æúªîúèìªìëª öäªÄëª æȨâçÕ§ª æèõ¨éæ  571
ãúªéëáèäª ãúªÌ¬ôª ãùÆ

æúªîúèìªì몠 öäªÄëª

that which is named compassion

æȨ âçÕëª

the greatest

æèõ¨éæ

quality

ãúªéëáèäª

because it is present

ãúªÌ	is sustained

¬ôª²ùÆ

this world

Compassion is the greatest quality which sustains this world (571).

æúªîúèìªìêÐÊ ãóªóÊ ãùæ¨áùª íþê¨ùèõР 572
ãúªéë å¨ùæÐÆçª âçèé÷

æúªîúèìªìêÐÊ

due to compassion

ãóªóÊ

exists

ãùÆ ¬áùª

this worldly life

íþÊ ¬ùªùèõÐ

those who do not have that

ãúªéë

their existence

å¨ùæÐÆ

to the earth

âçèé÷

is a burden

As the world is sustained by compassion, those without this quality are but a burden on this earth  (572).

çúªöäªäèëª çèì÷ªÆ ¬éᵬäªî÷ùª æúªöäªäè몠 573
æúªîúèìªìëª ¬ùªùèê æúª

çúª

tune

öäª Íëª

of what use

çèì÷ªÆ

to the song

¬éáµ ¬äªî÷ùª

is not apposite

æúª

the eyes

öäª Íëª

of what use

æúªîúèìªìëª

compassion

¬ùªùèê  æúª

the time when it is not there

The eyes that show no compassion are like the song that has no tune  (573).

  ãóîçèùª ËæêÐÊöôäª âòáª±ëª íóô¨äèùª  574
æúªîúèìªìëª ¬ùªùèê æúª

ãó îçèùª

as if being there

ËæêÐÊ

on the face

öôäª	of what use

âò᪱ëª

will it be

íóô¨äèùª

in proper measure

æúªîúèìªì몠 ¬ùªùèê

without compassion

æúª

eyes

Of what use are eyes that show not even moderate compassion, though they appear to be existing on the face (574).

æúªú¨÷ªÆ íú¨æùëª æúªîúèìªìëª íþʬäªî÷ùª  575
µúªöäª× ãúõçª çÌëª

æúªú¨÷ªÆ

for eyes

íú¨æùëª

ornament

æúªîúèìªìëª

compassion

íþÊ

that

¬äªî÷ùª

if not there

µúª

sore

öäª×

like that

ãúõçªçÌëª

it would appear

Compassion is the jewel that adorns the eyes. Without that the eyes are no more than sores on the face (575).

ëúªîúèÌ ¬éáåÐê ëõêÐêéäáõÐ æúªîúèÌ 576
¬éáåÐÊæúª îúèìè êôõÐ

ëúªîúèÌ

in the earth

¬éáåÐê

rooted

ëõêÐÊ íéäáõÐ

comparable to trees

æúªîúèÌ

with eyes

¬éáåÐÊ

even if blessed

æúªîúèìèêôõÐ

those wihout compassion

Those whose eyes show no compassion are like trees rooted to the ground (576).

æúªîúèìªìëª ¬ùªùôõÐ æúªú¨ùõÐ æúªÑéìáèõР 577
æúªîúèìªìëª ¬äªéë±ëª ¬ùª

æúªîúèìªìëª

compassion

¬ùªùôõÐ

those who do not have

æúªú¨ùõÐ

are (as good as) without eyes

æúª

eyes

ãéìáèõÐ

those who have

æúªîúèìªìëª

compassion

¬äªéë±ëª

concern

¬ùª	those who do not have

Those who have no compassion really have no eyes, but the real eyes are of those who have compassion (577).

æÕëëª ò¨éêáèëùª æúªîúèì ôùªùèõÐæÐÆ  578
ãõ¨éë ãéìêÐê¨ôª ²ùÆ

æÕëëª

work taken on hand

ò¨éêáèëùª

without damage

æúªîúèì

with compassion

ôùªùèõÐæÐÆ

those who show

ãõ¨éë

control

ãéìêÐÊ

will there be

¬ôª²ùÆ

this world

Those who show compassion, while correctly performing their duties, will get all that this world has to offer (578).

  ø×êÐêè÷ª×ëª çúªç¨äèõÐ æúªÑëªæúª îúèï窠 579
âçè×êÐêè÷ª×ëª çúªîç êéù

ø×êÐÊ  Í÷ª×ëª

to the one that punishes one

çúªç¨äèõÐ

the nature of

æúªÑëª

towards them

æúªîúèï

showing compassion

âçè×êÐÊ  Í÷ª×ëª

putting up with

çúªîç

culture

êéù	the highest

To show compassion and forbearance even to those  who harm you, is the mark of the highest culture (579). 

âçáæÐæúªÌëª å¢ªàúªÌ íéëôõÐ åáêÐêæÐæ  580
åèæõ¨æëª îôúªÌ çôõÐ

âçáæÐæúªÌëª

the friendly (person)

墪àúªÌ

consuming poison

íéëôõÐ

will remain

åáêÐêæÐæ

desirous of

åèæõ¨æëª

compassion

îôúªÌçôõÐ

those who want to practise

Those who do not hesitate to accept and consume what is served to them even if it be poison, are those who are full of graceful compassion (580).