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सुव्याहृतानि सुधियां सुकृतानि ततस्ततः । संचिन्वन्धीर आसीत शिलाहारी शिलं यथा॥५-३४-३१॥
Let one of steady mind gather, from here and there, the well-spoken words of the wise and the well-done deeds, as a stone-gatherer gathers stones.
english translation
गन्धेन गावः पश्यन्ति वेदैः पश्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाः । चारैः पश्यन्ति राजानश्चक्षुर्भ्यामितरे जनाः॥५-३४-३२॥
Cattle ‘see’ by scent; Brahmins ‘see’ by the Vedas; kings ‘see’ through their agents; other people see with their eyes.
english translation
भूयांसं लभते क्लेशं या गौर्भवति दुर्दुहा । अथ या सुदुहा राजन्नैव तां विनयन्त्यपि॥५-३४-३३॥
A cow that is hard to milk brings greater distress; but one that yields milk readily, O king, is not even checked or disciplined.
english translation
यदतप्तं प्रणमति न तत्संतापयन्त्यपि । यच्च स्वयं नतं दारु न तत्संनामयन्त्यपि॥५-३४-३४॥
What bends without being heated is not heated further; and wood that has already bent of itself is not bent again.
english translation
एतयोपमया धीरः संनमेत बलीयसे । इन्द्राय स प्रणमते नमते यो बलीयसे॥५-३४-३५॥
By these analogies, the prudent should yield to one who is stronger. Whoever bows to the stronger, in truth bows to Indra.
english translation