Arthashastra
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नवं हि द्रव्यं येन येन अर्थ जातेन उपदिह्यते तत् तद् आचूषति ॥
just as a fresh object is stained with whatever it is brought in close association,
english translation
navaM hi dravyaM yena yena artha jAtena upadihyate tat tad AcUSati ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptएवम् अयं नव बुद्धिर् यद् यद् उच्यते तत् तत् शास्त्र उपदेशम् इव अभिजानाति ॥
so a prince with fresh mind is apt to regard as scientific injunctions all that he is told of.
english translation
evam ayaM nava buddhir yad yad ucyate tat tat zAstra upadezam iva abhijAnAti ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptतस्माद् धर्म्यम् अर्थ्यं च अस्य उपदिशेन् न अधर्म्यम् अनर्थ्यं च ॥
Hence he shall be taught only of righteousness and of wealth (artha), but not of unrighteousness and of non-wealth.
english translation
tasmAd dharmyam arthyaM ca asya upadizen na adharmyam anarthyaM ca ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसत्त्रिणस् त्व् एनं "तव स्मः" इति वदन्तः पालयेयुः ॥
Classmate spies shall be so courteous towards him as to say "thine are we."
english translation
sattriNas tv enaM "tava smaH" iti vadantaH pAlayeyuH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयौवन उत्सेकात् पर स्त्रीषु मनः कुर्वाणम् आर्या व्यञ्जनाभिः स्त्रीभिर् अमेध्याभिः शून्य आगारेषु रात्राव् उद्वेजयेयुः ॥
When under the temptation of youth, he turns his eye towards women, impure women under the disguise of Aryas shall, at night and in lonely places, terrify him.
english translation
yauvana utsekAt para strISu manaH kurvANam AryA vyaJjanAbhiH strIbhir amedhyAbhiH zUnya AgAreSu rAtrAv udvejayeyuH ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript