âòùªôêÐÊóª âòùªôëª âòô¨òÐâòùªôëª íòÐâòùªô¢ª 411 
âòùªôêÐÊ   âóùªùèåР  êéù
 

âòùªôêÐÊóª

among all forms of wealth

âòùªôëª

that is wealth

âòô¨òÐâòùªôëª

the wealth (that comes from) of

íòÐâòùªôëª

that wealth

âòùªôêÐÊóª    öùªùèëª

among all forms of wealth

êéù	is the greatest

 
Amongst   the   forms   of   wealth,   that   which   comes   of   listening
to   the   wise,   is   the   greatest   (411).    
âòô¨æÐÆú   ô¨ùªùèê   îçèȪʠ  ò¨÷¨Ê                412
ôá¨÷ª×æÐÆ몠  ¼á窠  çÌëª
 

âòô¨æÐÆ    ãú²

food for ear, i.e. listening

¬ùªùèê    îçèȪÊ

when it is not there

ò¨÷¨Ê

a little

ôá¨÷ª×æÐÆëª

for the stomach

¼áçªçÌëª

will be given

 
Food   for   the   stomach   is   secondary   to   the   food   for   thought
that   comes   of   listening   (412).
   
âòô¨±úô¨÷ª  îæóªô¨  ±éìáèõР íô¨±úô¨äª     413
Íäª÷èîõè   âìèçªçõР  å¨ùêÐÊ
 

âòô¨±úô¨ùª

the food for the ear

îæóªô¨

listening

ãéìáèõÐ

those who have

íô¨±úô¨äª

those who subsist on the sacrificial offerings

Íäª÷èîõèÌ

with the gods

øçªçõÐ

are on par

å¨ùêÐÊ

though living on earth

Those   who   get   food   for   thought   through   listening to   the  wise,though   they   are   residing   on   the   earth, will  rank  with
 the  Gods  who  get  food  from  the sacrificial  oblations   (413).
 
æ÷ª÷¨ù  äèá¨Ä§ª  îæìªæ  íþâêèÕô÷ªÆ      414
ø÷ªæêÐê¨äª   Ã÷ª÷èåР  Êéú
 

æ÷ª÷¨ùäª

unlettered

Íá¨Äëª

even though

îæìªæ

listen to (the wise)

íþÊ

that

øÕô÷ªÆ

for one

ø÷ªæêÐê¨äª

when in depression

Ã÷ª×Í몠   Êéú

will be a supportive companion

Even   those  without  learning  must  learn  by  listening;  what  they  so learn,  will  be  their  support  in  times  of  depression   (414).  
¬ÇæÐæùª   ãéì±È¨   Ã÷ª×æÐîæè   ù÷ªî÷      415
øÇæÐæ   ËéìáèõÐôèáªòР  âòèùª
 

¬ÇæÐæùª

slippery

ãéì

quagmire

ãȨ

ground

Ã÷ª×æÐîæèùª

supporting stick

í÷ªî÷

like

øÇæÐæëª

good conduct

ãéìáèõÐ

those hwo have

ôèáªòÐâòèùª

words

 
The   words   of   the   wise   provide   support   like   the   walking
stick   on   slippery   ground   (415).
 
 
öéäêÐêèÄ몠 åùªùéô  îæìªæ  íéäêÐêèÄëª 416
Íäª÷   âçÕéë   êÕëª
 

öéäêÐêèÄëª

however few, the words

åùªùéô

on good aspects

îæìªæ

one should listen

íéäêÐêèÄëª

to that extent

Íäª÷

complete

âçÕéë

benefit

êÕëª	would bestow

One   should   listen   to   good   words,   however   few,   for   even   that   little will   confer   benefit   (416).  
ç¨éÈêÐÊúõÐåÐÊëª îçêéë âòèùªùèõР  ¬éÈêÐÊúõÐåÐ   417
ê©úªïá   îæóªô¨   áôõÐ
 

ç¨éÈêÐÊúõÐåÐÊëª

even if wrongly understood

îçêéë

words sans wisdom

âòèùªùèõÐ

will not utter

¬éÈêÐÊúõÐåÐÊ

those who have analysed

¼úªïá

and full with

îæóªô¨áôõÐ

(those who are) wise through listening

Those   who   have   carefully   assimilated     what   they   have   learnt
and   also   having   had   the   advantage   of   listening   to   wise   words,
will   not,   even   when   making   a   mistake   in   understanding,
utter   erroneously   in   speech   (417).
   
îæìªç¨Ä§ª   îæóèêР  êéæáîô   îæóªô¨áèùª     418
îêèìªæ窠  çìèê   âòô¨
 

îæìªç¨Äëª

even though capable of hearing well

îæóèêР   êéæáîô

they are deaf indeed

îæóªô¨áèùª

listening to words of wisdom

îêèìªæçªçìèê

not penetrated

âòô¨

ears

 
He   whose   ears   have   not   been   penetrated   by   the   words   of   the   wise, is   deaf   for   all   purposes   (418).

 
Åú§ªæ¨á   îæóªô¨á   õùªùèõР  ôú§ªæ¨á         419
ôèá¨ä   õèêùª   íõ¨Ê
 

îæóªô¨áõÐ

those who have listened

íùªùèõÐ

not

ôú§ªæ¨á

disclosing reverence

ôèá¨äõÐ

speakers

Íêùª

becoming

íõ¨Ê

rare

 
He   who   has   not   acquired   deep   knowledge   by   listening,   will
rarely   have   humility   in   speech   (419).
 
 
âòô¨á¨äª   àéô±úõè   ôè±úõÐô¨äª   ëèæÐæóª    420
íô¨á¨Ä몠  ôèȨÄ몠  öäª
 

âòô¨á¨äª

of the ears

àéô

taste

ãúõè	not knowing

ôèáª	of the mouth

ãúõÐô¨äª

knowing the taste

ëèæÐæóª

people

íô¨á¨Äëª

if dead

ôèȨÄëª

if alive

öäª	what is the use ?

 
If   one   has   not   acquired   the   taste   of   values   through   the   ear,
but   has   only   acquired   tastes   of   the   tongue,   what   does   it   matter
whether   he   lives   or   dies   ?   (420).