pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मा नः कुले वैरकृत् कश्चिदस्तु राजाऽमात्यो मा परस्वापहारी। मित्रद्रोही नैकृतिकोऽनृती वा पूर्वाशी वा पितृदेवातिथिभ्यः॥
English: Let none in our family be a creator of enemies; let none be a minister to the king; none, a thief stealing other's property; none, an enemy of his well-wisher; none, deceitful; none be addicted to falsehood; and none eat before making offerings to his ancestors, gods or guests.
Sanskrit: यश्च नो ब्राह्मणान् हन्याद् यश्च नो ब्राह्मणान् द्विषेत्। न नः स समिति गच्छेद् यश्च नो निर्वपेत् कृषिम्।।३३।
English: None in our family who kills the Brahmanas, none in our family who injures the Brahmanas and none in our family who impedes agriculture, should associate with us.
Sanskrit: तृणानि भूमिरुदकं वाक् चतुर्थी च सूनृता। सतामेतानि गेहेषु नोच्छिद्यन्ते कदाचन॥
English: A straw seat, room to sit in, water and sweet words, these are never wanting in the house of the good.
Sanskrit: श्रद्धया परया राजन्नुपनीतानि सत्कृतिम्। प्रवृत्तानि महाप्राज्ञ धर्मिणां पुण्यकर्मिणाम्॥
English: These things, O king, the wise and virtuous men attached to the performance of pious acts ever keep ready for offering with reverence to their guests.
Sanskrit: सूक्ष्मोऽपि भारं नृपते स्यन्दनो वै शक्तो वोढुं न तथान्ये महीजाः। एवं युक्ता भारसहा भवन्ति महाकुलीना न तथान्ये मनुष्याः॥
English: As the Syandana tree, though thin, o king, can still bear weights which other large trees cannot; so persons of high families can bear the load of mental anxiety, which others cannot .
Sanskrit: न तन्मित्रं यस्य कोपाद् बिभेति यद् वा मित्रं शङ्कितेनोपचर्यम्। यस्मिन् मित्रे पितरीवाश्वसीत तद् वै मित्रं सङ्गत्तानीतराणि॥
English: He whose anger inspires fear or he who must be waited upon with fear is not a friend; but the friend whom one can trust as a father is a true friend. Other kinds of friendship are merely contracted in name.
Sanskrit: यः कश्चिदप्यसम्बद्धो मित्रभावेन वर्तते। स एव बन्धुस्तन्मित्रं सा गतिस्तत् परायणम्॥
English: That friend who, though not related in any way, yet acts as a friend; and he is a true friend, a refuge and a protector.
Sanskrit: चलचित्तस्य वै पुंसो वृद्धाननुपसेवतः। पारिप्लवमतेर्नित्यमध्रुवो मित्रसंग्रहः॥
English: The making of friends by that man is not certain, who is of an unsteady mind or who does not serve old men or who is not constant in his opinions or who is of a frickle disposition. men are
Sanskrit: चलचित्तमनात्मानमिन्द्रियाणां वशानुगम्। अर्थाः समभिवर्तन्ते हंसाः शुष्कं सरो यथा।॥
English: Prosperity forsakes those who are of unsteady minds, those who have no souls and those who are under the control of their senses, even as the swan forsakes the dried up lakes.
Sanskrit: अकस्मादेव कुप्यन्ति प्रसीदन्त्यनिमित्ततः। शीलमेतदसाधूनाम, पारिप्लवं यथा।॥
English: To be angry all on a sudden and to be generous without cause are the signs of unrighteous like clouds that inconstant.
Sanskrit: सत्कृताश्च कृतार्थाश्च मित्राणां न भवन्ति ये। तान् मृतानपि क्रव्यादाः कृतघ्नान् नोपभुञ्जते॥
English: The dead bodies of those, who, served and benefited by friends, show them ingratitude, are eaten up with disgust even by the birds of prey.
Sanskrit: अर्चयेदेव मित्राणि सति वाऽसति वा धने। नानर्थयन् प्रजानाति मित्राणां सारफल्गुताम्॥
English: Poor or rich, one should serve his friends. Unasked to do some service, a friend cannot make know the sincerity or insincerity of his heart.
Sanskrit: संतापाद् भ्रश्यते रूपं संतापाद् भ्रश्यते बलम्। संतापाद् भ्रश्यते ज्ञानं संतापाद् व्याधिमृच्छति॥
English: Sorrow destroys beauty. Sorrow destroys strength. Sorrow destroys knowledge; and sorrow brings on disease.
Sanskrit: अनवाप्यं च शोकेन शरीरं चोपतप्यते। अमित्राश्च प्रहृष्यन्ति मा स्म शोके मनः कृथाः॥
English: Though one's object is not gained, yet the body is consumed by grief, which makes one's enemies glad; therefore do not give way to grief.
Sanskrit: पुनर्नरो म्रियते जायते च पुनर्नरो हीयते वर्धते च। पुनर्नरो याचति याच्यते च पुनर्नरः शोचति शोच्यते च॥
English: A man again and again both dies and is born; a man again and again withers and grows; a man again and again asks and is asked; and a man again and again laments and is lamented for.
Sanskrit: सुखं च दुःखं च भवाभवौ च लाभालाभौ मरणं जीवितं च। पर्यायशः सर्वमेते स्पृशन्ति तस्माद् धीरो न च हृष्येन्न शोचेत्॥
English: Happiness and misery, prosperity and adversity, gain and loss, death and life come to all by turn; therefore he that is wise should not be glad nor sorry.
Sanskrit: चलानि हीमानि षडिन्द्रियाणि तेषां यद् यद् वर्धते यत्र यत्र। ततस्तत: स्रवते बुद्धिरस्य छिद्रोदकुम्भादिव नित्यमम्भः॥
English: The six senses are not constant. The understanding flows out in proportion to their strength, even as water flows out of a full pot through its holes.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच तनुरुद्धः शिखी राजा मिथ्योपचरितो मया। मन्दानां मम पुत्राणां युद्धेनान्तं करिष्यति॥
English: Dhritarashtra said The king (Yudhishthira), who resembles the fame of fire and who has been played false by me, will put an end to the life of my wicked sons in battle.
Sanskrit: नित्योद्विग्नमिदं सर्वं नित्योद्विग्नमिदं मनः। यत् तत् पदमनुद्विग्नं तन्मे वद महामते॥
English: Everything seems to be a source of anxiety. Hence my mind is constantly filled with anxiety. O you of great intelligence, speak to me what is calculated to remove my anxiety.
Sanskrit: विदुर उवाच नान्यत्र विद्यातपसोर्नान्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात्। नान्यत्र लोभसंत्यागाच्छान्तिं पश्यामि तेऽनघ।५।।
English: Vidura said In nothing but knowledge and devotion, in nothing but the control of senses, in nothing else but the perfect abandonment of avarice, do I see your good.
Sanskrit: बुद्ध्या भयं प्रणुदति तपसा विन्दते महत्। गुरुशुश्रूषया ज्ञानं शान्तिं योगेन विन्दति॥
English: Knowledge removes fear and greatness is attained by devotion; and by serving one's elders and by application both knowledge and happiness are secured.
Sanskrit: अनाश्रिता दानपुण्यं वेदपुण्यमनाश्रिताः। रागद्वेषविनिर्मुक्ता विचरन्तीह मोक्षिणः॥
English: Those, desirous of attaining salvation without securing the merit obtainable by gifts and by the study of the Vedas, roam in this world liberated from anger and jealousy.
Sanskrit: स्वधीतस्य सुयुद्धस्य सुकृतस्य च कर्मणः। तपसश्च सुतप्तस्य तस्यान्ते सुखमेधते॥
English: At the end of a good course of study or at the end of a battle well fought or at the end of asceticism well performed, does happiness increase.
Sanskrit: स्वास्तीर्णानि शयनानि प्रपन्ना न वै भिन्ना जातु निद्रां लभन्ते। न स्त्रीषु राजन् रतिमाप्नुवन्ति न मागधैः स्तूयमाना न सूतैः॥
English: Those who are not in good terms with their blood relations get no sleep, through lying on beds well prepared; nor do they, O king, obtain pleasure from women or from the laudatory songs of professional eulogists.
Sanskrit: न वै भिन्ना जातु चरन्ति धर्म न वै शुकं प्राप्नुवन्तीह भिन्नाः। न वै भिन्ना गौरवं प्राप्नुवन्ति न वै भिन्नाः प्रशमं रोचयन्ति॥
English: Those who are not in good terms with their blood relations cannot practice virtue; nor can they enjoy happiness in this world; nor they can win fame; nor do they derive pleasure from peace.
Sanskrit: न वै तेषां स्वदते पथ्यमुक्तं योगक्षेमं कल्पते नैव तेषाम्। भिन्नानां वै मनुजेन्द्र परायणं न विद्यते किंचिदन्यद् विनाशात्॥
English: They are not pleased with what is spoken for their benefit; they cannot get hat they do not possess; nor they can retain what they have. O chief among men, there is no other end of those that are not in good terms with their blood relations save destruction.
Sanskrit: सम्पन्नं गोषु सम्भाव्यं सम्भाव्यं ब्राह्मणे तपः। सम्भाव्यं चापलं स्त्रीषु सम्भाव्यं ज्ञातितो भयम्॥
English: Milk is possible in cows, devotion is possible in the Brahmanas; unsteadiness is possible among women; and cause of fear may be expected from blood relations.
Sanskrit: तन्तवोऽs: प्यायिता नित्यं तनवो बहुलाः समाः। बहून् बहुत्वादायासान् सहन्तीत्युपमासताम्॥
English: Several thin threads of the same length collected together can bear the weight of the shuttle-cock constantly passing over them easily owing to their numerical strength.
Sanskrit: धूमायन्ते व्यपेतानि ज्वलन्ति सहितानि च। धृतराष्ट्रोल्मकानीव ज्ञातयो भरतर्षभ॥
English: Separated pieces of burning wood produce only smoke; but united they blaze. The same is the case, O Dhritarashtra, with blood relations.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणेषु च ये शूराः स्त्रीषु ज्ञातिषु गोषु च। वृन्तादिव फलं पक्वं धृतराष्ट्र पतन्ति ते॥
English: Those who harsh towards the Brahmanas, women, blood relations and cows fall, O Dhritarashtra, like ripe fruits from their stalks.
Sanskrit: महानप्येकजो वृक्षो बलवान् सुप्रतिष्ठितः। प्रसह्य एव वातेन सस्कन्धो मर्दितु क्षणात्॥
English: A large tree standing by itself, through strong and firm, can in a moment be brought down with its truck by a strong wind.
Sanskrit: अथ ये सहिता वृक्षाः सघशः सुप्रतिष्ठिताः। ते हि शीघ्रतमान् वातान् सहन्तेऽन्योन्यसंश्रयात्॥
English: But those trees that grow close together firmly can bear the force of stronger winds owing to their mutual support.
Sanskrit: एवं मनुष्यमप्येकं गुणैरपि समन्वितम्। शक्यं द्विषन्तो मन्यन्ते वायुर्दुममिवैकजम्॥
English: In the same way people consider a man, who is alone though endowed with many virtues, capable of being vanquished, like a tree standing alone by the wind. are
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यसमुपष्टम्भादन्योन्यापाश्रयेण च। ज्ञातयः सम्प्रवर्धन्ते सरसीवोत्पलान्युत।॥
English: Owing to mutual assistance and mutual support, blood relations grow like lotus stalks in a lake.
Sanskrit: अवध्या ब्राह्मणा गावो ज्ञातयः शिशवः स्त्रियः। येषां चान्नानि भुञ्जीत ये च स्युः शरणागताः॥
English: The Brahmanas, cows, blood relations, infants and women must not be killed, as also those whose food we have eaten and who have come under our protection.
Sanskrit: न मनुष्ये गुणः कश्चिद् राजन् सधनतामृते। अनातुरत्वाद् भद्रं ते मृतकल्पा हि रोगिणः॥
English: In a man no quality develop, O king, without wealth; but you can gain your object owing to immunity from disease. Those that are suffering from disease are like the dead.
Sanskrit: अव्याधिजं कटुकं शीर्षरोगि पापानुबन्धं परुषं तीक्ष्णमुष्णम्। सतां पेयं यन्न पिबन्त्यसन्तो मन्यु महाराज पिब प्रशाम्य॥
English: Anger is a drink which the unrighteous cannot swallow. It brings on pain in the end, which is bitter, pungent and hot. It ought to be swallowed up by the good. You, great king, swallow it and be pacified.
Sanskrit: रोगार्दिता न फलान्याद्रियन्ते न वै लभन्ते विषयेषु तत्त्वम्। दुःखोपेता रोगिणो नित्यमेव न बुध्यन्ते धनभोगान् न सौख्यम्॥
English: They that are affected with disease do not appreciate enjoyments; not do they gain any pleasure from wealth. Those that are affected with disease and so filled with sorrow do not know what enjoyment, proceeding from wealth, is.
Sanskrit: पुरा ह्युक्तं नाकरोस्त्वं वचो मे द्यूते जितां द्रौपदी प्रेक्ष्य राजन्। दुर्योधनं वारयेत्यक्षवत्यां कितवत्वं पण्डिता वर्जयन्ति॥
English: I told you before, O king, when I saw Draupadi won at dice-'Stop, Duryodhana; for they that are wise avoid excess at play.' You did not act accordingly.
Sanskrit: न तद् बलं यन्मृदुना विरुध्यते सूक्ष्मो धर्मस्तरसा सेवितव्यः। {दुप्रौढा गच्छति पुत्रपौत्रान्॥
English: That is not strength which is opposed to softness. That policy should be pursued which is fraught with virtue. The policy having crookedness at its basis is soon destroyed; but the prosperity derived from a policy, at once strong and soft, descend to one's sons and grandsons.
Sanskrit: धार्तराष्ट्राः पाण्डवान् पालयन्तु पाण्डोः सुतास्तव पुत्रांश्च पान्तु। एकारिमित्राः कुरवो ह्येककार्या जीवन्तु राजन् सुखिनः समृद्धाः॥
English: Let the sons of Dhritarashtra, therefore, make friends of the sons of Pandu; and let the sons of Pandu make friends with your sons; let the Kurus and Pandus live having the same friends and foes, o king, being happy and prosperous.
Sanskrit: मेढीभूतः कौरवाणां त्वमद्य त्वय्याधीनं कुरुकुलमाजमीढ। पार्थान् बालान् वनबासप्रतप्तान् गोपायस्व स्वं यशस्तात रक्षन्॥
English: You are now the refuge of the sons of Kuru. The race of Kuru, O Ajmida, is dependent on you. O dear, preserve your fame and protect the sons of Pritha who are mere boys and who are affected with the troubles of exile.
Sanskrit: र्मा तेऽन्तरं रिपव: प्रार्थयन्तु। सत्ये स्थितास्ते नरदेव सर्वे दुर्योधनं स्थापय त्वं नरेन्द्र॥
English: O descendant of Kuru, make peace with the sons of Pandu; let not your enemies pry into your internal relations; they are all attached to truth. O god among men, O king among men, make Duryodhana renounce his ways.
Sanskrit: विदुर उवाच सप्तदशेमान् राजेन्द्र मनुः स्वायम्भुवोऽब्रवीत्। वैचित्रवीर्य पुरुषानाकाशं मुष्टिभिनतः॥ दानवेन्द्रस्य च धनुरनाम्यं नमतोऽब्रवीत्। अथो मरीचिनः पादानग्राह्यान् गृह्णतस्तथा॥
English: Vidura said O chief among kings, Manu, the descendant of the self-create. Being, has spoken of the following seventeen kinds of men as those who strike the air with fists, O son of Vichitravirya; (or as) those who seek to bend the bow of Indra, composed of vapour and to touch the rays of the sun, which cannot be touched.
Sanskrit: यश्चाशिष्यं शास्ति वै यश्च तुष्येद् यश्चातिबेलं भजते द्विषन्तम्। स्त्रियश्च यो रक्षति भद्रमश्नुते यशायाच्यं याचते कत्थते वा ॥ यश्चाभिजातः प्रकरोत्यकार्य यश्चाबलो बलिना नित्यवैरी। अश्रद्दधानाय च यो ब्रवीति यश्चाकाम्यं कामयते नरेन्द्र॥ बध्वावहासं श्वशुरो मन्यते यो वध्वा वसन्नभयो मानकामः। परक्षेत्रे निर्वपति यश्चबीजं स्त्रियः च यः परिवदतेऽतिवेलम्॥ यश्चापि लब्ध्वा न स्मरामीति वादी दत्त्वा च यः कत्थि याच्यमानः। यश्चासतः सत्त्वमुपानयीत एतान् नयन्ति निरयं पाशहस्ताः॥
English: (The seventeen kinds of men are), he who seeks to control one incapable of being brought under control; he who is satisfied with trifling gains; he who serves his enemies; he who controls women; he who asks favours that ought not to be asked; he who boasts, having done very little good; he who, well born, does improper acts; he who through week is always struggling with one who is powerful; he who talks to one listening with disgust; he who desires what ought not to be desired, O chief among men; he who being a father-in-law cracks jokes with his daughter-in-law; he whose fears being dispelled by his daughter-inlaw desires to be respected; he who sows his own seeds in the ground of another; and he who speaks very ill of his wife; he who having obtained a favour from another says he does nor remember it; he who having promised something makes empty boats when asked to perform it; he who seeks to prove the honesty of a dishonest person, the servitors of Yoma drag these down to hell, with noose in hand.
Sanskrit: यस्मिन् यथा वर्तते यो मनुष्यस्तस्मिंस्तथा वर्तितव्यं स धर्मः। मायाचारो मायया वर्तितव्यः साध्वाचारः साधुना, प्रत्युपेयः॥
English: It is a good policy to behave towards one in the same way he behaves towards another. One who behaves deceitfully should be served deceitfully; and one who behaves honestly should be served with honesty.
Sanskrit: जरा रूपं हरति हि धैर्यमाशा मृत्युः प्राणान् धर्मचर्यामसूया। कामो ह्रियं वृत्तमनार्यसेवा क्रोधः श्रियं सर्वमेवाभिमानः॥
English: Old age destroys beauty; patience, hope; death, life; the practice of virtue, worldly pleasures; desire, shame; good behaviors, companionship with the wicked; anger, prosperity; and pride, everything.
Sanskrit: धृतराष्ट्र उवाच शतायुरुक्तः पुरुषः सर्ववेदेषु वै यदा। नाप्नोत्यथ च तत् सर्वमायुः केनेह हेतुना॥
English: Dhritarashtra said In all the Vedas, man is said to have a life of one hundred years. For what reason then do not all men attain to that age?
Sanskrit: विदुर उवाच अंतिमानोऽतिवादश्च तथात्यागो नराधिप। क्रोधश्चात्मविधित्सा च मित्रद्रोहश्च तानि षट्॥
English: Vidura said Too much pride, too much of speaking, the reverse of restraint, O king and anger, quarrel with relations and enmity with friends, these six are like swords that cut off the period of life given to men. These kill men and not death. Good betide they sons (after renouncing these).
Sanskrit: एत एवासयस्तीक्ष्णा कृन्तन्त्यायूंषि देहिनाम्। एतानि मानवान् प्रन्ति न मृत्युर्भद्रमस्तु ते॥ विश्वस्तस्यैति यो दारान् यश्चापि गुरुतल्पगः। वृषलीपतिर्द्विजो यश्च पानपश्चैव भारत।॥ आदेशकृद् वृत्तिहन्ता द्विजानां प्रेषकश्च यः। शरणागतहा चैव सर्वे ब्रह्महणः समाः। एतैः समेत्य कर्तव्यं प्रायश्चित्तमिति श्रुतिः॥
English: He who commits adultery with those who place trust in him and who does the same with the wife of his elder, that twice-born who becomes the husband of a Shudra woman, who is given to drinking, O Bharata, who commands the twice-born or takes away their livings, who becomes their master and who kills him who demands his protection, these are like those who kill the Brahmanas. After coming in contract with one of these, expiation should be performed, which the Shrutis declare.
Sanskrit: गृहीतवाक्यो नयविद् वदान्यः शेषानभोक्ता ह्यविहिंसकश्च। नानर्थकृत्याकुलितः कृतज्ञः सत्यो मृदुः स्वर्गमुपैति विद्वान्॥
English: The wise man, who is skillful in speech, knows the code of morality. He eats last (i.e. after having made due offerings to the gods and Pitris). He is not envious; he does not injure others; he is skillful, grateful, truthful and humble. He attains heaven.
Sanskrit: सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः। अप्रियस्य तु पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः॥
English: Persons speaking agreeably can readily be met with, O king; but not so the man who speaks disagreeably.
Sanskrit: यो हि धर्मं समाश्रित्य भर्तुः प्रियाप्रिये। अप्रियाण्याहं पथ्यानि तेन राजा सहायवान्।॥
English: He, who having an eye on virtue and disregarding what is a agreeable or disagreeable but beneficial, is a real help to his king.
Sanskrit: त्यजेत् कुलार्थं पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थं कुलं त्यजेत्। ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थं आत्मार्थं पृथिवीं त्यजेत्॥
English: A man should be sacrificed for the sake of a family; a family should be sacrificed for the sake of a village; a village for a kingdom; and the whole world for the soul.
Sanskrit: आपदर्थं धनं रक्षेद् दारान् रक्षेद् धनैरपि। आत्मानं सततं रक्षेद् दारैरपि धनैरपि॥
English: To ward off difficulties one should possess wealth; by wealth one should protect his wife; and one's own self should ever be protected by wife and wealth,
Sanskrit: द्यूतमेतत् पुराकल्पे दृष्टं वैरकरं नृणाम्। तस्माद् द्यूतं न सेवेत हास्यार्थमपि बुद्धिमान्॥
English: Gambling, from the early ages has been seen to be the cause of enmity among men; therefore it should not be resorted to even in jests by the wise.
Sanskrit: उक्तं मया द्यूतकालेऽपि राजन् नेदं युक्तं वचनं प्रातिपेया तदौषधं पथ्यमिवातुरस्य न रोचते तव वैचित्रवीर्य।।२०
English: It was said by me at the time of the play, O king, that this was not proper; but, O son of Pratipa, this speech was disagreeable to you even as medicine to a sick man, O son of Vichitravirya.
Sanskrit: काकैरिमांश्चित्रबर्हान् मयूरान् पराजयेथाः पाण्डवान् धार्तराष्ट्रैः। हित्वा सिंहान् क्रोष्टकान् गृहमान: प्राप्ते काले शोचिता त्वं नरेन्द्रः॥
English: By the help of these sons of Dhritarashtra who are like crows you desire to subdue the Pandavas who are as peacocks with variegated plumage. Forsaking the lions you are protecting the jackals. When the time comes, you will repent for it.
Sanskrit: यस्तात न क्रुध्यति सर्वकालं भृत्यस्य भक्तस्य हिते रतस्य। तस्मिन् भृत्या भर्तरि विश्वसन्ति न चैनमापत्सु परित्यजन्ति॥
English: That master, O sire, who does not often get angry with his servants, that are devoted to him and bent on furthering his in crests, commands confidence from his servants, who do not forsake him in times of danger.
Sanskrit: न भृत्यानां वृत्तिसंरोधनेन राज्यं धनं संजिघृक्षेदपूर्वम्। त्यजन्ति होनं वञ्चिता वै विरुद्धाः स्निग्धा ह्यमात्याः परिहीनभोगाः॥
English: Seek not to become the possessor of another's kingdom or wealth by stopping the pay of your servants. Even the affectionate ministers, defrauded and deprived of their enjoyments, turn against their master and leave him.
Sanskrit: ण्यायव्यये चानुरूपा च वृत्तिम्। संगृह्णीयादनुरूपान् सहायान् सहायसाध्यानि हि दुष्कराणि॥
English: Having first reflected on what things are to be done and fixing allowances to spit income and expenditure, one should make suitable alliances, Alliances accomplish what is most difficult.
Sanskrit: अभिप्रायं यो विदित्वा तु भर्तुः सर्वाणि कार्याणि करोत्यतन्द्री। वक्ता हितानामनुक्त आर्य: शक्तिज्ञः आत्मेव हि सोऽनुकम्प्यः॥
English: He, who after knowing the intentions of his lord, does all acts with promptitude and who though honorable and devoted to his master says what is conducive to his interests and knows his own strength, is to be regarded as his (the lord's) own self.
Sanskrit: वाक्यं तु यो नाद्रियतेऽनुशिष्टः प्रत्याह यश्चापि नियुज्यमानः। प्रज्ञाभिमानी प्रतिकूलवादी त्याज्यः स तादृक् त्वरयैक भृत्यः॥
English: The servant, who ordered pays no attention to the order and who enjoined uses arguments against the order through pride of wisdom and who speaks ill of his master, should be got rid of quickly.
Sanskrit: अस्तब्धमक्लीबमदीर्घसूत्रं सानुक्रोशं श्लक्ष्णमहार्यमन्यैः। अरोगजातीयमुदारवाक्यं दूतं वदन्त्यष्टगुणोपपन्नम्॥
English: Wanting in pride, able, quick in doing things, kind, strong, incorruptible, free from disease and pleasant of speech-one with these eight qualities should, it is said, be sent as a messenger.
Sanskrit: न विश्वासाज्जातु परस्य गेहे गच्छेन्नरशेतयानो विकाले। न चत्वरे निशि तिष्ठेन्निगूढो न राजकाम्यां योषितं प्रार्थयीत॥
English: A man should not, out of confidence, go to the house of an untrustworthy person in the evening. He should not hide himself in the yard of another's house at night, nor desire a woman sued by a king.
Sanskrit: न निछवं मन्त्रगतस्य गच्छेत् संसृष्टमन्त्रस्य कुसङ्गतस्य। न च ब्रूयान्नाश्वसिमि त्वयीति सकारणं व्यपदेशं तु कुर्यात्॥
English: One should not go against the opinions of him who keeps low company and who seeks counsel from all he comes in contract with; nor should, one say “I do not believe you;" but he should dismiss him on some presence.
Sanskrit: घृणी राजा पुंश्चली राजभृत्यः पुत्रो भ्राता विधवा बालपुत्रा। सेनाजीवी चोद्धृतभूतिरेव व्यवहारेषु वर्जनीयाः स्युरेते॥
English: A king who has too much of the sense of delicacy, a woman of loose character, the servant of a king, a son, a brother, a widow with a child, one who is employed in the army to get a living and one who has suffered loss of wealth-these should avoid transactions of lending and borrowing.
Sanskrit: अष्टौ गुणाः पुरुषं दीपयन्ति प्रज्ञा च कौल्यं च श्रुतं दमश्च। पराक्रमश्चाबहुभाषिता च दानं यथाशक्ति कृतज्ञता च॥
English: Eight qualities make a man shine viz., wisdom, high birth, learning self-control, prowess, littleness of speech, charity to the best of his power and gratitude.
Sanskrit: नेको गुण: संश्रयते प्रसह्या राजा यदा सत्कुरुते मनुष्यं सर्वान् गुणानेष गुणो बिभर्ति॥
English: These eight great qualities, O sire, have their source in one only when a king favours him; that incident brings on and keeps together all these qualities.
Sanskrit: गुणा दश स्नानशीलं भजन्ते बलं रूपं स्वरवर्णप्रशुद्धिः। स्पर्शश्च गन्धश्च विशुद्धता च श्री: सौकुमार्य प्रवराश्च नार्यः॥
English: Those who bathe get these eight qualities, viz., strength, beauty, voice, ability to pronounce all the letters correctly, delicacy of touch, fineness of scent, purity, prosperity, delicacy of limbs and beautiful women.
Sanskrit: गुणाश्च पण्मितभुक्तं भजन्ते आरोग्यमायुश्च बलं सुखं च। अनाविलं चास्य भवत्यपत्यं न चैनमायून इति क्षिपन्ति॥
English: The following six qualities adorn him who eats moderately, viz., immunity from disease long life, strength, happiness, the possession of children who are healthy and freedom from accusation of gluttony.
Sanskrit: अकर्मशीलं च महाशनं च लोकद्विष्टं बहुमायं नृशंसम्। अदेशकालज्ञमनिष्टवेषमेतान् गृहे न प्रतिवासयेत॥
English: One who does improper acts, one who eats excessively, one who is hated by men, one who is very deceitful, one who is cruel, one who does not know the suitability of time and place, one who dresses indecently-these six should not be allowed a shelter in one's house.
Sanskrit: कदर्यमाक्रोशकमश्रुतं च वनौकसं धूर्तममान्यमानिनम्। मेतान् भृशार्तोऽपि न जातु याचेत्॥
English: A miser, one who speaks with malice, one who is not learned, one inhabiting the woods, one who is cunning, one who does not respect another that is generally respected, one who is cruel, one who has the habit of making enemy of others, one who is ungrateful-these should not be asked for favours even by a man in distress.
Sanskrit: संक्लिष्टकर्माणतिप्रमादं नित्यानृतं चादृढभक्तिकं च। विसृष्टरागं पटुमानिनं चाप्येतान् न सेवेत नराधमान् षट्॥
English: One who always acts against his interests, one who always makes blunders, one who always speaks falsehood, one not firm in his devotion, one wanting in affection and one who thinks himself able to perform all tasksthese six worst classes of men should never be served.