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यस्तु पक्वमुपादत्ते काले परिणतं फलम् । फलाद्रसं स लभते बीजाच्चैव फलं पुनः॥५-३४-१६॥
But one who takes a ripe fruit at the proper time obtains its juice, and from its seed obtains fruit again in the future.
english translation
यथा मधु समादत्ते रक्षन्पुष्पाणि षट्पदः । तद्वदर्थान्मनुष्येभ्य आदद्यादविहिंसया॥५-३४-१७॥
Just as the bee gathers honey while preserving the flowers, so too should one obtain resources from people without causing harm.
english translation
पुष्पं पुष्पं विचिन्वीत मूलच्छेदं न कारयेत् । मालाकार इवारामे न यथाङ्गारकारकः॥५-३४-१८॥
Gather the flowers one by one, and do not sever them at the root. In a garden, act like a maker of garlands, not like a burner of charcoal.
english translation
किं नु मे स्यादिदं कृत्वा किं नु मे स्यादकुर्वतः । इति कर्माणि संचिन्त्य कुर्याद्वा पुरुषो न वा॥५-३४-१९॥
“What will befall me if I do this, and what will befall me if I do not?”—thus reflecting upon actions, a person should decide whether to act or to refrain.
english translation
अनारभ्या भवन्त्यर्थाः केचिन्नित्यं तथागताः । कृतः पुरुषकारोऽपि भवेद्येषु निरर्थकः॥५-३४-२०॥
Some outcomes arise even without being set in motion; they come of themselves, as though already arrived. In such matters, even deliberate human effort may prove futile.
english translation