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Seeing a wagtail in the north, someone smiled subtly, lost in a maiden’s lovely smile and expressive eyes.
The moon rose like Cupid’s friend, carrying tender affection, stealing the dark spot with lover-like gestures.
Autumn embraced the moon as the rains departed—alas, women’s beauty fades like lost charms and youth.
Amid war, this hero’s glory shines like a garland of swans on a battlefield, dazzling enemies with strength and charm.
Failure to punish the guilty or punishing the innocent, rejecting what is worthy or accepting the unworthy – all these lead to injustice and disorder.
A king who punishes the innocent and spares the guilty incurs great infamy and falls into hell.
The one who desires true virtue doesn't take what’s not given. Just as a swan chooses only good from a lotus, the wise stay away from misdeeds.
Taking others’ possessions improperly leads to poverty, which causes sin and eventual fall into hell.
The miser’s hoarded wealth is eventually lost like grain stolen by mice.
Illegitimate acquisition, violence, and adultery are the three bodily sins according to dharma.
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