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स्रुवप्रग्रहणो व्रात्यः कीनाशश्चार्थवानपि । रक्षेत्युक्तश्च यो हिंस्यात्सर्वे ब्रह्महणैः समाः॥५-३५-४१॥
One who improperly takes up the sacrificial ladle, an outcaste (vrātya), a cultivator even if wealthy, and one who—having been instructed to protect—causes harm: all these are regarded as equivalent to a slayer of a brahmin.
english translation
तृणोल्कया ज्ञायते जातरूपं युगे भद्रो व्यवहारेण साधुः । शूरो भयेष्वर्थकृच्छ्रेषु धीरः कृच्छ्रास्वापत्सु सुहृदश्चारयश्च॥५-३५-४२॥
Gold is recognized by the test of a straw-fire; a good person is recognized over time; an honest person by conduct in transactions. A hero is known in fear, the steadfast in financial hardship, and friends and servants are known in difficult crises.
english translation
जरा रूपं हरति हि धैर्यमाशा मृत्युः प्राणान्धर्मचर्यामसूया । क्रोधः श्रियं शीलमनार्यसेवा ह्रियं कामः सर्वमेवाभिमानः॥५-३५-४३॥
Old age takes away beauty; hope takes away steadiness; death takes away life; envy takes away the practice of dharma. Anger takes away prosperity; association with the ignoble takes away good character; desire takes away modesty; and pride takes away everything.
english translation
श्रीर्मङ्गलात्प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात्संप्रवर्धते । दाक्ष्यात्तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात्प्रतितिष्ठति॥५-३५-४४॥
Prosperity arises from auspicious conduct, grows through initiative, takes root through competence, and becomes stable through self-restraint.
english translation
अष्टौ गुणाः पुरुषं दीपयन्ति प्रज्ञा च कौल्यं च दमः श्रुतं च । पराक्रमश्चाबहुभाषिता च दानं यथाशक्ति कृतज्ञता च॥५-३५-४५॥
Eight qualities illumine a person: discernment, noble conduct, self-restraint, sacred learning; valor, measured speech, giving according to one’s capacity, and gratitude.
english translation