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गुरुरात्मवतां शास्ता शास्ता राजा दुरात्मनाम् । अथ प्रच्छन्नपापानां शास्ता वैवस्वतो यमः॥५-३५-६१॥
For the self-controlled, the teacher is the disciplinarian; for the uncontrolled, the king is the disciplinarian; and for those whose sin is concealed, Yama Vaivasvata is the disciplinarian.
english translation
ऋषीणां च नदीनां च कुलानां च महात्मनाम् । प्रभवो नाधिगन्तव्यः स्त्रीणां दुश्चरितस्य च॥५-३५-६२॥
The origins of sages, of rivers, and of the lineages of great persons are not to be investigated; likewise, one should not pry into the origins of a woman’s misconduct.
english translation
द्विजातिपूजाभिरतो दाता ज्ञातिषु चार्जवी । क्षत्रियः स्वर्गभाग्राजंश्चिरं पालयते महीम्॥५-३५-६३॥
A kṣatriya devoted to honoring the twice-born, generous and straightforward among his kin—O king—wins a share of heaven and governs the earth for a long time.
english translation
सुवर्णपुष्पां पृथिवीं चिन्वन्ति पुरुषास्त्रयः । शूरश्च कृतविद्यश्च यश्च जानाति सेवितुम्॥५-३५-६४॥
Three kinds of men gather the earth’s ‘golden flowers’: the courageous, the well-educated, and the one who knows how to serve and align wisely with others.
english translation
बुद्धिश्रेष्ठानि कर्माणि बाहुमध्यानि भारत । तानि जङ्घाजघन्यानि भारप्रत्यवराणि च॥५-३५-६५॥
O Bhārata, actions led by intellect are the highest; those of middling worth rely on the strength of the arms. Those that rest upon the legs and the lower parts are inferior, and in their result they become burdensome and degrading.
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