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प्रज्ञामेवागमयति यः प्राज्ञेभ्यः स पण्डितः । प्राज्ञो ह्यवाप्य धर्मार्थौ शक्नोति सुखमेधितुम्॥५-३५-५६॥
He is truly learned who gains discernment from the discerning; for the wise, having secured dharma and artha, is able to flourish in well-being.
english translation
दिवसेनैव तत्कुर्याद्येन रात्रौ सुखं वसेत् । अष्टमासेन तत्कुर्याद्येन वर्षाः सुखं वसेत्॥५-३५-५७॥
In a single day one should do what enables restful ease at night; within eight months one should do what enables comfortable living through the year.
english translation
पूर्वे वयसि तत्कुर्याद्येन वृद्धः सुखं वसेत् । यावज्जीवेन तत्कुर्याद्येन प्रेत्य सुखं वसेत्॥५-३५-५८॥
In early life one should do what will allow comfort in old age; throughout one’s lifetime one should do what will allow well-being after death.
english translation
जीर्णमन्नं प्रशंसन्ति भार्यां च गतयौवनाम् । शूरं विगतसंग्रामं गतपारं तपस्विनम्॥५-३५-५९॥
They praise stale food and a wife whose youth has passed; they praise a hero no longer engaged in campaigns, and an ascetic who has crossed beyond, having reached the goal of his discipline.
english translation
धनेनाधर्मलब्धेन यच्छिद्रमपिधीयते । असंवृतं तद्भवति ततोऽन्यदवदीर्यते॥५-३५-६०॥
A breach covered with wealth gained through adharma remains, in truth, uncovered; from it, further harm unfolds.
english translation