¼êùª   ¬éòçì   ôèȪêùª   íÊôùªùÊ        231
Ãê¨á몠  ¬ùªéù   ãá¨õÐæÐÆ
 

¼êùª	giving away in charity

¬éò   çì

that gathers reputation

ôèȪêùª

leading such a life

íÊôùªùÊ

contrary to this

Ãê¨áëª

recompense

¬ùªéù

there is none

ãá¨õÐæÐÆ

to human life

 
Engage   in   charity,   as   that   brings   reputation ;   and   it   is
reputation   that   invests   life   with   value   (231).
 
ãéõçªçè  Õéõçªçéô  âáùªùèë ¬õçªçèõÐæÐâæè䪠  232
÷©ôèõÐîëùª   å¨÷ªÆ몠  µæȪ
 

ãéõçªçèõÐ

those who praise

ãéõçªçéô

words of praise

öùªùèëª

all

¬õçªçèõÐæÐÆ

to the needy

øäª×

a thing

¼ôèõÐ

the giver

îëùª

about

å¨÷ªÆëª

will ever live

µæȪ

fame

 
The   high   repute   of   those   who   help   the   needy   will   ever
live   in   the   words   of   praise   of   the   people   (232).  
øäª÷è   ãùæêР  ÊáõÐåÐê   µæÈùªùè÷ª          233
âçèäª÷èÊ   å¨÷ªçâêè䪠  ÷¨ùª
 

øäª÷è

the incomparable

ãùæêÐÊ

in this world

ãáõÐåÐê

the highest

µæÈùªùè÷ª

other than reputation

âçèäª÷èÊ

undying

å¨÷ªçÊ

long lasting

øäª×    ¬ùª

no other thing

 
Nothing   will   last   like   a   matchless   reputation.   All
else   will   perish   (233).
   
å¨ùôéõ   å©óªµæȪ   Í÷ª÷¨÷ª   µùôéõ窠      234
îçè÷ª÷èÊ   µêÐîê   ÓùÆ
 

å¨ùôéõ

on this earth

å©óª

undying

µæȪ

fame

Í÷ª÷¨äª

if performed

µùôéõ

the gods

îçè÷ª÷èÊ

without praising

µêÐîêóª    ãùÆ

the heavens (will praise such a one)

 
Honour   in   the   higher   world   will   attach   to   those   who
earned   high   repute   on   earth,   not   to   the   celestials   (234).    
åêÐêëªîçèùª   îæÌ몠  ãóêèÆ¢ª   òèæÐæèÌ몠    235
ô¨êÐêæõÐæР  æùªùèùª   íõ¨Ê
 

åêÐê몠   îçèùª

for gaining fame

îæÌëª

hardship

ãóêèÆëª

is welcome

òèæÐæèÌëª

death

ô¨êÐêæõÐæÐÆ

to scholars

íùªùèùª

for others

íõ¨Ê

is rare

Fame   that   accrues   despite   hardhip   or   from   scholarship,
transcends   death   (235).  
îêèäª÷¨÷ª   µæâÈèÌ   îêèäª×æ   íþê¨ùèõР      236
îêèäª÷ù¨äª   îêèäª÷èéë   åäª×
 

îêèäª÷¨÷ª

if born

µæâÈèÌ

with reputation

îêèäª×æ

be born

íþê¨ùèõÐ

otherwise

îêèäª÷èéë

not being born

åäª×

is better

 
One   should   be   born   to   a   life   of   repute;   else   it   is   better
not   to   be   born   at   all   (236).    
µæȪçì   ôèÈèêèõР  êåÐîåèôèõР  êëªéë       237
¬æȪôèéõ   îåèô   âêôäª
 
 
 

ôèÈèêèõÐ

those who do not live

êåÐîåèôèõÐ

not having self-pity

êëªéë

them

¬æȪôèéõ

those who scorn

îåèôÊ

blame

öôúª

why

 
Why   should   those   who   do   not   strive   for   repute   blame
others   for   their   scorn   instead   of   blaming   themselves   (237).  
ôéòâáäªç  éôáêÐêèõÐæ  âæùªùèë ¬éòâáäªÄ몠 238
öòÐò몠  âç÷èí   ô¨ïäª
 

ôéò   öäªç

object of blame

éôáêÐêèõÐæÐÆ

for the people

öùªùèëª

all

¬éò   öäªÄëª

the one known as fame

öòÐòëª

the remaining (wealth)

âç÷è    íô¨ïäª

if not attained

 
One's   own   failure   to   leave   behind   public   esteem   about   oneself,
will  be  the  object  of  blame  by  all   the  people   in   the   world   (238).      
ôéòá¨ùè   ôúªçá䪠  Æäª×몠  ¬éòá¨ùè     239
áèæÐéæ   âçè×êÐê   å¨ùëª
 

ôéòá¨ùè

blameless

ôúª   çáäª

luxuriant vegetation

Æäª×ëª

will diminish

¬éòá¨ùè

without fame

áèæÐéæ

physical body

âçè×êÐê

bearing

å¨ùëª

the land

 
That   land   will   itself   become   barren   which   does   not
have   people   of   repute   (239).      
ôéòâáèÈ¨á  ôèȪôèîõ  ôèȪôèõР ¬éòâáèȨᠠ  240
ôèȪôèîõ   ôèÈè   êôõÐ
 

ôéò   øȨá

devoid of fault

ôèȪôèîõ

those who live

ôèȪôèõÐ

are those who live

¬éò   øȨá

devoid of fame

ôèȪôèîõ

those who live

ôèÈèêôõÐ

are those who do not live

 
Those   alone   live   who   live   shunning   blame,   but   those   who   do
not   strive   for   repute   do   not   live   at   all   (240).