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अवलिप्तेषु मूर्खेषु रौद्रसाहसिकेषु च । तथैवापेतधर्मेषु न मैत्रीमाचरेद्बुधः॥५-३९-३६॥
A wise person should not cultivate friendship with the arrogant, the foolish, the harshly aggressive and reckless, nor with those who have departed from dharma.
english translation
कृतज्ञं धार्मिकं सत्यमक्षुद्रं दृढभक्तिकम् । जितेन्द्रियं स्थितं स्थित्यां मित्रमत्यागि चेष्यते॥५-३९-३७॥
One should seek as a friend one who is grateful—steadfast in dharma, truthful, not petty, firm in devotion, self-restrained, steady in steadfastness, and not given to abandoning others.
english translation
इन्द्रियाणामनुत्सर्गो मृत्युना न विशिष्यते । अत्यर्थं पुनरुत्सर्गः सादयेद्दैवतान्यपि॥५-३९-३८॥
Total denial of the senses is scarcely different from death; yet excessive indulgence can wear down even those of exceptional stature.
english translation
मार्दवं सर्वभूतानामनसूया क्षमा धृतिः । आयुष्याणि बुधाः प्राहुर्मित्राणां चाविमानना॥५-३९-३९॥
Gentleness toward all beings, freedom from envy, forbearance, and steadiness—these, the wise say, prolong life; and so too does the absence of contempt toward one’s friends.
english translation
अपनीतं सुनीतेन योऽर्थं प्रत्यानिनीषते । मतिमास्थाय सुदृढां तदकापुरुषव्रतम्॥५-३९-४०॥
He who, by sound policy, seeks to recover what has been taken away—having adopted a very firm resolve—follows a vow not befitting a weak person.
english translation