å¡ö¨Á ¦Á¡Æ¢Â¢ý ¾Åò¦¾¡Î
¾¡É了ö Å¡¡¢ý ¾¨Ä.
To speak the truth from heart sincere 295
Is more than giving and living austere.
296. ¦À¡ö¡¨Á «ýÉ Ò¸úþø¨Ä ±ö¡¨Á
±øÄ¡ «ÈÓõ ¾Õõ.
Not to lie brings all the praise 296
All virtues from Truth arise.
297. ¦À¡ö¡¨Á ¦À¡ö¡¨Á ¬üÈ¢ý «ÈõÀ¢È
¦ºö¡¨Á ¦ºö¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Lie not lie not. Naught else you need 297
All virtues are in Truth indeed.
298. ÒÈõàö¨Á ¿£Ã¡ý «¨ÁÔõ «¸õàö¨Á
Å¡ö¨Á¡ý ¸¡½ô ÀÎõ.
Water makes you pure outward 298
Truth renders you pure inward.
299. ±øÄ¡ Å¢ÇìÌõ Å¢ÇìÌ«øÄ º¡ý§È¡÷ìÌô
¦À¡ö¡ Å¢Ç째 Å¢ÇìÌ.
All lights are not lights for the wise; 299
Truth light is light bright like Sun-light.
300. ¡¦ÁöÂ¡ì ¸ñ¼ÅüÚû þø¨Ä ±¨ÉòдýÚõ
Å¡ö¨Á¢ý ¿øÄ À¢È.
Of all the things we here have seen 300
Nothing surpasses Truth serene!
1.3.7 ¦ÅÌÇ¡¨Á
1.3.7 Restraining Anger
301. ¦ºøÄ¢¼òÐì ¸¡ôÀ¡ý º¢Éõ¸¡ôÀ¡ý «øÄ¢¼òÐì
¸¡ì¸¢ý±ý ¸¡Å¡ì¸¡ø ±ý.
Anger against the weak is wrong 301
It is futile against the strong.
302. ¦ºøÄ¡ þ¼òÐî º¢Éõ¾£Ð ¦ºøÄ¢¼òÐõ
þø«¾É¢ý ¾£Â À¢È.
Vain is wrath against men of force 302
Against the meek it is still worse.
303. ÁÈò¾ø ¦ÅÌÇ¢¨Â ¡÷Á¡ðÎõ ¾£Â
À¢Èò¾ø «¾É¡ý ÅÕõ.
Off with wrath with any one. 303
It is the source of sin and pain.
304. ¿¨¸Ôõ ¯Å¨¸Ôõ ¦¸¡øÖõ º¢Éò¾¢ý
À¨¸Ôõ ¯Ç§Å¡ À¢È.
Is there a foe like harmful ire 304
Which kills the smile and joyful cheer?
305. ¾ý¨Éò¾¡ý ¸¡ì¸¢ý º¢Éí¸¡ì¸ ¸¡Å¡ì¸¡ø
¾ý¨É§Â ¦¸¡øÖõ º¢Éõ.
Thyself to save, from wrath away! 305
If not thyself the wrath will slay.
306. º¢É¦ÁýÛõ §º÷󾡨Ãì ¦¸¡øÄ¢ þÉõ±ýÛõ
²Áô Ò¨½¨Âî ÍÎõ.
Friend-killer is the fatal rage 306
It burns the helpful kinship-barge.
307. º¢Éò¨¾ô ¦À¡Õû±ýÚ ¦¸¡ñ¼Åý §¸Î
¿¢ÄòЫ¨Èó¾¡ý ¨¸À¢¨Æ¡ ¾üÚ.
The wrath-lover to doom is bound 307
Like failless-hand that strikes the ground.
308. þ½÷±¡¢ §¾¡öÅýÉ þýÉ¡ ¦ºÂ¢Ûõ
Ò½¡¢ý ¦ÅÌÇ¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Save thy soul from burning ire 308
Though tortured like the touch of fire.
309. ¯ûǢ ±øÄ¡õ ¯¼¦ÉöÐõ ¯ûÇò¾¡ø
¯ûÇ¡ý ¦ÅÌÇ¢ ±É¢ý.
Wishes he gains as he wishes 309
If man refrains from rage vicious!
310. þÈó¾¡÷ þÈó¾¡÷ «¨ÉÂ÷ º¢Éò¨¾ò
ÐÈó¾¡÷ ÐÈó¾¡÷ Ш½.
Dead are they who are anger-fed 310
Saints are they from whom wrath has fled.
1.3.8 þýÉ¡¦ºö¡¨Á
1.3.8 Non Violence
311. º¢ÈôÒ®Ûõ ¦ºøÅõ ¦ÀÈ¢Ûõ À¢È÷ìÌþýÉ¡
¦ºö¡¨Á Á¡ºüÈ¡÷ §¸¡û.
The pure by faith mean pain to none 311
Though princely wealth by that is won.
312. ¸ÚòÐþýÉ¡ ¦ºö¾«ì ¸ñÏõ ÁÚòÐþýÉ¡
¦ºö¡¨Á Á¡Í«üÈ¡÷ §¸¡û.
The spotless hearts seek not revenge 312
Though Malice does the worst in rage.
313. ¦ºö¡Áø ¦ºüÈ¡÷ìÌõ þýÉ¡¾ ¦ºö¾À¢ý
¯ö¡ Å¢ØÁõ ¾Õõ.
Revenging even causeless hate 313
Bad-blood breeds and baneful heat.
314. þýÉ¡¦ºö ¾¡¨Ã ´Úò¾ø «Å÷¿¡½
¿ýÉÂõ ¦ºöРŢ¼ø.
Doing good-turns, put them to shame 314
Thus chide the evil who do harm.
315. «È¢Å¢É¡ý ¬ÌÅ Ðñ§¼¡ À¢È¢¾¢ý§¿¡ö
¾õ§¿¡ö§À¡ø §À¡üÈ¡ì ¸¨¼.
What does a man from wisdom gain 315
If he pines not at other's pain?
316. þýÉ¡ ±Éò¾¡ý ¯½÷ó¾¨Å ÐýÉ¡¨Á
§ÅñÎõ À¢Èý¸ñ ¦ºÂø.
What you feel as pain to yourself 316
Do it not to the other-self.
317. ±¨Éò¾¡Ûõ ±ï»¡ýÚõ ¡÷ìÌõ ÁÉò¾¡ý¬õ
Á¡½¡¦ºö ¡¨Á ¾¨Ä.
Any, anywhere injure not 317
At any time even in thought.
318. ¾ý¯Â¢÷¸Ì þýÉ¡¨Á ¾¡ý«È¢Å¡ý ±ý¦¸¡§Ä¡
ÁýÛ¢÷ìÌ þýÉ¡ ¦ºÂø.
How can he injure other souls 318
Who in his life injury feels.
319. À¢È÷츢ýÉ¡ ÓüÀ¸ø ¦ºö¢ý ¾ÁìÌþýÉ¡
À¢üÀ¸ø ¾¡§Á ÅÕõ.
Harm others in the forenoon 319
Harm seeks thee in afternoon.
320. §¿¡ö±øÄ¡õ §¿¡ö¦ºö¾¡÷ §ÁÄÅ¡õ §¿¡ö¦ºö¡÷
§¿¡öþý¨Á §ÅñÎ ÀÅ÷.
No harm is done by peace-lovers 320
For pains rebound on pain-givers.
1.3.9 ¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á
1.3.9 Non-Killing
321. «ÈÅ¢¨É ¡¦¾É¢ø ¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á §¸¡Èø
À¢ÈÅ¢¨É ±øÄ¡õ ¾Õõ.
What is Virtue? 'Tis not to kill 321
For killing causes every ill.
322. ÀÌòЯñÎ Àø¯Â¢÷ µõÒ¾ø á§Ä¡÷
¦¾¡Ìò¾ÅüÚû ±øÄ¡õ ¾¨Ä.
Share the food and serve all lives 322
This is the law of all the laws.
323. ´ýÈ¡¸ ¿øÄÐ ¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á ÁüÚ«¾ý
À¢ýº¡Ãô ¦À¡ö¡¨Á ¿ýÚ.
Not to kill is unique good 323
The next, not to utter falsehood.
324. ¿ø¬Ú ±ÉôÀÎÅР¡¦¾É¢ý ¡дýÚõ
¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á ÝØõ ¦¿È¢.
What way is good? That we can say 324
The way away from heat to slay.
325. ¿¢¨Ä«ïº¢ ¿£ò¾¡Õû ±øÄ¡õ ¦¸¡¨Ä«ïº¢ì
¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á ÝúÅ¡ý ¾¨Ä.
Of saints who renounce birth-fearing 325
The head is he who dreads killing.
326. ¦¸¡øÄ¡¨Á §Áü¦¸¡ñÎ ´ØÌÅ¡ý Å¡ú¿¡û§Áø
¦ºøÄ¡Ð ¯Â¢ÕñÏõ ÜüÚ.
Life-eating-Death shall spare the breath 326
Of him who no life puts to death.
327. ¾ý¯Â¢÷ ¿£ôÀ¢Ûõ ¦ºöÂü¸ ¾¡ýÀ¢È¢Ð
þý¯Â¢÷ ¿£ìÌõ Å¢¨É.
Kill not life that others cherish 327
Even when your life must perish.
328. ¿ýÚ¬Ìõ ¬ì¸õ ¦À¡¢Ð±É¢Ûõ º¡ý§È¡÷ìÌì
¦¸¡ýÚ¬Ìõ ¬ì¸õ ¸¨¼.
The gain of slaughter is a vice 328
Though deemed good in sacrifice.
329. ¦¸¡¨ÄÅ¢¨ÉÂ÷ ¬¸¢Â Á¡ì¸û Ò¨ÄÅ¢¨É¡÷
Òý¨Á ¦¾¡¢Å¡÷ «¸òÐ.
Those who live by slaying are 329
Eaters of carrion bizarre!
330. ¯Â¢÷¯¼õÀ¢ý ¿£ì¸¢Â¡÷ ±ýÀ ¦ºÂ¢÷¯¼õÀ¢ý
¦ºøÄ¡ò¾£ Å¡ú쨸 ÂÅ÷.
The loathsome poor sickly and sore 330
Are killers stained by blood before.
1.3.10 ¿¢¨Ä¡¨Á
1.3.10 Instability
331. ¿¢øÄ¡ Åü¨È ¿¢¨Ä境 ±ýÚ¯½Õõ
ÒøÄÈ¢× ¬ñ¨Á ¸¨¼.
The worst of follies it is told 331
The fleeting as lasting to hold.
332. Üò¾¡ðÎ «¨ÅìÌÆ¡ò ¾§È ¦ÀÕ了øÅõ
§À¡ìÌõ «ÐŢǢó ¾üÚ.
Like a drama-crowd wealth gathers 332
Like passing show its pride too goes.
333. «ü¸¡ þÂøÀ¢üÚî ¦ºøÅõ «Ð¦ÀüÈ¡ø
«üÌÀ ¬í§¸ ¦ºÂø.
Wealth wanes away; but when it comes 333
Take care to do enduring things.
334. ¿¡û±É ´ýÚ§À¡ø ¸¡ðÊ ¯Â¢÷®Õõ
Å¡û «Ð ¯½÷Å¡÷ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
The showy day is but a saw 334
Your life, know that, to file and gnaw.
335. ¿¡î¦ºüÚ Å¢ìÌû§Áø šáÓý ¿øÅ¢¨É
§Áü¦ºýÚ ¦ºöÂô ÀÎõ.
Ere tongue benumbs and hiccough comes 335
Rise up to do good deeds betimes.
336. ¦¿Õ¿ø ¯Çý´ÕÅý þýÚþø¨Ä ±ýÛõ
¦ÀÕ¨Á ¯¨¼òÐþù ×ÄÌ.
One was yesterday; not today! 336
337. ´Õ¦À¡ØÐõ Å¡úÅÐ «È¢Â¡÷ ¸ÕÐÀ
§¸¡ÊÔõ «øÄ ÀÄ.
Man knows not his next moment 337
On crores of things he is intent.
338. ̼õ¨À ¾É¢òдƢÂô ÒûÀÈó ¾ü§È
¯¼õ§À¡Î ¯Â¢¡¢¨¼ ¿ðÒ.
The soul from body any day 338
Like bird from egg-shell flies away.
339. ¯ÈíÌÅÐ §À¡Öõ º¡ì¸¡Î ¯Èí¸¢
ŢƢôÀÐ §À¡Öõ À¢ÈôÒ.
Death is like a slumber deep 339
And birth like waking from that sleep.
340. Ò츢ø «¨Áó¾¢ýÚ ¦¸¡ø§Ä¡ ¯¼õÀ¢Ûû
Ðø þÕó¾ ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
The life berthed in this body shows 340
A fixed home it never knows.
1.3.11 ÐÈ×
1.3.11 Renunciation
341. ¡¾É¢ý ¡¾É¢ý ¿£í¸¢Â¡ý §¿¡¾ø
«¾É¢ý «¾É¢ý þÄý.
From what from what a man is free 341
From that, from that his torments flee.
342. §ÅñÊý ¯ñ ¼¡¸ò ÐÈì¸ ÐÈó¾À¢ý
®ñÎþÂü À¡Ä ÀÄ.
Give up all to gain the True 342
And endless joys shall hence seek you.
343. «¼ø§ÅñÎõ ³ó¾ý ÒÄò¨¾ Å¢¼ø§ÅñÎõ
§ÅñÊ ±øÄ¡õ ´ÕíÌ.
Curb the senses five and renounce 343
The carving desires all at once.
344. þÂøÒ¬Ìõ §¿¡ýÀ¢üÌ´ýÚ þý¨Á ¯¨¼¨Á
ÁÂø¬Ìõ ÁüÚõ ¦ÀÂ÷òÐ.
To have nothing is law of vows 344
Having the least deludes and snares.
345. ÁüÚõ ¦¾¡¼÷ôÀ¡Î ±Åý¦¸¡ø À¢ÈôÒ«Úì¸ø
¯üÈ¡÷ìÌ ¯¼õÒõ Á¢¨¸.
Why add to bonds while this body 345
Is too much for saints to be birth-free.
346. ¡ý ±ÉÐ ±ýÛï ¦ºÕìÌ«ÚôÀ¡ý Å¡§É¡÷ìÌ
¯Â÷ó¾ ¯Ä¸õ ÒÌõ.
Who curbs the pride of I and mine 346
Gets a world rare for gods to gain.
347. ÀüÈ¢ Å¢¼¡« þÎõ¨À¸û ÀüÈ¢¨Éô
ÀüÈ¢ Å¢¼¡« ¾Å÷ìÌ.
Grief clings on and on to those 347
Who cling to bonds without release.
348. ¾¨ÄôÀð¼¡÷ ¾£Ãò ÐÈó¾¡÷ ÁÂí¸¢
ŨÄôÀð¼¡÷ Áü¨È ÂÅ÷.
Who renounce all are free from care 348
Others suffer delusive snare.
349. ÀüÚ«üÈ ¸ñ§½ À¢ÈôÒ«ÚìÌõ ÁüÚ
¿¢¨Ä¡¨Á ¸¡½ô ÀÎõ.
Bondage cut off, rebirth is off 349
The world then seems instable stuff.
350. ÀüÚ¸ ÀüÈüÈ¡ý ÀüÈ¢¨É «ôÀü¨Èô
ÀüÚ¸ ÀüÚ Å¢¼üÌ.
Bind Thyself to the unbound one 350
That binding breaks all bonds anon.
1.3.12 ¦ÁöÔ½÷¾ø
1.3.12 Truth-Conciousness
351. ¦À¡Õû«øÄ Åü¨Èô ¦À¡Õû±ýÚ ¯½Õõ
ÁÕÇ¡ý¬õ Á¡½¡ô À¢ÈôÒ.
That error entails ignoble birth 351
Which deems vain things as things of worth.
352. þÕû¿£í¸¢ þýÀõ ÀÂìÌõ ÁÕû¿£í¸¢
Á¡Í«Ú ¸¡ðº¢ ÂÅ÷ìÌ.
Men of spotless pure insight 352
Enjoy delight devoid of night.
353. ³Âò¾¢ý ¿£í¸¢ò ¦¾Ç¢ó¾¡÷ìÌ ¨ÅÂò¾¢ý
Å¡Éõ ¿½¢ÂÐ ¯¨¼òÐ.
To doubtless minds whose heart is clear 353
More than earth heaven is near.
354. ³Ô½÷× ±ö¾¢Âì ¸ñÏõ ÀÂõþý§È
¦ÁöÔ½÷× þøÄ¡ ¾Å÷ìÌ.
Knowledge of five senses is vain 354
Without knowing the Truth within.
355. ±ô¦À¡Õû ±ò¾ý¨ÁòÐ ¬Â¢Ûõ «ô¦À¡Õû
¦Áöô¦À¡Õû ¸¡ñÀÐ «È¢×.
Knowledge is truth of things to find 355
In every case of every kind.
356. ¸üÚ®ñÎ ¦Áöô¦À¡Õû ¸ñ¼¡÷ ¾¨ÄôÀÎÅ÷
ÁüÚ®ñΠšá ¦¿È¢.
Who learn and here the Truth discern 356
Enter the path of non-return.
357. µ÷òЯûÇõ ¯ûÇÐ ¯½¡¢ý ´Õ¾¨Ä¡ô
§À÷òЯûÇ §Åñ¼¡ À¢ÈôÒ.
One-minded sage sees inner-truth 357
He is free from thoughts of rebirth.
358. À¢ÈôÒ±ýÛõ §À¨¾¨Á ¿£í¸î º¢ÈôÒ±ýÛõ
¦ºõ¦À¡Õû ¸¡ñÀÐ «È¢×.
It is knowledge to know Self-Truth 358
And remove the folly of birth.
359. º¡÷Ò¯½÷óÐ º¡÷Ò ¦¸¼´Ø¸¢ý ÁüÚ«Æ¢òÐî
º¡÷¾Ã¡ º¡÷¾Õ §¿¡ö.
Know the Refuge; off with bondage 359
Be free from ills of thraldom, O sage.
360. ¸¡Áõ ¦ÅÌÇ¢ ÁÂì¸õ þ¨ÅãýÈý
¿¡Áõ ¦¸¼ì¦¸Îõ §¿¡ö.
Woes expire when lust, wrath, folly 360
Expire even to name, fully.
1.3.13. «Å¡ÅÚò¾ø
1.3.13 Curbing of Desire
361. «Å¡±ýÀ ±øÄ¡ ¯Â¢÷ìÌõ ±ï »¡ýÚõ
¾Å¡«ô À¢ÈôÒ®Ûõ Å¢òÐ.
Desire to all, always is seed 361
From which ceaseless births proceed.
362. §ÅñÎí¸¡ø §ÅñÎõ À¢ÈÅ¡¨Á ÁüÈÐ
§Åñ¼¡¨Á §Åñ¼ ÅÕõ.
If long thou must, long for non-birth 362
It comes by longing no more for earth.
363. §Åñ¼¡¨Á «ýÉ Å¢ØøÅõ ®ñÎþø¨Ä
¬ñÎõ «·¦¾¡ôÀÐ þø.
No such wealth is here and there 363
As peerless wealth of non-desire.
364. à¯ö¨Á ±ýÀÐ «Å¡þý¨Á ÁüÈÐ
Å¡«ö¨Á §Åñ¼ ÅÕõ.
To nothing crave is purity 364
That is the fruit of verity.
365. «üÈÅ÷ ±ýÀ¡÷ «Å¡«üÈ¡÷ Áü¨È¡÷
«üÈ¡¸ «üÈÐ þÄ÷.
The free are those who desire not 365
The rest not free in bonds are caught.
366. «ïÍÅÐ µÕõ «È§É ´ÕŨÉ
ÅﺢôÀÐ µÕõ «Å¡.
Dread desire; Virtue is there 366
To every soul desire is snare!
367. «Å¡Å¢¨É ¬üÈ «ÚôÀ¢ý ¾Å¡Å¢¨É
¾¡ý§ÅñÎõ ¬üÈ¡ý ÅÕõ.
Destroy desire; deliverance 367
Comes as much as you aspire hence.
368. «Å¡þøÄ¡÷ì ¸¢øÄ¡Ìó ÐýÀõ «·Ðñ§¼ø
¾Å¡«Ð §Áý§Áø ÅÕõ.
Desire extinct no sorrow-taints 368
Grief comes on grief where it pretends.
369. þýÀõ þ¨¼ÂÈ¡Ð ®ñÎõ «Å¡±ýÛõ
ÐýÀòÐû ÐýÀõ ¦¸Êý.
Desire, the woe of woes destroy 369
Joy of joys here you enjoy.
370. ¬Ã¡ þÂü¨¸ «Å¡¿£ôÀ¢ý «ó¿¢¨Ä§Â
§Àá þÂü¨¸ ¾Õõ.
Off with desire insatiate 370
You gain the native blissful state.
ÐÈÅÈÅ¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ.
1.4 °Æ¢Âø
1.4.1 °ú
1.4.1 Destiny
371. ¬ÜÆ¡ø §¾¡ýÚõ «¨ºÅ¢ý¨Á ¨¸ô¦À¡Õû
§À¡ÜÆ¡ø §¾¡ýÚõ ÁÊ.
Efforts succeed by waxing star 371
Wealth-losing brings waning star.
372. §À¨¾ô ÀÎìÌõ þÆ×°ú «È¢×«¸üÚõ
¬¸ø°ú ¯üÈì ¸¨¼.
Loss-fate makes a dull fool of us 372
Gain-fate makes us prosperous, wise!
373. Ññ½¢Â áøÀÄ ¸üÀ¢Ûõ ÁüÚó¾ý
¯ñ¨Á «È¢§Å Á¢Ìõ.
What matters subtle study deep? 373
Levels of innate wisdom-keep.
374. þÕ§ÅÚ ¯Ä¸òÐ þÂü¨¸ ¾¢Õ§ÅÚ
¦¾ûǢ á¾Öõ §ÅÚ.
Two natures in the world obtain 374
Some wealth and others wisdom gain.
375. ¿øĨŠ±øÄ¡«õ ¾£ÂÅ¡õ ¾£Â×õ
¿øÄÅ¡õ ¦ºøÅõ ¦ºÂüÌ.
In making wealth fate changes mood; 375
The good as bad and bad as good.
376. À¡¢Â¢Ûõ ¬¸Å¡õ À¡ÄøÄ ¯öòÐî
¦º¡¡¢Â¢Ûõ §À¡¸¡ ¾Á.
Things not thine never remain 376
Things destined are surely thine.
377. ÅÌò¾¡ý ÅÌò¾ Ũ¸ÂøÄ¡ø §¸¡Ê
¦¾¡Ìò¾¡÷ìÌõ Ðöò¾ø «¡¢Ð.
Who crores amass enjoy but what 377
The Dispenser's decrees allot.
378. ÐÈôÀ¡÷Áý ÐôÀÃ× þøÄ¡÷ ¯ÈüÀ¡Ä
°ð¼¡ ¸Æ¢Ôõ ±É¢ý.
The destitute desire will quit 378
If fate with ills visit them not.
379. ¿ýÚ ¬í¸¡ø ¿øÄÅ¡ì ¸¡ñÀÅ÷ «ýÚ¬í¸¡ø
«øÄü ÀÎÅÐ ±Åý
Who good in time of good perceive 379
In evil time why should they grieve?
380. °Æ¢ý ¦ÀÕÅÄ¢ ¡¯Ç ÁüÚ´ýÚ
ÝÆ¢Ûõ ¾¡ýÓó ÐÚõ.
What power surpasses fate? Its will 380
Persists against the human skill.
°Æ¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ
«ÈòÐôÀ¡ø ÓüÈ¢üÚ
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2. ¦À¡ÕðÀ¡ø
2. Wealth
2.1 «Ãº¢Âø
2.1 ROYALTY
2.1.1 þ¨ÈÁ¡ðº¢
2.1.1 THE GRANDEUR OF MONARCHY
381. À¨¼ÌÊ Üú«¨ÁîÍ ¿ðÒ«Ãñ ¬Úõ
¯¨¼Â¡ý «ÃºÕû ²Ú.
People, troops, wealth, forts, council, friends 381
Who owns these six is lion of kings.
382. «ïº¡¨Á ®¨¸ «È¢çì¸õ þó¿¡ýÌõ
²ïº¡¨Á §Åó¾÷ì ¸¢ÂøÒ.
Courage, giving, knowledge and zeal 382
Are four failless features royal.
383 àí¸¡¨Á ¸øÅ¢ н¢×¨¼¨Á þõãýÚõ
¿£í¸¡ ¿¢ÄÉ¡û ÀÅ÷ìÌ.
Alertness, learning bravery 383
Are adjuncts three of monarchy.
384. «ÈÉ¢Ø측 ¾øĨŠ¿£ì¸¢ ÁÈÉ¢Ø측
Á¡Éõ ¯¨¼Â ¾ÃÍ.
A brave noble king refrains from vice 384
Full of virtue and enterprise.
385. þÂüÈÖõ ®ð¼Öí ¸¡ò¾Öõ ¸¡ò¾
ÅÌò¾Öõ ÅøÄ ¾ÃÍ.
The able king gets, stores and guards 385
And spends them for people's safeguards.
386. ¸¡ðº¢ì ¦¸Ç¢Âý ¸Î了¡øÄý «øħÉø
Á£ìÜÚõ ÁýÉý ¿¢Äõ.
That land prospers where the king is 386
Easy to see, not harsh of words.
387. þý¦º¡Ä¡ø ®ò¾Ç¢ì¸ ÅøÄ¡÷ìÌò ¾ý¦º¡Ä¡ø
¾¡ý¸ñ ¼¨Éò¾¢ù ×ÄÌ.
The world commends and acts his phrase 387
Who sweetly speaks and gives with grace.
388. ӨȦºöÐ ¸¡ôÀ¡üÚõ ÁýÉÅý Áì¸ðÌ
þ¨È¦ÂýÚ ¨Åì¸ô ÀÎõ.
He is the Lord of men who does 388
Sound justice and saves his race.
389. ¦ºÅ¢¨¸ôÀî ¦º¡ü¦À¡ÚìÌõ ÀñÒ¨¼ §Åó¾ý
¸Å¢¨¸ì¸£úò ¾íÌõ ¯ÄÌ.
Under his shelter thrives the world 389
Who bears remarks bitter and bold.
390. ¦¸¡¨¼ÂÇ¢ ¦ºí§¸¡ø Ìʧ¡õÀø ¿¡ýÌõ
¯¨¼Â¡É¡õ §Åó¾÷ì ¦¸¡Ç¢.
He is the Light of Kings who has 390
Bounty, justice, care and grace.
2.1.2 ¸øÅ¢
2.1.2 EDUCATION
391. ¸ü¸ ¸º¼Èì ¸üÀ¨Å ¸üÈÀ¢ý
¿¢ü¸ «¾üÌò ¾¸.
Lore worth learning, learn flawlessly 391
Live by that learning thoroughly.
392. ±ñ¦½ýÀ ²¨É ±Øò¦¾ýÀ þùÅ¢ÃñÎõ
¸ñ¦½ýÀ Å¡Øõ ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
Letter, number, art and science 392
Of living kind both are the eyes.
393. ¸ñϨ¼Â÷ ±ýÀÅ÷ ¸ü§È¡÷ Ó¸ò¾¢ÃñÎ
ÒñϨ¼Â÷ ¸øÄ¡ ¾Å÷.
The learned alone have eyes on face 393
The ignorant two sores of disgrace.
394. ¯ÅôÀò ¾¨ÄìÜÊ ¯ûÇô À¢¡¢¾ø
«¨Éò§¾ ÒÄÅ÷ ¦¾¡Æ¢ø.
To meet with joy and part with thought 394
Of learned men this is the art.
395. ¯¨¼Â¡÷Óý þøÄ¡÷§À¡ø ²ì¸üÚí ¸üÈ¡÷
¸¨¼Â§Ã ¸øÄ¡ ¾Å÷.
Like poor before rich they yearn: 395
For knowledge: the low never learn.
396. ¦¾¡ð¼¨Éò àÚõ Á½ü§¸½¢ Á¡ó¾÷ìÌì
¸üȨÉò àÚõ «È¢×.
As deep you dig the sand spring flows 396
As deep you learn the knowledge grows.
397. ¡¾¡Ûõ ¿¡¼¡Áø °Ã¡Á¡ø ±ý¦É¡ÕÅý
º¡óШ½Ôí ¸øÄ¡¾ Å¡Ú.
All lands and towns are learner's own 397
Why not till death learning go on!
398. ´Õ¨Áì¸ñ ¾¡ý ¸üÈ ¸øÅ¢ ´ÕÅüÌ
±Ø¨ÁÔõ ²Á¡ô Ò¨¼òÐ.
The joy of learning in one birth 398
Exalts man upto his seventh.
399 ¾¡Á¢ý ÒÚÅÐ ¯Ä¸¢ý ÒÈì ¸ñÎ
¸¡ÓÚÅ÷ ¸üÈÈ¢ó ¾¡÷.
The learned foster learning more 399
On seeing the world enjoy their lore.
400. §¸Êø Å¢ØøÅõ ¸øÅ¢ ¦Â¡ÕÅüÌ
Á¡¼øÄ Áü¨È ¨Å.
Learning is wealth none could destroy 400
Nothing else gives genuine joy.
2.1.3 ¸øÄ¡¨Á
2.1.3 NON-LEARNING
401. «Ãí¸¢ýÈ¢ Åð¼¡Ê Âü§È ¿¢ÃõÀ¢Â
áÄ¢ýÈ¢ì §¸¡ðÊ ¦¸¡Çø.
Like play of chess on squareless board 401
Vain is imperfect loreless word.
402. ¸øÄ¡¾¡ý ¦º¡ü¸¡ ÓÚ¾ø ӨĢÃñÎõ
þøÄ¡¾¡ý ¦Àñ¸¡Óü ÈüÚ.
Unlearned man aspiring speech 402
Is breastless lady's love-approach.
403. ¸øÄ¡ ¾ÅÕõ ¿É¢¿øÄ÷ ¸üÈ¡÷Óý
¦º¡øÄ¡ ¾¢Õì¸ô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
Ev'n unread men are good and wise 403
If before the wise, they hold their peace.
404. ¸øÄ¡¾¡ý ´ðÀõ ¸Æ¢Â¿ý ȡ¢Ûõ
¦¸¡ûÇ¡÷ «È¢×¨¼ ¡÷.
The unread's wit though excellent 404
Is not valued by the savant.
405. ¸øÄ¡ ´ÕÅý ¾¨¸¨Á ¾¨Äô¦ÀöÐ
¦º¡øÄ¡¼î §º¡÷× ÀÎõ.
A man untaught when speech he vaunts 405
Sadly fails before savants.
406. ¯Ç¦ÃýÛõ Á¡ò¾¢¨ÃÂ÷ «øÄ¡ø ÀÂÅ¡ì
¸ÇèÉÂ÷ ¸øÄ¡ ¾Å÷.
People speak of untaught minds 406
"They just exist like barren lands".
407. ÑñÁ¡ñ ѨÆÒÄõ þøÄ¡ý ±Æ¢ø¿Äõ
ÁñÁ¡ñ Ò¨ÉÀ¡¨Å ÂüÚ.
Like painted clay-doll is his show 407
Grand subtle lore who fails to know.
408. ¿øÄ¡÷¸ñ Àð¼ ÅÚ¨Á¢ý þýÉ¡§¾
¸øÄ¡÷¸ñ Àð¼ ¾¢Õ.
Wealth in the hand of fools is worse 408
Than a learned man's empty purse.
409. §ÁüÀ¢Èó¾¡ Ã¡Â¢Ûõ ¸øÄ¡¾¡÷ ¸£úôÀ¢ÈóÐõ
¸üÈ¡÷ «¨Éò¾¢Ä÷ À¡Î.
Lower are fools of higher birth 409
Than low-born men of learning's worth.
410. Å¢Äí ¦¸¡Î Áì¸û «¨ÉÂ÷ þÄíÌáø
¸üÈ¡§Ã¡Î ²¨É ÂÅ÷.
Like beasts before men, dunces are 410
Before scholars of shining lore.
2.1.4 §¸ûÅ¢
2.1.4 LISTENING
411. ¦ºøÅòÐ𠦺øÅï ¦ºÅ¢î¦ºøÅõ «î¦ºøÅõ
¦ºøÅòÐ ¦ÇøÄ¡ó ¾¨Ä.
Wealth of wealths is listening's wealth 411
It is the best of wealths on earth.
412. ¦ºÅ¢ì̽ Å¢øÄ¡¾ §À¡úÐ º¢È¢Ð
Å¢üÚìÌõ ®ÂôÀÎõ.
Some food for the stomach is brought 412
When the ear gets no food for thought.
413. ¦ºÅ¢Ô½Å¢ü §¸ûÅ¢ Ô¨¼Â¡÷ «Å¢Ô½Å¢ý
¬ýÈ¡§Ã¡ ¦¼¡ôÀ÷ ¿¢ÄòÐ.
Whose ears get lots of wisdom-food 413
Equal gods on oblations fed.
414. ¸üÈ¢Ä É¡Â¢Ûí §¸ð¸ «·¦¾¡ÕÅüÌ
´ü¸ò¾¢ý °üÈ¡ó Ш½.
Though not learned, hear and heed 414
That serves a staff and stay in need.
415. þØì¸ø ¯¨¼ÔÆ¢ °üÚ째¡ø «ü§È
´Øì¸ Ó¨¼Â¡÷Å¡öî ¦º¡ø.
Virtuous men's wisdom is found 415
A strong staff on slippery ground.
416. ±¨Éò¾¡Ûõ ¿øĨŠ§¸ð¸ «¨Éò¾¡Ûõ
¬ýÈ ¦ÀÕ¨Á ¾Õõ.
Lend ear to good words however few 416
That much will highly exalt you.
417. À¢¨Æò н÷óÐõ §À¨¾¨Á ¦º¡øÄ¡ ¡¢¨Æòн÷ó
¾£ñÊ §¸ûÅ¢ ÂÅ÷.
Who listen well and learn sharply 417
Not ev'n by slip speak foolishly.
418. §¸ðÀ¢Ûí §¸Ç¡ò ¾¨¸Â§Å §¸ûŢ¡ø
§¾¡ð¸ô À¼¡¾ ¦ºÅ¢.
That ear though hearing is dulled 418
Which is not by wisdom drilled.
419. Ñ½í¸¢Â §¸ûŢ ÃøÄ¡÷ Å½í¸¢Â
š¢Éá¾ø «¡¢Ð.
A modest mouth is hard for those 419
Who care little to counsels wise.
420. ¦ºÅ¢Â¢ü ͨÅԽá Å¡Ô½÷Å¢ý Á¡ì¸û
«Å¢Â¢Ûõ Å¡Æ¢Ûõ ±ý.
Who taste by mouth and not by ear 420
What if they fare ill or well here?
2.1.5 «È¢×¨¼¨Á
2.1.5 POSSESSION OF WISDOM
421 «È¢ÅüÈí ¸¡ìÌí ¸ÕÅ¢ ¦ºÚÅ¡÷ìÌõ
¯ûÇÆ¢ì¸ Ä¡¸¡ «Ãñ.
Wisdom's weapon wards off all woes 421
It is a fort defying foes.
422. ¦ºýÈ þ¼ò¾¡ø ¦ºÄÅ¢¼¡ ¾£¦¾¡¡£þ
¿ýÈ¢ýÀ¡ø ¯öôÀ ¾È¢×.
Wisdom checks the straying senses 422
Expels evils, impels goodness.
423. ±ô¦À¡Õû ¡÷¡÷Å¡öì §¸ðÀ¢Ûõ «ô¦À¡Õû
¦Áöô¦À¡Õû ¸¡ñÀ ¾È¢×.
To grasp the Truth from everywhere 423
From everyone is wisdom fair.
424. ±ñ¦À¡ÕÇ Å¡¸î ¦ºÄî ¦º¡øÄ¢ò ¾¡ýÀ¢È÷Å¡ö
Ññ¦À¡Õû ¸¡ñÀ ¾È¢×.
Speaking out thoughts in clear trends 424
Wisdom subtle sense comprehends.
425. ¯Ä¸õ ¾Æ£þ ¦¾¡ðÀõ ÁÄ÷¾Öõ
ÜõÀÖõ þøÄ ¾È¢×.
The wise-world the wise befriend 425
They bloom nor gloom, equal in mind.
426. ±ùŠШÈÅÐ ¯Ä¸õ ¯Ä¸ò§¾¡Î
«ùŠШÈÅ ¾È¢×.
As moves the world so move the wise 426
In tune with changing times and ways.
427. «È¢×¨¼Â¡÷ ¬Å ¾È¢Å¡÷ «È¢Å¢Ä¡÷
«·¾È¢ ¸øÄ¡ ¾Å÷.
The wise foresee what is to come 427
The unwise lack in that wisdom.
428. «ïÍÅ ¾ïº¡¨Á §À¨¾¨Á «ïÍÅÐ
«ïºø «È¢Å¡÷ ¦¾¡Æ¢ø.
Fear the frightful and act wisely 428
Not to fear the frightful's folly.
429. ±¾¢Ã¾¡ì ¸¡ìÌõ «È¢Å¢É¡÷ì ¸¢ø¨Ä
«¾¢Ã ÅÕŧ¾¡÷ §¿¡ö.
No frightful evil shocks the wise 429
Who guard themselves against surprise.
430. «È¢×¨¼Â¡÷ ±øÄ¡ Ó¨¼Â¡÷ «È¢Å¢Ä¡÷
±ýÛ¨¼Â §ÃÛõ þÄ÷.
Who have wisdom they are all full 430
Whatev'r they own, misfits are nil.
2.1.6 ÌüÈí¸Ê¾ø
2.1.6 AVOIDING FAULTS
431. ¦ºÕìÌï º¢ÉÓõ º¢Ú¨ÁÔõ þøÄ¡÷
¦ÀÕì¸õ ¦ÀÕÁ¢¾ ¿£÷òÐ.
Plenty is their prosperity 431
Who're free from wrath pride lust petty.
432. þÅÈÖõ Á¡ñÀ¢Èó¾ Á¡ÉÓõ Á¡½¡
¯Å¨¸Ôõ ²¾õ þ¨ÈìÌ.
Mean pride, low pleasure, avarice 432
These add blemishes to a prince.
433. ¾¢¨ÉòШ½Â¡í ÌüÈõ Å¡¢Ûõ À¨ÉòШ½Â¡ì
¦¸¡ûÅ¡÷ ÀÆ¢¿¡Ï Å¡÷.
Though millet-small their faults might seem 433
Men fearing disgrace, Palm-tall deem.
434. ÌüȧÁ ¸¡ì¸ ¦À¡ÕÇ¡¸ì ÌüȧÁ
«üÈó ¾å¯õ À¨¸.
Watch like treasure freedom from fault 434
Our fatal foe is that default.
435. ÅÕÓýÉ÷ì ¸¡Å¡¾¡ý Å¡ú쨸 ±¡¢ÓýÉ÷
¨ÅòàÚ §À¡Äì ¦¸Îõ.
Who fails to guard himself from flaw 435
Loses his life like flame-lit straw.
436. ¾ýÌüÈõ ¿£ì¸ô À¢È÷ÌüÈí ¸¡ñ¸¢üÀ¢ý
±ýÌüÈ Á¡Ìõ þ¨ÈìÌ.
What fault can be the king's who cures 436
First his faults, then scans others.
437. ¦ºÂüÀ¡Ä ¦ºö¡ ¾¢ÅȢ¡ý ¦ºøÅõ
¯ÂüÀ¡Ä ¾ýÈ¢ì ¦¸Îõ.
That miser's wealth shall waste and end 437
Who would not for a good cause spend.
438. ÀüÚûÇõ ±ýÛõ þÅÈý¨Á ±üÚûÙõ
±ñ½ô ÀÎŦ¾¡ý ÈýÚ.
The gripping greed of miser's heart 438
Is more than fault the worst apart.
439. Å¢ÂÅü¸ ±ï»¡ýÚõ ¾ý¨É ¿ÂÅü¸
¿ýÈ¢ ÀÂÅ¡ Å¢¨É.
Never boast yourself in any mood 439
Nor do a deed that does no good.
440. ¸¡¾Ä ¸¡¾ø «È¢Â¡¨Á ¯ö츢üÀ¢ý
²¾¢Ä ²¾¢Ä¡÷ áø.
All designs of the foes shall fail 440
If one his wishes guards in veil.
2.1.7 ¦À¡¢Â¡¨Ãò Ш½ì§¸¡¼ø
2.1.7 GAINING GREAT MEN'S HELP
441. «ÈÉÈ¢óÐ ãò¾ «È¢×¨¼Â¡÷ §¸ñ¨Á
¾¢ÈÉÈ¢óÐ §¾÷óÐ ¦¸¡Çø.
Weigh their worth and friendship gain 441
Of men of virtue and mature brain.
442. ¯üȧ¿¡ö ¿£ì¸¢ ¯È¡«¨Á Óü¸¡ìÌõ
¦ÀüȢ¡÷ô §À½¢ì ¦¸¡Çø.
Cherish the help of men of skill 442
Who ward and safe-guard you from ill.
443. «¡¢ÂÅüÚ ¦ÇøÄ¡õ «¡¢§¾ ¦À¡¢Â¡¨Ãô
§À½¢ò ¾ÁÃ¡ì ¦¸¡Çø.
Honour and have the great your own 443
Is rarest of the rare things known.
444. ¾õÁ¢ü ¦À¡¢Â¡÷ ¾Áá ´Ø̾ø
Åý¨ÁÔ ¦ÇøÄ¡ó ¾¨Ä.
To have betters as intimates 444
Power of all powers promotes.
445. ÝúÅ¡÷¸ñ ½¡¸ ´Ø¸Ä¡ý ÁýÉÅý
ÝúÅ¡¨Ãì ÝúóÐ ¦¸¡Çø.
Ministers are the monarch's eyes 445
Round him should be the right and wise.
446. ¾ì¸¡ ¡¢Éò¾É¡öò ¾¡¦É¡Ø¸ ÅøÄ¡¨Éî
¦ºüÈ¡÷ ¦ºÂ츢¼ó¾ ¾¢ø.
To move with worthy friends who knows 446
Has none to fear from frightful foes.
447. þÊìÌó Ш½Â¡¨Ã ¡ûŨà ¡§Ã
¦¸ÎìÌó ¾¨¸¨Á ÂÅ÷?
No foe can foil his powers 447
whose friends reprove him when he errs.
448. þÊôÀ¡¨Ã þøÄ¡¾ ²Áá ÁýÉý
¦¸ÎôÀ¡ ¡¢Ä¡Ûí ¦¸Îõ.
The careless king whom none reproves 448
Ruins himself sans harmful foes.
449. ӾĢġ÷¸Ì °¾¢Â Á¢ø¨Ä Á¾¨Ä¡ï
º¡÷À¢Ä¡÷ì ¸¢ø¨Ä ¿¢¨Ä.
No capital, no gain in trade 449
No prop secure sans good comrade.
450. ÀøÄ¡÷ À¨¸ ¦¸¡ÇÄ¢ü Àò¾Îò¾ ¾£¨Áò§¾
¿øÄ¡÷ ¦¾¡¼÷¨¸ Å¢¼ø.
To give up good friends is ten times worse 450
Than being hated by countless foes.
2.1.8 º¢üÈ¢É狀á¨Á
2.1.8 AVOIDING MEAN COMPANY
451 º¢üÈ¢Éõ «ïºõ ¦ÀÕ¨Á º¢Ú¨Á¾¡ý
ÍüÈÁ¡î ÝúóРŢÎõ.
The ignoble the noble fear 451
The mean hold them as kinsmen dear.
452. ¿¢Äò¾¢ÂøÀ¡ý ¿£÷¾¢¡¢ó ¾üÈ¡Ìõ Á¡ó¾÷ìÌ
þÉò¾¢ÂøÀ ¾¡Ìõ «È¢×.
With soil changes water's taste 452
With mates changes the mental state.
453. ÁÉò¾¡É¡õ Á¡ó¾÷ì ̽÷ þÉò¾¡É¡õ
þýÉ¡ý ±ÉôÀÎï ¦ºÂø.
Wisdom depends upon the mind 453
The worth of man upon his friend.
454. ÁÉòÐ ¯ÇЧÀ¡Äì ¸¡ðÊ ´ÕÅüÌ
þÉòÐÇÐ ¬Ìõ «È¢×.
Wisdom seems to come from mind 454
But it truly flows from the kind.
455. ÁÉóàö¨Á ¦ºöÅ¢¨É àö¨Á þÃñÎõ
þÉóàö¨Á àÅ¡ ÅÕõ.
Purity of the thought and deed 455
Comes from good company indeed.
456. ÁÉóà¡÷ì ¦¸îºõ¿ý È¡Ìõ þÉóà¡÷ìÌ
þø¨Ä¿ý È¡¸¡ Å¢¨É.
Pure-hearted get good progeny 456
Pure friendship acts with victory.
457. ÁÉ¿Äõ ÁýÛ¢÷ì ¸¡ì¸õ þÉ¿Äõ
±øÄ¡ô Ò¸Øõ ¾Õõ.
Goodness of mind increases gain 457
Good friendship fosters fame again.
458. ÁÉ¿Äõ ¿ý̨¼Â á¢Ûõ º¡ý§È¡÷ìÌ
þÉ¿Äõ ²Á¡ô Ò¨¼òÐ.
Men of wisdom, though good in mind 458
In friends of worth a new strength find.
459. ÁÉ¿Äò¾¢ý ¬Ìõ ÁÚ¨ÁÁü È·Ðõ
þÉ¿Äò¾¢ý ²Á¡ô Ò¨¼òÐ.
Good mind decides the future bliss 459
Good company gains strength to this.
460. ¿øÄ¢Éò¾¢ ëíÌó Ш½Â¢ø¨Ä ¾£Â¢Éò¾¢ý
«øÄü ÀÎôÀà¯õ þø.
No help good company exeeds; 460
The bad to untold anguish leads.
4.1.9 ¦¾¡¢óЦºÂøŨ¸
4.1.9 DELIBERATION BEFORE ACTION
461. «Æ¢Åà¯õ ¬Åà¯õ ¬¸¢ ÅÆ¢ÀÂìÌõ
°¾¢ÂÓõ ÝúóÐ ¦ºÂø.
Weigh well output the loss and gain 461
And proper action ascertain.
462. ¦¾¡¢ó¾ þÉò¦¾¡Î §¾÷ó¦¾ñ½¢î ¦ºöÅ¡÷ìÌ
«Õõ¦À¡Õû ¡¦¾¡ýÚõ þø.
Nothing is hard for him who acts 462
With worthy counsels weighing facts.
463. ¬ì¸õ ¸Õ¾¢ ӾĢÆìÌõ ¦ºöÅ¢¨É
°ì¸¡÷ «È¢×¨¼ ¡÷.
The wise risk not their capital 463
In doubtful gains and lose their all.
464. ¦¾Ç¢Å¢ ľ¨Éò ¦¾¡¼í¸¡÷ þÇ¢¦ÅýÛõ
²¾ôÀ¡Î «ïÍ ÀÅ÷.
They who scornful reproach fear 464
Commence no work not made clear.
465. Ũ¸ÂÈî ÝÆ¡ ¦¾Ø¾ø À¨¸Å¨Ãô
À¡ò¾¢ô ÀÎôÀ§¾¡ áÚ.
Who marches without plans and ways 465
His field is sure to foster foes.
466. ¦ºö¾ì¸ «øÄ ¦ºÂì ¦¸Îõ ¦ºö¾ì¸
¦ºö¡¨Á ¡Ûí ¦¸Îõ.
Doing unfit action ruins 466
Failing fit-act also ruins.
467. ±ñ½¢ò н¢¸ ¸ÕÁõ н¢ó¾À¢ý
±ñÏÅõ ±ýÀÐ þØìÌ.
Think and dare a proper deed 467
Dare and think is bad in need.
468. ¬üÈ¢ý ÅÕó¾¡ ÅÕò¾õ ÀÄ÷¿¢ýÚ
§À¡üÈ¢Ûõ ¦À¡òÐô ÀÎõ.
Toil without a plan ahead 468
Is doomed to fall though supported.
469. ¿ýÈ¡üÈ ÖûÙó ¾ÅÚñÎ «ÅÃÅ÷
ÀñÀÈ¢ó ¾¡üÈ¡ì ¸¨¼.
Attune the deeds to habitude 469
Or ev'n good leads to evil feud.
470. ±ûÇ¡¾ ±ñ½¢î ¦ºÂø§ÅñÎõ ¾õ§Á¡Î
¦¸¡ûÇ¡¾ ¦¸¡ûÇ¡Ð ¯ÄÌ.
Do deeds above reproachfulness 470
The world refutes uncomely mess.
2.1.10 ÅÄ¢ÂÈ¢¾ø
2.1.10 JUDGING STRENGTH
471. Å¢¨ÉÅÄ¢Ôõ ¾ýÅÄ¢Ôõ Á¡üÈ¡ý ÅÄ¢Ôõ
Ш½ÅÄ¢Ôõ àì¸¢î ¦ºÂø.
Judge act and might and foeman's strength 471
The allies' strength and go at length.
472. ´øÅ ¾È¢ÅÐ «È¢ó¾¾ý ¸ñ¾í¸¢î
¦ºøÅ¡÷ìÌî ¦ºøÄ¡¾Ð þø.
Nothing hampers the firm who know 472
What they can and how to go.
473. ¯¨¼ò¾õ ÅÄ¢ÂȢ¡÷ °ì¸ò¾¢ý °ì¸¢
þ¨¼ì¸ñ Ó¡¢ó¾¡÷ ÀÄ÷.
Many know not their meagre might 473
Their pride breaks up in boastful fight.
474. «¨Áó¾¡í ¦¸¡Ø¸¡ý «ÇÅȢ¡ý ¾ý¨É
Å¢Âó¾¡ý Å¢¨ÃóÐ ¦¸Îõ.
Who adapts not, outsteps measure 474
And brags himself-his fall is sure.
475. À£Ä¢¦Àö º¡¸¡Îõ «îº¢Úõ «ôÀñ¼ï
º¡Ä Á¢ÌòÐô ¦À¢ý.
Even the gentle peacock's plume 475
Cart's axle breaks by gross volume.
476. Ñɢ즸¡õÀ÷ ²È¢É¡÷ «·¾¢Èó à츢ý
¯Â¢÷츢ھ¢ ¬¸¢ Å¢Îõ.
Beyond the branches' tip who skips 476
Ends the life as his body rips.
477. ¬üÈ¢ý «ÇÅÈ¢óÐ ®¸ «Ð¦À¡Õû
§À¡üÈ¢ ÅÆíÌ ¦¿È¢.
Know the limit; grant with measure 477
This way give and guard your treasure.
478. ¬¸¡Ú «ÇÅ¢ðÊ ¾¡Â¢Ûí §¸Êø¨Ä
§À¡¸¡Ú «¸Ä¡ì ¸¨¼.
The outflow must not be excess 478
No matter how small income is.
479. «ÇÅÈ¢óÐ Å¡Æ¡¾¡ý Å¡ú쨸 ¯Ç§À¡Ä
þøÄ¡¸¢ò §¾¡ýÈ¡ì ¦¸Îõ.
Who does not know to live in bounds 479
His life seems rich but thins and ends.
480. ¯ÇŨà à측¾ ´ôÒà šñ¨Á
ÅÇŨà Åø¨Äì ¦¸Îõ.
Wealth amassed quickly vanishes 480
Sans level if one lavishes.
2.1.11 ¸¡ÄÁÈ¢¾ø
2.1.11 KNOWING PROPER TIME
481. À¸ø¦ÅøÖõ ܨ¸¨Âì ¸¡ì¨¸ þ¸ø¦ÅøÖõ
§Åó¾÷ìÌ §ÅñÎõ ¦À¡ØÐ.
By day the crow defeats the owl 481
Kings need right time their foes to quell.
482. ÀÕÅò§¾¡Î ´ð¼ ´Ø¸ø ¾¢ÕÅ¢¨Éò
¾£Ã¡¨Á ¬÷ìÌí ¸Â¢Ú.
Well-ordered seasoned act is cord 482
That fortune binds in bon accord.
483. «ÕÅ¢¨É ¦ÂýÀ ¯Ç§Å¡ ¸ÕŢ¡ý
¸¡Äõ «È¢óÐ ¦ºÂ¢ý.
What is hard for him who acts 483
With proper means and time and tacts?
484. »¡Äõ ¸Õ¾¢Ûí ¨¸ÜÎí ¸¡Äõ
¸Õ¾¢ þ¼ò¾¡ü ¦ºÂ¢ý.
Choose proper time and act and place 484
Even the world you win with ease.
485. ¸¡Äõ ¸Õ¾¢ þÕôÀÅ÷ ¸Äí¸¡Ð
»¡Äõ ¸ÕÐ ÀÅ÷.
Who want to win the world sublime 485
Wait unruffled biding their time.
486. °ì¸ Ó¨¼Â¡ý ´Îì¸õ ¦À¡Õ¾¸÷
¾¡ì¸üÌô §ÀÕó ¾¨¸òÐ.
By self-restraint stalwarts keep fit 486
Like rams retreating but to butt.
487. ¦À¡û¦ÇÉ ¬í§¸ ÒÈõ§Åá÷ ¸¡ÄõÀ¡÷òÐ
¯û§Å÷ôÀ÷ ´ûÇ¢ ÂÅ÷.
The wise jut not their vital fire 487
They watch their time with hidden ire.
488. ¦ºÚ¿¨Ãì ¸¡½¢ý ÍÁì¸ þÚŨÃ
¸¡½¢ý ¸¢Æ측õ ¾¨Ä.
Bear with hostiles when you meet them 488
Fell down their head in fateful time.
489. ±ö¾ü ¸¡¢ÂÐ þ¨Âó¾ì¸¡ø «ó¿¢¨Ä§Â
¦ºö¾ü ¸¡¢Â ¦ºÂø.
When comes the season ripe and rare 489
Dare and do hard things then and there.
490. ¦¸¡ì¦¸¡ì¸ ÜõÒõ ÀÕÅòÐ ÁüȾý
Ìò¦¾¡ì¸ º£÷ò¾ þ¼òÐ.
In waiting time feign peace like stork 490
In fighting time strike like its peck.
2.1.12 þ¼ÉÈ¢¾ø
2.1.12 JUDGING THE PLACE
491. ¦¾¡¼í¸ü¸ ±ùÅ¢¨ÉÔõ ±ûÇü¸ ÓüÚõ
þ¼í¸ñ¼ À¢ý«ø ÄÐ.
No action take, no foe despise 491
Until you have surveyed the place.
492. ÓÃñ§º÷ó¾ ¦Á¡öõÀ¢ ÉÅ÷ìÌõ «Ãñ§º÷ó¾¡õ
¬ì¸õ ÀÄ×ó ¾Õõ.
Many are gains of fortresses 492
Ev'n to kings of power and prowess.
493. ¬üÈ¡Õõ ¬üÈ¢ «ÎÀ þ¼ÉÈ¢óÐ
§À¡üÈ¡÷¸ñ §À¡üÈ¢î ¦ºÂ¢ý.
Weaklings too withstand foe's offence 493
In proper fields of strong defence.
494. ±ñ½¢Â¡÷ ±ñ½õ þÆôÀ÷ þ¼ÉÈ¢óÐ
Ðýɢ¡÷ ÐýÉ¢î ¦ºÂ¢ý.
If fighters fight in vantage field 494
The plans of foes shall be baffled.
495. ¦¿ÎõÒÉÖû ¦ÅøÖõ Ó¾¨Ä «ÎõÒÉÄ¢ý
¿£í¸¢ý «¾¨Éô À¢È.
In water crocodile prevails 495
In land before others it fails.
496. ¸¼§Ä¡¼¡ ¸¡øÅø ¦¿Îó§¾÷ ¸¼§Ä¡Îõ
¿¡Å¡Ôõ µ¼¡ ¿¢ÄòÐ.
Sea-going ship goes not on shore 496
Nor on sea the strong-wheeled car.
497. «ïº¡¨Á «øÄ¡ø Ш½§Åñ¼¡ ±ïº¡¨Á
±ñ½¢ þ¼ò¾¡ý ¦ºÂ¢ý.
No aid but daring dash they need 497
When field is chosen right for deed.
498. º¢ÚÀ¨¼Â¡ý ¦ºøÄ¢¼õ §º¡¢ý ¯ÚÀ¨¼Â¡ý
°ì¸õ «Æ¢óРŢÎõ.
Though force is small, if place is right 498
One quells a foe of well-armed might.
499. º¢¨È¿ÄÛõ º£Õõ þĦÃÉ¢Ûõ Á¡ó¾÷
¯¨È¿¢Äò§¾¡Î ´ð¼ø «¡¢Ð.
To face a foe at home is vain 499
Though fort and status are not fine.
500 ¸¡Ä¡ú ¸Ç¡¢ý ¿¡¢ÂÎõ ¸ñ½ïº¡
§ÅÄ¡ý Ó¸ò¾ ¸Ç¢Ú.
A fox can kill a war tusker 500
Fearless with feet in deep quagmire.
2.1.13 ¦¾¡¢óЦ¾Ç¢¾ø
2.1.13 TESTING OF MEN FOR CONFIDENCE
501. «Èõ¦À¡Õû þýÀõ ¯Â¢Ãîºõ ¿¡ý¸¢ý
¾¢È󦾡¢óÐ §¾Èô ÀÎõ.
Pleasure, gold, fear of life Virtue- 501
Test by these four and trust the true.
502. ÌÊôÀ¢ÈóÐ ÌüÈò¾¢ý ¿£í¸¢ ÅÎôÀ¡¢Ôõ
¿¡Ï¨¼Â¡ý ¸ð§¼ ¦¾Ç¢×.
Spotless name of noble birth 502
Shamed of stain-that choice is worth.
503. «¡¢Â¸üÚ ¬ºüÈ¡÷ ¸ñÏõ ¦¾¡¢Ôí¸¡ø
þý¨Á «¡¢§¾ ¦ÅÇ¢Ú.
Though deep scholars of stainless sense 503
Rare is freedom from ignorance.
504. ̽õ¿¡Êì ÌüÈÓõ ¿¡Ê «ÅüÚû
Á¢¨¸¿¡Ê Á¢ì¸ ¦¸¡Çø.
Good and evil in man weigh well 504
Judge him by virtues which prevail.
505. ¦ÀÕ¨ÁìÌõ ²¨Éî º¢Ú¨ÁìÌõ ¾ò¾õ
¸ÕÁ§Á ¸ð¼¨Çì ¸ø.
By the touchstone of deeds is seen 505
If any one is great or mean.
506. «üÈ¡¨Ãò §¾Ú¾ø µõÒ¸ ÁüÈÅ÷
ÀüÈ¢Ä÷ ¿¡½¡÷ ÀÆ¢.
Choose not those men without kinsmen 506
Without affine or shame of sin.
507. ¸¡¾ý¨Á ¸ó¾¡ «È¢ÅȢ¡÷ò §¾Ú¾ø
§À¨¾¨Á ±øÄ¡ó ¾Õõ.
On favour leaning fools you choose; 507
Folly in all its forms ensues.
508. §¾Ã¡ý À¢È¨Éò ¦¾Ç¢ó¾¡ý ÅÆ¢Ó¨È
¾£Ã¡ þÎõ¨À ¾Õõ.
To trust an untried stranger brings 508
Endless troubles on all our kins.
509. §¾ Èü¸ ¡¨ÃÔõ §¾Ã¡Ð§¾÷ó¾À¢ý
§¾Ú¸ §¾Úõ ¦À¡Õû.
Trust not without testing and then 509
Find proper work for trusted men.
510. §¾Ã¡ý ¦¾Ç¢×õ ¦¾Ç¢ó¾¡ý¸ñ ³ÔÈ×õ
¾£Ã¡ þÎõ¨À ¾Õõ.
Trust without test; The trusted doubt; 510
Both entail troubles in and out.
2.1.14 ¦¾¡¢óÐÅ¢¨É¡¼ø
2.1.14 TESTING AND ENTRUSTING
511. ¿ý¨ÁÔõ ¾£¨ÁÔõ ¿¡Ê ¿ÄõÒ¡¢ó¾
¾ý¨Á¡ý ¬Çô ÀÎõ.
Employ the wise who will discern 511
The good and bad and do good turn.
512. Å¡¡¢ ¦ÀÕ츢 ÅÇõÀÎòÐ ¯üȨÅ
¬Ã¡öÅ¡ý ¦ºö¸ Å¢¨É.
Let him act who resource swells; 512
Fosters wealth and prevents ills.
513. «ýÀÈ¢× §¾üÈõ «Å¡Å¢ý¨Á þó¿¡ýÌõ
¿ý̨¼Â¡ý ¸ð§¼ ¦¾Ç¢×.
Trust him in whom these four you see: 513
Love, wit, non-craving, clarity.
514. ±¨ÉŨ¸Â¡ý §¾È¢Âì ¸ñÏõ Å¢¨ÉŨ¸Â¡ý
§ÅÈ¡Ìõ Á¡ó¾÷ ÀÄ÷.
Though tried and found fit, yet we see 514
Many differ before duty.
515. «È¢ó¾¡üÈ¢î ¦ºö¸¢üÀ¡üÌ «øÄ¡ø Å¢¨É¾¡ý
º¢È󾡦ÉýÚ ²ÅüÀ¡ü ÈýÚ.
Wise able men with power invest 515
Not by fondness but by hard test.
516. ¦ºöÅ¡¨É ¿¡Ê Å¢¨É¿¡Êì ¸¡Äò¦¾¡Î
±ö¾ ¯½÷óÐ ¦ºÂø.
Discern the agent and the deed 516
And just in proper time proceed.
517. þ¾¨É þ¾É¡ý þÅýÓÊìÌõ ±ýÈ¡öóÐ
«¾¨É «Åý¸ñ Å¢¼ø.
This work, by this, this man can do 517
Like this entrust the duty due.
518. Å¢¨Éì Ì¡¢¨Á ¿¡Ê À¢ý¨È «Å¨É
«¾üÌ¡¢Â É¡¸î ¦ºÂø.
His fitness for the duty scan 518
Leave him to do the best he can.
519. Å¢¨Éì¸ñ Å¢¨ÉÔ¨¼Â¡ý §¸ñ¨Á§Å È¡¸
¿¢¨ÉôÀ¡¨É ¿£íÌõ ¾¢Õ.
Who do duty for duty's sake 519
Doubt them; and fortune departs quick.
520 ¿¡§¼¡Úõ ¿¡Î¸ ÁýÉý Å¢¨É¦ºöÅ¡ý
§¸¡¼¡¨Á §¸¡¼¡ ÐÄÌ.
Worker straight the world is straight 520
The king must look to this aright.
2.1.15 ÍüÈó¾Æ¡ø
2.1.15 CHERISHING KINSMEN
521. ÀüÈüÈ ¸ñÏõ À¨Æ¨ÁÀ¡ áðξø
ÍüÈò¾¡÷ ¸ñ§½ ¯Ç.
Let fortunes go; yet kinsmen know 521
The old accustomed love to show.
522. Å¢ÕôÀÈ¡î ÍüÈõ þ¨Â¢ý «ÕôÀÈ¡
¬ì¸õ ÀÄ×õ ¾Õõ.
The gift of loving Kins bestows 522
Fadeless fortune's fresh flowers.
523. «ÇÅÇ¡ Å¢øÄ¡¾¡ý Å¡ú쨸 ÌÇÅÇ¡ò
§¸¡ÊýÈ¢ ¿£÷¿¢¨Èó ¾üÚ.
A kinless wealth is like a tank 523
Which overflows without a bank.
524. ÍüÈò¾¡ø ÍüÈô À¼´Ø¸ø ¦ºøÅó¾¡ý
¦ÀüÈò¾¡ø ¦ÀüÈ ÀÂý.
The fruit of growing wealth is gained 524
When kith and kin are happy found.
525. ¦¸¡Îò¾Öõ þý¦º¡Öõ ¬üÈ¢ý «Î츢Â
ÍüÈò¾¡ø ÍüÈô ÀÎõ.
Loving words and liberal hand 525
Encircle kith and kin around.
526. ¦ÀÕí¦¸¡¨¼Â¡ý §À½¡ý ¦ÅÌÇ¢ «ÅÉ¢ý
ÁÕį́¼Â¡÷ Á¡¿¢ÄòÐ þø.
Large giver and wrathless man 526
Commands on earth countless kinsmen.
527. ¸¡ì¨¸ ¸ÃÅ¡ ¸¨ÃóÐñÏõ ¬ì¸Óõ
«ýÉ¿£ á÷째 ¯Ç.
The crows hide not; thy call and eat 527
Welfare abides a man of heart.
528. ¦À¡Ð§¿¡ì¸¡ý §Åó¾ý Å¡¢¨ºÂ¡ §¿¡ì¸¢ý
«Ð§¿¡ì¸¢ Å¡úÅ¡÷ ÀÄ÷.
From public gaze when kings perceive 528
Each one's merits so many thrive.
529. ¾Áá¸¢ì ¾üÚÈó¾¡÷ ÍüÈõ «Áá¨Áì
¸¡Ã½õ þýÈ¢ ÅÕõ.
Forsaken friends will come and stay 529
When cause for discord goes away.
530. ¯¨ÆôÀ¢¡¢óÐ ¸¡Ã½ò¾¢ý Åó¾¡¨É §Åó¾ý
þ¨Æò ¾¢ÕóÐ ±ñ½¢ì ¦¸¡Çø.
Who leaves and returns with motive 530
The king should test him and receive.
2.1.16 ¦À¡îº¡Å¡¨Á
2.1.16 UNFORGETFULNESS
531. þÈó¾ ¦ÅÌǢ¢ý ¾£§¾ º¢Èó¾
¯Å¨¸ Á¸¢ú¢ý §º¡÷×.
Worse than wrath in excess is 531
Forgetfulness in joy-excess.
532. ¦À¡îº¡ôÒì ¦¸¡øÖõ Ò¸¨Æ «È¢Å¢¨É
¿¢îº ¿¢ÃôÀì ¦¸¡ý È¡íÌ.
Negligence kills renown just as 532
Ceaseless want wisdom destroys.
533. ¦À¡îº¡ôÀ¡÷ì ¸¢ø¨Ä Ò¸ú¨Á «Ð¯Ä¸òÐ
±ôÀ¡øá §Ä¡÷ìÌõ н¢×.
Forgetful nature fails of fame 533
All schools of thinkers say the same.
534. «îº Ó¨¼Â¡÷ìÌ «Ã½¢ø¨Ä ¬í¸¢ø¨Ä
¦À¡îº¡ô Ò¨¼Â¡÷ìÌ ¿ýÌ.
The fearful find no fortress here 534
The forgetful find good never.
535. ÓýÛÈì ¸¡Å¡Ð þØ츢¡ý ¾ýÀ¢¨Æ
À¢ýëÚ þÃí¸¢ Å¢Îõ.
Failing foresight the guardless man 535
Shall rue his folly later on.
536. þØ측¨Á ¡÷Á¡ðÎõ ±ýÚõ ÅØ측¨Á
š¢ý «·Ð¦Å¡ôÀÐ þø.
Forget none; watch with wakeful care 536
Miss none; the gain is sans compare.
537. «¡¢Â±ýÚ ¬¸¡¾ þø¨Ä¦À¡î º¡Å¡ì
¸ÕŢ¡ø §À¡üÈ¢î ¦ºÂ¢ý.
With cautious care pursue a thing 537
Impossible there is nothing.
538. Ò¸úó¾¨Å §À¡üÈ¢î ¦ºÂø§ÅñÎõ ¦ºö¡Ð
þ¸úó¾¡÷ìÌ ±Ø¨ÁÔõ þø.
Do what the wise commend as worth 538
If not, for seven births no mirth.
539. þ¸ú¢ý ¦¸ð¼¡¨Ã ¯ûÙ¸ ¾¡ó¾õ
Á¸¢ú¢ý ¨ÁóÐÚõ §À¡úÐ.
When joy deludes, their fate recall 539
Whom negligence has made to fall.
540. ¯ûÇ¢ÂÐ ±ö¾ø ±Ç¢ÐÁý ÁüÚó¾¡ý
¯ûÇ¢ÂÐ ¯ûÇô ¦ÀÈ¢ý.
Easy it is a thing to get 540
When the mind on it is set.
2.1.17 ¦ºí§¸¡ý¨Á
2.1.17 JUST GOVERNMENT
541. ´÷óиñ §½¡¼¡Ð þ¨ÈÒ¡¢óР¡÷Á¡ðÎõ
§¾÷óЦºö Å·§¾ Ó¨È.
Test and attest impartially 541
Consult and act the laws justly.
542. Å¡§É¡ì¸¢ Å¡Øõ ¯Ä¦¸øÄ¡õ ÁýÉÅý
§¸¡ø §¿¡ì¸¢ Å¡Øí ÌÊ.
The earth looks up to sky and thrives 542
And mankind to king's rod of justice.
543. «ó¾½÷ áüÌõ «Èò¾¢üÌõ ¬¾¢Â¡ö
¿¢ýÈÐ ÁýÉÅý §¸¡ø.
The Sage's scripture and virtue spring 543
From the sceptre of a stately king.
544. Ìʾƣþì §¸¡§Ä¡îÍõ Á¡¿¢Ä ÁýÉý
«Ê¾Æ£þ ¿¢üÌõ ¯ÄÌ.
The world clings to the ruler's feet 544
Whose sceptre clasps the people's heart.
545. þÂøÒÇ¢ì §¸¡§Ä¡îÍõ ÁýÉÅý ¿¡ð¼
¦ÀÂÖõ Å¢¨ÇÔÙõ ¦¾¡ìÌ.
Full rains and yields enrich the land 545
Which is ruled by a righteous hand.
546. §ÅÄýÚ ¦ÅýÈ¢ ¾ÕÅÐ ÁýÉÅý
§¸¡Äà¯í §¸¡¼¡ ¦¾É¢ý.
Not the spear but the sceptre straight 546
That brings success to monarch's might.
547. þ¨È¸¡ìÌõ ¨Å¸õ ±øÄ¡õ «Å¨É
Өȸ¡ìÌõ Óð¼¡î ¦ºÂ¢ý.
The king protects the entire earth 547
And justice protects his royal worth.
548. ±ñÀ¾ò¾¡ý µÃ¡ ӨȦºö¡ ÁýÉÅý
¾ñÀ¾ò¾¡ý ¾¡§É ¦¸Îõ.
Hard of access, the unjust king 548
He shall himself his ruin bring.
549. ÌÊÒÈí ¸¡ò§¾¡õÀ¢ì ÌüÈõ ¸Ê¾ø
ÅÎÅýÚ §Åó¾ý ¦¾¡Æ¢ø.
Save his subjects and chide the wrong 549
Is flawless duty of a king.
550. ¦¸¡¨Ä¢ü ¦¸¡Ê¡¨Ã §Å󦾡Úò¾ø ¨ÀíÜú
¸¨Ç¸ð ¼¾¦É¡Î §¿÷.
Killing killers, the king, behold 550
Weeds removes from cropful field.
2.1.18 ¦¸¡Îí§¸¡ý¨Á
2.1.18 CRUEL TYRANNY
551. ¦¸¡¨Ä§Áü¦¸¡ñ ¼¡¡¢ü ¦¸¡Ê§¾ «¨Ä§Áü¦¸¡ñÎ
«øĨŠ¦ºö¦¾¡ØÌõ §ÅóÐ.
The unjust tyrant oppressor 551
Is worse than cruel murderer.
552. §Å§Ä¡Î ¿¢ýÈ¡ý þΦÅý ÚЧÀ¡Öõ
§¸¡§Ä¡Ê ¿¢ýÈ¡ý þÃ×.
Sceptered tyrant exacting gold 552
Is "give" of lanced robber bold.
553. ¿¡¦¼¡Úõ ¿¡Ê ӨȦºö¡ ÁýÉÅý
¿¡¦¼¡Úõ ¿¡Î ¦¸Îõ.
Spy wrongs daily and do justice 553
Or day by day the realm decays.
554. ÜØí ÌÊÔõ ´Õí¸¢ÆìÌõ §¸¡ø§¸¡Êî
ÝÆ¡Ð ¦ºöÔõ «ÃÍ.
The king shall wealth and subjects lose 554
If his sceptre he dares abuse.
555. «øÄüÀðÎ ¬üÈ¡Ð «Ø¾¸ñ ½£Ãý§È
¦ºøÅò¨¾ò §¾öìÌõ À¨¼.
Groaning tears caused by tyrant's sway 555
File the royal wealth away.
556. ÁýÉ÷ìÌ ÁýÛ¾ø ¦ºí§¸¡ñ¨Á «·¾¢ý§Èø
ÁýÉ¡Å¡õ ÁýÉ÷ì ¦¸¡Ç¢.
Glory endures by sceptre right 556
Without it wanes the royal light.
557. ÐǢ¢ý¨Á »¡Äò¾¢üÌ ±üÈü§È §Åó¾ý
«Ç¢Â¢ý¨Á Å¡Øõ ¯Â¢÷ìÌ.
Dry like the earth without rainfall 557
Is graceless king to creatures all.
558. þý¨Á¢ý þýÉ¡Ð ¯¨¼¨Á ӨȦºö¡
ÁýÉÅý §¸¡ü¸£úô ÀÊý.
To have is worse than having not 558
If ruler is unjust despot.
559. Өȧ¸¡Ê ÁýÉÅý ¦ºö¢ý ¯¨È§¸¡Ê
´øÄ¡Ð Å¡Éõ ¦ÀÂø.
The sky withdraws season's shower 559
If the king misuses his power.
560. ¬ÀÂý ÌýÚõ «Ú¦¾¡Æ¢§Ä¡÷ áøÁÈôÀ÷
¸¡ÅÄý ¸¡Å¡ý ±É¢ý.
The *six-functioned forget their lore 560
Cows give less if kings guard no more.
* the six functions are: learning, teaching, giving,
getting, sacrificing, kindling sacrifice.
These are duties of Vedic savants.
2.1.19 ¦ÅÕÅ󾦺ö¡¨Á
2.1.19 AVOIDING TERRORISM
561. ¾ì¸¡íÌ ¿¡Êî ¾¨ÄøÄ¡ Åñ½ò¾¡ø
µò¾¡íÌ ´ÚôÀÐ §ÅóÐ.
A king enquires and gives sentence 561
Just to prevent future offence.
562. ¸Ê§¾¡îº¢ ¦ÁøÄ ²È¢¸ ¦¿Ê¾¡ì¸õ
¿£í¸¡¨Á §ÅñÎ ÀÅ÷.
Wield fast the rod but gently lay 562
This strict mildness prolongs the sway.
563. ¦ÅÕÅó¾ ¦ºö¦¾¡ØÌõ ¦Åí§¸¡Ä ɡ¢ý
´ÕÅó¾õ ´ø¨Äì ¦¸Îõ.
His cruel rod of dreadful deed 563
Brings king's ruin quick indeed.
564. þ¨È¸ÊÂý ±ýÚ¨ÃìÌõ þýɡ¡ø §Åó¾ý
¯¨È¸Î¸¢ ´ø¨Äì ¦¸Îõ.
As men the king a tyrant call 564
His days dwindled, hasten his fall.
565. «Õ了ùÅ¢ þýÉ¡ Ó¸ò¾¡ý ¦ÀÕ了øÅõ
§À±ö¸ñ ¼ýÉÐ ¯¨¼òÐ.
Whose sight is scarce, whose face is foul 565
His wealth seems watched by a ghoul.
566. ¸Î了¡øÄý ¸ñ½¢Äý ¬Â¢ý ¦¿Î了øÅõ
¿£ÊýÈ¢ ¬í§¸ ¦¸Îõ.
Whose word is harsh, whose sight is rude 566
His wealth and power quickly fade.
567. ¸Î¦Á¡Æ¢Ôõ ¨¸Â¢¸ó¾ ¾ñ¼Óõ §Åó¾ý
«ÎÓÃñ §¾öìÌõ «Ãõ.
Reproofs rough and punishments rude 567
Like files conquering power corrode.
568. þÉò¾¡üÈ¢ ±ñ½¡¾ §Åó¾ý º¢Éò¾¡üÈ¢î
º£È¢ü º¢ÚÌõ ¾¢Õ.
The king who would not take counsels 568
Rages with wrath-his fortune fails.
569. ¦ºÕÅó¾ §À¡ú¾¢ü º¢¨È¦ºö¡ §Åó¾ý
¦ÅÕÅóÐ ¦ÅöÐ ¦¸Îõ.
The king who builds not fort betimes 569
Fears his foes in wars and dies.
570. ¸øÄ¡÷ô À¢½¢ìÌõ ¸Îí§¸¡ø «ÐÅøÄÐ
þø¨Ä ¿¢ÄìÌô ¦À¡¨È.
The crushing burden borne by earth 570
Is tyrants bound to fools uncouth.
2.1.20 ¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ
2.1.20 BENIGN LOOKS
571. ¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ ±ýÛõ ¸Æ¢¦ÀÕí ¸¡¡¢¨¸
¯ñ¨Á¡ý ¯ñÊù ×ÄÌ.
Living in the world implies 571
The bounteous dame of benign eyes.
572. ¸ñ§½¡ð¼ò ÐûÇÐ ¯Ä¸¢Âø «·¾¢Ä¡÷
¯ñ¨Á ¿¢ÄìÌô ¦À¡¨È.
World lives by looks of lovely worth 572
Who lack them are burdens of earth.
573. Àñ±ýÉ¡õ À¡¼üÌ þ¨ÂÀ¢ý§Èø ¸ñ±ýÉ¡õ
¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ þøÄ¡¾ ¸ñ.
Of tuneless song what is the use? 573
Without gracious looks what are eyes?
574. ¯Ç§À¡ø Ó¸ò¦¾Åý ¦ºöÔõ «ÇŢɡø
¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ þøÄ¡¾ ¸ñ.
Except that they are on the face 574
What for are eyes sans measured grace.
575. ¸ñ½¢üÌ «½¢¸Äõ ¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ «·¾¢ý§Èø
Òñ¦½ýÚ ¯½Ãô ÀÎõ.
Kind looks are jewels for eyes to wear 575
Without them they are felt as sore.
576. Áñ§½¡ ʨÂó¾ ÁÃò¾¨ÉÂ÷ ¸ñ§½¡
ʨÂóиñ §½¡¼¡ ¾Å÷.
Like trees on inert earth they grow 576
Who don't eye to eye kindness show.
577. ¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ þøÄÅ÷ ¸ñ½¢Ä÷ ¸ñϨ¼Â¡÷
¸ñ§½¡ð¼õ þý¨ÁÔõ þø.
Ungracious men lack real eyes 577
Men of real eyes show benign grace.
578. ¸ÕÁõ º¢¨¾Â¡Áø ¸ñ§½¡¼ ÅøÄ¡÷ìÌ
¯¡¢¨Á ¯¨¼ò¾¢ù ×ÄÌ.
Who gracious are but dutiful 578
Have right for this earth beautiful.
579. ´Úò¾¡üÚõ ÀñÀ¢É¡÷ ¸ñÏõ¸ñ §½¡Êô
¦À¡Úò¾¡üÚõ Àñ§À ¾¨Ä.
To be benign and bear with foes 579
Who vex us is true virtue's phase.
580. ¦ÀÂì¸ñÎõ ¿ïÍñ ¼¨ÁÅ÷ ¿Âò¾ì¸
¿¡¸¡¢¸õ §ÅñÎ ÀÅ÷.
Men of graceful courtesy 580
Take hemlock and look cheerfully.
2.1.21 ´üÈ¡¼ø
2.1.21 ESPIONAGE
581. ´üÚõ ¯¨Ãº¡ýÈ áÖõ þ¨Å¢ÃñÎõ
¦¾ü¦Èý¸ ÁýÉÅý ¸ñ.
A king should treat these two as eyes 581
The code of laws and careful spies.
582. ±øÄ¡÷ìÌõ ±øÄ¡õ ¿¢¸úÀ¨Å ±ï»¡ýÚõ
ÅøÄÈ¢¾ø §Åó¾ý ¦¾¡Æ¢ø.
All that happens, always, to all 582
The king should know in full detail.
583. ´üȢɡý ´üÈ¢ô ¦À¡Õû¦¾¡¢Â¡ ÁýÉÅý
¦¸¡üÈ¢í ¦¸¡Ç츢¼ó¾Ð þø.
Conquests are not for the monarch 583
Who cares not for the Spy's remark.
584. Å¢¨É¦ºöÅ¡÷ ¾õÍüÈõ §Åñ¼¡¾¡÷ ±ýÈ¡íÌ
«¨ÉŨÃÔõ ¬Ã¡öÅÐ ´üÚ.
His officers, kinsmen and foes 584
Who watch keenly are worthy spies.
585. ¸¼¡« ¯Õ¦Å¡Î ¸ñ½ïº¡Ð ¡ñÎõ
¯¸¡«¨Á Åøħ¾ ´üÚ.
Fearless gaze, suspectless guise 585
Guarding secrets mark the spies.
586. ÐÈó¾¡÷ ÀÊÅò¾ Ḣ þÈó¾¡Ã¡öóÐ
±ý¦ºÂ¢Ûõ §º¡÷Å¢ÄÐ ´üÚ.
Guised as monks they gather secrets 586
They betray them not under threats.
587. Á¨Èó¾¨Å §¸ð¸Åü È¡¸¢ «È¢ó¾¨Å
³ÂôÀ¡Î þøħ¾ ´üÚ.
A spy draws out other's secrets 587
Beyond a doubt he clears his facts.
588. ´ü§È¡üÈ¢ò ¾ó¾ ¦À¡Õ¨ÇÔõ ÁüÚ§Á¡÷
´üȢɡø ´üÈ¢ì ¦¸¡Çø.
The reports given by one spy 588
By another spy verify.
589. ´ü¦Èü ڽá¨Á ¬û¸ ¯¼ýãÅ÷
¦º¡ü¦È¡ì¸ §¾Èô ÀÎõ.
Engage the spies alone, apart 589
When three agree confirm report.
590. º¢ÈôÀȢ ´üÈ¢ý¸ñ ¦ºöÂü¸ ¦ºö¢ý
ÒÈôÀÎò¾¡ý ¬Ìõ Á¨È.
Give not the spy open reward 590
It would divulge the secret heard!
2.1.22 °ì¸Ó¨¼¨Á
2.1.22 ENERGY
591. ¯¨¼Â÷ ±ÉôÀÎÅÐ °ì¸õ «·¾¢øÄ¡÷
¯¨¼ÂÐ ¯¨¼Â§Ã¡ ÁüÚ.
To own is to own energy 591
All others own but lethargy.
592. ¯ûÇõ ¯¨¼¨Á ¯¨¼¨Á ¦À¡ÕÙ¨¼¨Á
¿¢øÄ¡Ð ¿£í¸¢ Å¢Îõ.
Psychic heart is wealth indeed 592
Worldly wealth departs in speed.
593. ¬ì¸õ þÆ󧾦ÁÉÚ «øÄ¡Å¡÷ °ì¸õ
´ÕÅó¾õ ¨¸òШ¼ ¡÷.
The strong in will do not complain 593
The loss of worldly wealth and gain.
594. ¬ì¸õ «¾÷Ţɡöî ¦ºøÖõ «¨ºÅ¢Ä¡
°ì¸ Ó¨¼Â¡ Û¨Æ.
Fortune enquires, enters with boom 594
Where tireless strivers have their home.
595. ¦ÅûÇò ¾¨É ÁÄ÷¿£ð¼õ Á¡ó¾÷¾õ
¯ûÇò ¾¨ÉÂÐ ¯Â÷×.
Water depth is lotus height 595
Mental strength is men's merit.
596. ¯ûÙÅ ¦¾øÄ¡õ ¯Â÷×ûÇø ÁüÈÐ
¾ûÇ¢Ûó ¾ûÇ¡¨Á ¿£÷òÐ.
Let thoughts be always great and grand 596
Though they fail their virtues stand.
597. º¢¨¾Å¢¼¾Ð ´ø¸¡÷ ¯Ã§Å¡÷ Ò¨¾ÂõÀ¢ü
ÀðÎôÀ¡ ÞýÚí ¸Ç¢Ú.
Elephants are firm when arrows hit 597
Great minds keep fit ev'n in defeat.
598. ¯ûÇõ þÄ¡¾Å÷ ±ö¾¡÷ ¯Ä¸òÐ
ÅûÇ¢Âõ ±ýÛï ¦ºÕìÌ.
Heartless persons cannot boast 598
"We are liberal to our best".
599. À¡¢ÂÐ Ü÷í§¸¡ð¼Ð ¬Â¢Ûõ ¡¨É
¦Åå¯õ ÒÄ¢¾¡ì ÌÈ¢ý.
Huge elephant sharp in tusk quails 599
When tiger, less in form, assails.
600. ¯Ã¦Á¡ÕÅüÌ ¯ûÇ ¦ÅÚ쨸 «· ¾¢øÄ¡÷
ÁÃõÁì¸ Ç¡¾§Ä §ÅÚ.
Mental courage is true manhood 600
Lacking that man is like a wood.
2.1.23 ÁÊ¢ý¨Á
2.1.23 FREEDOM FROM SLOTH
601 ÌʦÂýÛõ ÌýÈ¡ Å¢Çì¸õ ÁʦÂýÛõ
Á¡Ýà Á¡öóÐ ¦¸Îõ.
Quenchless lamp of ancestry goes 601
When foul idleness encloses.
602. Áʨ ÁÊ¡ ´Ø¸ø ÌʨÂì
ÌÊ¡¸ §ÅñÎ ÀÅ÷.
To make your home an ideal home 602
Loath sloth as sloth; refuse it room.
603. ÁÊÁÊì ¦¸¡ñ¦¼¡ØÌõ §À¨¾ À¢Èó¾
ÌÊÁÊÔõ ¾ýÉ¢Ûõ ÓóÐ.
The fool who fosters sluggishness 603
Before he dies ruins his house.
604. ÌÊÁÊóÐ ÌüÈõ ¦ÀÕÌõ ÁÊÁÊóÐ
Á¡ñ¼ ¯»üÈ¢ ÄÅ÷ìÌ.
Who strive not high, sunk deep in sloth 604
Ruin their house by evil growth.
605. ¦¿Î¿£÷ ÁÈÅ¢ ÁÊТø ¿¡ýÌõ
¦¸Î¿£Ã¡÷ ¸¡Áì ¸Äý.
To lag, forget, idle and doze 605
These four are pleasure boats of loss.
606. ÀÊÔ¨¼Â¡÷ ÀüȨÁó¾ì ¸ñÏõ ÁÊÔ¨¼Â¡÷
Á¡ñÀÂý ±ö¾ø «¡¢Ð.
With all the wealth of lords of earth 606
The slothful gain nothing of worth.
607. þÊÒ¡¢óÐ ±ûÙï ¦º¡ø §¸ðÀ÷ ÁÊÒ¡¢óÐ
Á¡ñ¼ ¯»üÈ¢ ÄÅ÷.
The slothful lacking noble deeds 607
Subject themselves to scornful words.
608. ÁʨÁ ÌʨÁì¸ñ ¾í¸¢ý¾ý ´ýÉ¡÷ìÌ
«Ê¨Á ÒÌò¾¢ Å¢Îõ.
If sloth invades a noble house 608
It will become a slave of foes.
609. ÌÊ¡ñ¨Á ÔûÅó¾ ÌüÈõ ´ÕÅý
ÁÊ¡ñ¨Á Á¡üÈì ¦¸Îõ.
The blots on race and rule shall cease 609
When one from sloth gets his release.
610. ÁÊ¢ġ ÁýÉÅý ±öÐõ «ÊÂÇó¾¡ý
¾¡«Â ¦¾øÄ¡õ ´ÕíÌ.
The slothless king shall gain en masse 610
*All regions trod by Lord apace.
* Hindu mythology holds that Lord Vishnu
measured with his feet the three worlds.
2.1.24 ¬ûÅ¢¨ÉÔ¨¼¨Á
2.1.24 MANLY EFFORT
611. «Õ¨Á ¯¨¼ò¦¾ýÚ «º¡Å¡¨Á §ÅñÎõ
¦ÀÕ¨Á ÓÂüº¢ ¾Õõ.
Feel not frustrate saying "Tis hard". 611
Who tries attains striving's reward.
612. Å¢¨Éì¸ñ Å¢¨É¦¸¼ø µõÀø Å¢¨Éį̀È
¾£÷󾡡¢ý ¾£÷ó¾ýÚ ¯ÄÌ.
In doing work don't break and shirk 612
The world will quit who quits his work.
613. ¾¡Ç¡ñ¨Á ±ýÛõ ¾¨¸¨Áì¸ñ ¾í¸¢ü§È
§ÅÇ¡ñ¨Á ±ýÛï ¦ºÕìÌ.
On excellence of industry 613
Depends magnanimous bounty.
614. ¾¡Ç¡ñ¨Á þøÄ¡¾¡ý §ÅÇ¡ñ¨Á §Àʨ¸
Å¡Ç¡ñ¨Á §À¡Äì ¦¸Îõ.
Bounty of man who never strives 614
Like sword in eunuch's hand it fails.
615. þýÀõ Å¢¨Æ¡ý Å¢¨ÉÅ¢¨ÆÅ¡ý ¾ý§¸Ç¢÷
ÐýÀõ Ш¼òàýÚõ àñ.
Work who likes and not pleasure 615
Wipes grief of friends, pillar secure.
616. ÓÂüº¢ ¾¢ÕÅ¢¨É ¬ìÌõ ÓÂüÈ¢ý¨Á
þý¨Á ÒÌò¾¢ Å¢Îõ.
Industry adds prosperity 616
Indolence brings but poverty.
617. ÁÊÔÇ¡û Á¡Ó¸Ê ±ýÀ ÁÊ¢ġý
¾¡ÙÇ¡û ¾¡Á¨Ã¢ É¡û.
Illuck abides with sloth they say 617
*Laxmi's gifts with labourers stay.
*Laxmi the Goddes of wealth and prosperity
618. ¦À¡È¢Â¢ý¨Á ¡÷ìÌõ ÀÆ¢ÂýÚ «È¢ÅÈ¢óÐ
¬ûÅ¢¨É þý¨Á ÀÆ¢.
Misfortune is disgrace to none 618
The shame is nothing learnt or done.
619. ¦¾öÅò¾¡ý ¬¸¡ ¦¾É¢Ûõ ÓÂüº¢¾ý
¦ÁöÅÕò¾ì ÜÄ¢ ¾Õõ.
Though fate is against fulfilment 619
Hard labour has ready payment.
620. °¨ÆÔõ ¯ôÀì¸õ ¸¡ñÀ÷ ¯¨ÄÅ¢ýÈ¢ò
¾¡Æ¡Ð ¯»üÚ ÀÅ÷.
Tireless Toiler's striving hand 620
Shall leave even the fate behind.
2.1.25 þÎì¸ñ «Æ¢Â¡¨Á
2.1.25 HOPE IN MISHAP
621. þÎì¸ñ ÅÕí¸¡ø ¿Ì¸ «¾¨É
«Îòà÷ÅÐ «·¦¾¡ôÀ ¾¢ø.
Laugh away troubles; there is 621
No other way to conquer woes.
622. ¦ÅûÇò ¾¨É þÎõ¨À «È¢×¨¼Â¡ý
¯ûÇò¾¢ý ¯ûÇì ¦¸Îõ.
Deluging sorrows come to nought 622
When wise men face them with firm thought.
623. þÎõ¨ÀìÌ þÎõ¨À ÀÎôÀ÷ þÎõ¨ÀìÌ
þÎõ¨À À¼¡« ¾Å÷.
Grief they face and put to grief 623
Who grieve not grief by mind's relief.
624. ÁÎò¾Å¡ ¦ÂøÄ¡õ À¸¼ýÉ¡ý ¯üÈ
þÎì¸ñ þ¼÷ôÀ¡Î ¯¨¼òÐ.
Who pulls like bulls patiently on 624
Causes grief to grieve anon.
625. «Î츢 Å¡¢Ûõ «Æ¢Å¢Ä¡ý ¯üÈ
þÎì¸ñ þÎì¸ð ÀÎõ.
Before the brave grief grieves and goes 625
Who dare a host of pressing woes.
626. «ü§È¦ÁýÚ «øÄü ÀÎÀ§Å¡ ¦Àü§È¦ÁýÚ
µõÒ¾ø §¾üÈ¡ ¾Å÷.
The wise that never gloat in gain 626
Do not fret in fateful ruin.
627. þÄì¸õ ¯¼õÀ¢Îõ¨Àì ¦¸ýÚ ¸Äì¸ò¨¾ì
¨¸Â¡È¡ì ¦¸¡ûÇ¡¾¡ §Áø.
The wise worry no more of woes 627
Knowing body's butt of sorrows.
628. þýÀõ Å¢¨Æ¡ý þÎõ¨À þÂø¦ÀýÀ¡ý
ÐýÀõ ¯Ú¾ø þÄý.
Who seek not joy, deem grief norm 628
By sorrows do not come to harm.
629. þýÀòÐû þýÀõ Å¢¨Æ¡¾¡ý ÐýÀòÐû
ÐýÀõ ¯Ú¾ø þÄý.
In joy to joy who is not bound 629
In grief he grieves not dual round!
630. þýÉ¡¨Á þýÀõ ±É즸¡Ç¢ý ¬Ìó¾ý
´ýÉ¡÷ Å¢¨ÆÔï º¢ÈôÒ.
His glory is esteemed by foes 630
Who sees weal in wanton woes!
«Ãº¢Âø ÓüÈ¢üÚ
2.2. «í¸Å¢Âø
2.2 STATE CABINET
2.2.1 «¨ÁîÍ
2.2.1 MINISTERS
631. ¸ÕÅ¢Ôõ ¸¡ÄÓõ ¦ºö¨¸Ôõ ¦ºöÔõ
«ÕÅ¢¨ÉÔõ Á¡ñ¼Ð «¨ÁîÍ.
He is minister who chooses 631
Right means, time, mode and rare ventures.
632. Åý¸ñ Ìʸ¡ò¾ø ¸üÈÈ¢¾ø ¬ûÅ¢¨É§Â¡Î
³óмý Á¡ñ¼Ð «¨ÁîÍ.
With these he guards people, - by his 632
Knowledge, firmness and manliness.
633. À¢¡¢ò¾Öõ §À½¢ì ¦¸¡ÇÖõ À¢¡¢ó¾¡÷ô
¦À¡Õò¾Öõ ÅøÄ ¾¨ÁîÍ.
A minister cherishes friends 633
Divides foes and the parted blends.
634. ¦¾¡¢¾Öõ §¾÷óÐ ¦ºÂÖõ ´Õ¾¨Ä¡î
¦º¡øÄÖõ ÅøÄÐ «¨ÁîÍ.
A minister must sift reflect 634
Select and say surely one fact.
635. «ÈÉÈ¢óÐ ¬ýȨÁó¾ ¦º¡øÄ¡ý±ï »¡ýÚó
¾¢ÈÉÈ¢ó¾¡ý §¾÷ò Ш½.
Have him for help who virtue knows 635
Right wisdom speaks, ever apt in acts.
636. Á¾¢ÑðÀõ á§Ä¡Î ¯¨¼Â¡÷ìÌ «¾¢ÑðÀõ