æÕëëª âòáøÕôäª éæ­îôäª öäªÄëª 1021
âçÕéëá¨äª ç©ÌéìáÊ ¬ùª

æÕë몠 âòá

engaging in activity (to enhance societal

øÕôäª

one

éæ­îôäª

` ' `will not give up'

öäªÄëª

such a

âçÕéëá¨äª

declaration

ç©Ì ãéìáÊ

greatness

¬ùª

not there

 

Nothing brings greater prestige than sustainedeffort to enhance family prestige (serve society) (1021).

Íóªô¨éä±ëª Íäª÷ í÷¨²ëª öä ¬õúªïäª 1022
å©óªô¨éäáèùª å©Óëª Æï
 

Íóªô¨éä±ëª

human effort

Íäª÷ í÷¨²ëª

deep knowledge

öä

known as

¬õúªïäª

these two

å©óªô¨éäáèùª

sustained pursuit

å©Óëª

will prosper

Æï	one's community (family)

Sustained effort and deep knowledge are the two
things that can make a (family) community prosper (1022).    
Æïâòáªôùª öäªÄëª øÕô÷ªÆêÐ âêáªôëª 1023
ëïê÷ª×êÐ êèäªËåÐ Ê×ëª

 

Æïâòáªôùª

determined to improve the (family) community

öäªÄëª

having resolved thus

øÕô÷ªÆ

for one

âêáªôëª

god (fate)

ëïê÷ª×

girding its loins

êèäª	on its own

ËåÐÊ×ëª

will lead

When a person is determined to improve the (family) community, the gods will gird their loins and lead the way (1023).

ÎÈèëùª êèîä ËïâôáªÊëª êëªÆïéáêÐ 1024
êèÈèÊ ã¢÷ª× çôõÐæÐÆ

ÎÈèëùª

without planning

êèîä

by itself

Ëï² öáªÊëª

will bear fruit

êëªÆïéá

one's community (family)

êèÈèÊ

ceaselessly

ã¢÷ª×  çôõÐæÐÆ

those who make an effort

The ceaseless effort of those who toil for the advancement of their community will bear fruit even without any planning (1024).

Æ÷ª÷ëª ¬ùäèáªæÐ ÆïâòáªÊ ôèȪôèéäòÐ 1025
à÷ª÷ëèòÐ à÷ª×ëª ãùÆ

Æ÷ª÷몠 ¬ùäèáª

without fault

ÆïâòáªÊ

toiling for the upliftment of the community (family)

ôèȪôèéä

one who lives thus

à÷ª÷ëè

deeming as kith and kin

à÷ª×ëª

will surround

ãùÆ	the world (people)

People will, on their own, flock around those who are
without fault and toil for the people's good (1025).  
åùªÍúªéë öäªçÊ øÕô÷ªÆêÐ êèäª ç¨÷åÐê
¬ùªÍúªéë ÍæÐæ¨æÐâæèóùª  

åùªÍúªéë

the right management

öäªçÊ

is said to be

øÕô÷ªÆ

to a person

êèäª	by oneself

ç¨÷åÐê

where he was born

¬ùª	into the family

Íúªéë

right management

ÍæÐæ¨æÐâæèóùª

bringing into practice

Manly endeavour consists in taking personal responsibility for raising the level of his community (1026).

íëõæêÐÊ ôäªæúªúõÐ îçèùêÐ êëõæêÐÊëª 1027
Í÷ª×ôèõÐ îë÷ªî÷ âçèé÷

íëõÐ íæêÐÊ

in the battlefield

ôäªæúªúõР îçèù

like the valorous soldiers

êëõÐ íæêÐÊëª

in the community

Í÷ª×ôèõÐ

will manage

îë÷ªî÷

is like that

âçèé÷

the load of responsibilities

Service to the community must be undertaken as a personal responsibility just like a valorous soldier taking onthe responsibility in the battlefield(1027).

ÆïâòáªôèõÐæÐÆ ¬ùªéù çÕôëª ëïâòáªÊ 1028
ëèäëª æÕêæÐ âæÌëª  

ÆïâòáªôèõÐæÐÆ

to one who engages in serving the people

¬ùªéù

is not

çÕôëª

season

ëïâòáªÊ

laziness

ëèäëª

prestige

æÕê	thinking about

âæÌëª

will destroy

To the man who seeks to serve the people, personal
prestige or convenience is of no consequence (1028).  
¬ÌëªéçæÐîæ âæèóªæù§ª âæèùªîùè ÆÌëªçêÐéêæÐ 1029
Æ÷ª÷ëª ëé÷çªçèäª ãì몵

¬ÌëªéçæÐîæ

for suffering alone

âæèóªæùëª

repository

âæèùªîùè

is indeed (not) ?

ÆÌëªçêÐéê

one's family

Æ÷ª÷ëª

indignity

ëé÷çªçèäª

who will strive to avoid

ãì몵

his body

 
The body of one who is committed to removing the suffering of his people, is (not) indeed the repository for suffering alone ? (1029)

¬ÌæÐæúªæèùª âæèäª÷¨ì ô©Çëª íÌêЭäª×ëª 1030
åùªùèóª ¬ùèê Æï

¬ÌæÐæúª

sufferings

æèùª

support

âæèäª÷¨ì

demolishing

ô©Çëª

collapse

íÌêÐÊ  Ãäª×ëª

capable of supporting

åùª Íóª

an able person

¬ùèê	not having

Æï

family

The family (and the community), when afflicted by suffering, will fall like a tree when not supported by an able person (1030).