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आयत्यां प्रतिकारज्ञस्तदात्वे दृढनिश्चयः । अतीते कार्यशेषज्ञो नरोऽर्थैर्न प्रहीयते॥५-३९-४१॥
A person who understands remedies for the future, is firm in decision in the present, and knows what remains to be done after events have passed—such a person is not diminished in material interests.
english translation
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यदभीक्ष्णं निषेवते । तदेवापहरत्येनं तस्मात्कल्याणमाचरेत्॥५-३९-४२॥
Whatever a person repeatedly cultivates through deed, mind, and speech—that very habit carries them away and rules their course. Therefore, one should practice what is wholesome.
english translation
मङ्गलालम्भनं योगः श्रुतमुत्थानमार्जवम् । भूतिमेतानि कुर्वन्ति सतां चाभीक्ष्णदर्शनम्॥५-३९-४३॥
Discipline (yoga) grounded in auspicious aims, learning, vigorous initiative, and straightforwardness—these bring prosperity; so too does frequent association with the virtuous.
english translation
अनिर्वेदः श्रियो मूलं दुःखनाशे सुखस्य च । महान्भवत्यनिर्विण्णः सुखं चात्यन्तमश्नुते॥५-३९-४४॥
Freedom from despondency is the root of prosperity and also of the ending of suffering. One who does not yield to dejection becomes great and attains enduring well-being.
english translation
नातः श्रीमत्तरं किंचिदन्यत्पथ्यतमं तथा । प्रभविष्णोर्यथा तात क्षमा सर्वत्र सर्वदा॥५-३९-४५॥
For one able to wield power, nothing is more truly ennobling—and nothing more salutary—than forbearance, in every place and at all times, my dear one.
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