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न विश्वासाज्जातु परस्य गेहं गच्छेन्नरश्चेतयानो विकाले । न चत्वरे निशि तिष्ठेन्निगूढो न राजन्यां योषितं प्रार्थयीत॥५-३७-२६॥
A prudent person should never, out of misplaced trust, go to another’s house at an improper time. Nor should one remain concealed at night in a public square; and one should not solicit a woman connected with the royal household.
english translation
न निह्नवं सत्रगतस्य गच्छेत्संसृष्टमन्त्रस्य कुसंगतस्य । न च ब्रूयान्नाश्वसामि त्वयीति सकारणं व्यपदेशं तु कुर्यात्॥५-३७-२७॥
One should not go to the private quarters of a person engaged in a sacrificial session, nor of one whose counsel has become entangled with improper associates. And one should not bluntly say, ‘I do not trust you’; rather, one should state one’s position with reasons.
english translation
घृणी राजा पुंश्चली राजभृत्यः पुत्रो भ्राता विधवा बालपुत्रा । सेनाजीवी चोद्धृतभक्त एव व्यवहारे वै वर्जनीयाः स्युरेते॥५-३७-२८॥
In practical dealings, these are to be avoided: a harsh or resentful king, a promiscuous person, a royal servant, one’s son or brother (as parties in dispute), a widow with a young child, a soldier-for-hire, and one who lives on appropriated provisions.
english translation
गुणा दश स्नानशीलं भजन्ते बलं रूपं स्वरवर्णप्रशुद्धिः । स्पर्शश्च गन्धश्च विशुद्धता च श्रीः सौकुमार्यं प्रवराश्च नार्यः॥५-३७-२९॥
Ten benefits attend one who is habitually clean through bathing: strength, good appearance, clarity of voice and complexion, pleasant touch and fragrance, purity, prosperity, delicacy of body, and excellence in women’s regard.
english translation
गुणाश्च षण्मितभुक्तं भजन्ते आरोग्यमायुश्च सुखं बलं च । अनाविलं चास्य भवेदपत्यं न चैनमाद्यून इति क्षिपन्ति॥५-३७-३०॥
Six benefits attend one who eats in measured quantity: health, longevity, comfort, and strength. One’s offspring is also free from impairment, and people do not reproach such a person as deficient in vitality.
english translation