îçéêéë âáäªçâêèäª×  áèâêä¨ä ÖꧪâæèúªÌ  831
Ãê¨á몠  îçèæ   ô¨ìùª
 

îçéêéë

folly

öäªçÊ    øäª×

is that one

áèÊ   öä¨äª

which is described as

ÖêëªâæèúªÌ

following a path which would give bad effects

Ãê¨áëª

advantage

îçèæ    ô¨ìùª

letting go

 
Folly   is   that   which   pursues   harm   and
ignores   benefit   (831).
 

îçéêéë±   âóùªùè몠  îçéêéë   æèêäªéë    832
éæáùªù   êäªæ쪠  âòáùª
 

îçéêéë±óª

among follies

öùªùèëª

all

îçéêéë

folly

æèêäªéë

with expectation

éæ   íùªùêäªæúª

wrong actions

âòáùª

to pursue

 
The   highest   of   follies   is   that   which   pursues   actions,
not   commended   by   the   wise,   with   expectations. 832    
åèúèéë   åèìèéë   åèõ¨äªéë   áèâêèäª×몠     833
îçúèéë   îçéê   âêèȨùª
 

åèúèéë

not ashamedat at doing wrongs

åèìèéë

not resorting to the right path

åèõÐ

affection

¬äªéë

devoid of

áèÊ   øäª×ëª

not considering anything

îçúèéë

which would result in good

îçéê	of the ignorant

âêèȨùª

method of work

 
Absence   of   shame   and   compassion   and   not   cherishing   values,
are   the   marks   of   a   fool   (833).    
Øꨠ  ãúõÐåÐÊ몠  ç¨÷õÐæÐÆéõêÐÊåР  êèäªí짪æè窠 834
îçéêá¨÷ª   îçéêáè   õ¨ùª
 

Øê¨	having thoroughly studied

ãúõÐåÐÊëª

having thoroughly understood

ç¨÷õÐæÐÆ

for others

ãéõêÐÊëª

having preached

êè䪠   í짪æè

himself not following

îçéêá¨äª

of such a fool

îçéêáèõÐ

another (greater) fool

¬ùª	is not (there)

   
There   is   no   greater   fool   than   he   who   has   read   and   understood,
and   who   preaches   the  teachings of   books, but  lacks self-discipline   (834).
   
øÕéëòР  âòáùè÷ª×몠  îçéê   öÇéë±åР      835
êè䪵æР  æÇåÐÊ몠  íó×
 

øÕéë	in a single birth

âòáùª    Í÷ª×ëª

pursuing (the wrong) path

îçéê

fool

öÇéë±ëª

in the future births

êè䪵æÐÆ

on his own

íÇåÐÊëª

entering

íó×	hellish state

Folly   in   this   birth   will   be   visited   by   suffering   in
future   births   as   well   (835).
   
âçèáªçÌ몠  øäªî÷è   µéä·Ñ몠  éæá÷¨áè       836
îçéê   ô¨éäîë÷ª   âæèó¨äª
 

âçèáªçÌëª

it will be spoilt

øäªî÷è

this alone ? (in addition there will be another damage)

éä   ·Ñëª

will lend himself to ruin

éæ   í÷¨áè

if the method of doing is wrong

îçéê

the fool

ô¨éä	any action

îë÷ªâæèó¨äª

if he would engage in

The   fool,   who   undertakes   a   task   without   knowing   how   to
accomplish   it,   will   ruin   the   task   and   himself   as   well   (836).    
Öê¨ùèõР  ÍõêР  êëõÐçò¨çªçõР  îçéê                 837
âçÕ¢ªâòùªô몠  ã÷ª÷æР  æéì
 

Öê¨ùèõÐ

cunning strangers

Íõ	will greatly benefit

êëõÐ	kith and kin

çò¨çªçõÐ

will go without anything

îçéê

a fool

âçÕ몠   âòùªôëª

great fortune

ã÷ª÷æÐæéì

when comes by

 
When   a   fool   comes   by   wealth,   strangers   will   benefit   by   it,
while   his   kith   starve   (837).
 
éëá   âùèÕô䪠  æó¨êÐê÷ª÷è÷ª   îçéêê䪠           838 
éæâáè䪠  ×éìéë   âç÷¨äª
 

éëáùª

insane

øÕôäª

person

æó¨êÐÊ

intoxicated

í÷ª×

like

Íùª

O!

îçéê

the fool

êäª

his

éæ	(in) hands

øäª×

a (some)

ãéìéë

possession (wealth)

âç÷¨äª

if comes by

 
A   fool   who   comes   by   wealth   will   be   like
a   drunken   lunatic   (838).
   
âçõ¨ê¨ä¨Ê   îçéêáèõР  îæúªéë   ç¨õ¨ô¨äªæúª       839
ç©éÈ   êÕôâêè䪠  ÷¨ùª
 

âçõ¨Ê    ¬ä¨Ê

greatly joyous

îçéêáèõÐ

of the fools

îæúªéë

friendship

ç¨õ¨ô¨äªæúª

at the time of parting

ç©éÈ

suffering

êÕôÊ

giving

øäª×	any difficulty

¬ùª

not there

 
There   is   no   greater   benefit   than   separation   from   a   fool   (839).    
æÈèíæÐæèùª   çóªó¨±óª   éôêÐê÷ª÷è÷ª   òèäªî÷èõР    840
ÆÈèíêÐÊ窠  îçéê   µæùª
 

æÈèíæÐæèùª

without washing one's feet

çóªó¨±óª

on the bed

éôêÐÊ

having placed

í÷ª×

like

Íùª

O!

òèäªî÷èõÐ

of the learned

ÆÈèíêÐÊ

assembly of

îçéê

a fool

æùª

entering

A   fool's   entry   into   an   assembly   of   the   wise
is   like   getting   into   a   clean   bed   with   unwashed   feet   (840).