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एवं चेत् सरसि स्वभावमहिमा जाड्यं किमेतादृशं
यस्मादेव निसर्गतः सरलता किं ग्रन्थिमत्तेदृशी।
मूलं चेच् शुचि पङ्कजश्रुतिरियं कस्माद् गुणा यद्यमी किं
छिद्राणि सखे मृणाल भवतस् तत्त्वं न मन्यामहे॥

If you are so straight, dear lotus-stalk, why are you hollow inside and full of knots? Outer straightness may hide inner flaws.

hypocrisy (141) metaphor (1632) lotus (346) hollowness (8) behavior (249) judgment (94) form (41) flaw (21) reflection (267) integrity (74)

एवं चेद् विधिना कृतोऽस्युपकृतौ कस्यांचिदप्यक्षमः
कामं मोपकृथास् ततस् तव मरो वाच्यं न धीरो भव।
किं त्वारान् मृगतृष्णयोपजनयन्नम्भोमुचां वञ्चनां प्रेम्णा
कर्षसि तर्षमूर्छितधियोऽप्यन्यानतः शोच्यसे॥

If fate made you unable to return favors, let it be. But don't cause pain by raising hopes like mirages and then deceiving others in love.

love (1567) deception (224) fate (402) hope (116) betrayal (168) mirage (11) compassion (359) hurt (7) emotions (40) longing (690)

एवं चोरानचोराख्यान् वणिक्कारुकुशीलवान्।
भिक्षुकान् कुहकांश्चान्यान् वारयेद् देशपीडनात्॥

Thieves, imposters, dishonest traders, fake monks, and deceivers should be restrained, as they harm society.

fraud (7) crime (7) deception (224) punishment (78) governance (214) society (152) law (42) protection (293) imposters (2) justice (151)

एवं जडेषु लोकेषु स्त्रीषु मुग्धासु का कथा।
बुद्धिहीनप्रसादेन जीवामः केवलं वयम्॥

In this world of dull minds and innocent women, where is the place for reasoning? We survive only by the grace of the ignorant.

ignorance (301) irony (348) intellect (106) survival (91) women (268) innocence (103) society (152) sarcasm (74) wisdom (1611) dullness (7)

एवं जरा हन्ति च निर्विशेषं
स्मृतिं च रूपं च पराक्रमं च।
न चैव संवेगमुपैति लोकः
प्रत्यक्षतोऽपीदृशमीक्षमाणः॥

Old age destroys memory, beauty, and strength indiscriminately—yet people are not alarmed even after seeing its effects firsthand.

old age (29) decay (115) indifference (18) wisdom (1611) awareness (73) destruction (292) beauty (1797) time (242) mortality (89) blindness (54)

एवंज्ञात्वा नरेन्द्रेण भृत्याः कार्या विचक्षणाः।
कुलीनाः शौर्यसंपन्नाः शक्ता भक्ताः क्रमागताः॥

A king should appoint servants who are wise, brave, noble, capable, loyal, and from good lineage.

governance (214) wisdom (1611) service (114) loyalty (180) strength (359) nobility (253) qualification (3) king (200) administration (16) ethics (803)

एवंज्ञात्वा महाभागाः पुरुषेण विजानता।
दिवा तत् कर्म कर्तव्यं येन रात्रौ सुखं स्वपेत्॥

Knowing this, a wise person must work diligently by day so they may sleep peacefully at night.

diligence (27) labor (10) peace (171) wisdom (1611) rest (25) discipline (380) duty (198) karma (500) balance (185) practicality (16)

एवं दुरवधार्यैव गतिश् चित्तस्य योषिताम्।
सवैरस्याविचारस्य नीचैकाभिमुखस्य च॥

The course of women’s hearts is hard to predict—often directed toward base and disrespectful men without discernment.

love (1567) unpredictability (46) women (268) folly (51) passion (501) desire (898) judgment (94) attachment (102) irony (348) behavior (249)

एवं चात्यक्तशीलानां ससत्त्वानां जितक्रुधाम्।
तुष्ट्यैवाचिन्तिता एव स्वयमायान्ति संपदः॥

Wealth comes on its own to those who uphold virtue, renounce anger, and possess inner strength—even without seeking it.

wealth (447) virtue (726) self-control (91) grace (359) patience (122) contentment (86) renunciation (267) reward (65) detachment (573) fortune (115)

एवं देवोपहास्यत्वं लोके गच्छन्त्यबुद्धयः।
लभन्ते नार्थसंसिद्धिं पूज्यन्ते तु सुबुद्धयः॥

Fools who mock the divine fail to attain success, whereas the truly wise receive both honor and fulfillment.

divine (346) mockery (46) ignorance (301) wisdom (1611) success (142) reverence (112) faith (68) insight (55) result (33) fools (12)

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