¬÷ªç¨÷åÐêèõÐ æúªúùªùÊ ¬ùªéù ¬áùªçèæòР  951
âòçªçËëª åèÑëª øÕ§ªÆ

¬ùª ç¨÷åÐêèõР æúª

high-born

íùªùÊ

if not

¬ùªéù

not

¬áùªçèæ

naturally

âòçªçËëª

rectitude

åèÑëª

modesty

øÕ§ªÆ

found conjointly

Rectitude and modesty do not come naturally to those not born in good families (951).

øÇæÐæËëª ôèáªéë±ëª åèÑëª¬ëª ßäª×몠 952
¬ÇæÐæèõÐ Æïçªç¨÷åÐ êèõÐ

øÇæÐæËëª

good manners

ôèáªéë±ëª

truthfulness

åèÑëª

modesty

¬ëªßäª×ëª

these three

¬ÇæÐæèõÐ

never deviate from

Æïçªç¨÷åÐêèõÐ

those born of noble lineage

Those born of good families will never compromise on
good conduct, truth and modesty (952).

åéæ¼éæ ¬äªâòèùª ¬æÈèéë åèäªÆ몠 953
ôéæâáäªç ôèáªéëæÐ ÆïæÐÆ

åéæ

pleasant

¼éæ	generosity

¬äªâòèùª

sweetness of speech

¬æÈèéë

not deriding others

åèäªÆëª

these four

ôéæ

traits

öäªç	it is said

ôèáªéë

good

ÆïæÐÆ

family

Good cheer, generosity, sweetness of speech and not deriding others are the four traits found in good families (953).

íÌæÐæ¨á îæèï âç÷¨Ä§ª Æïçªç¨÷åÐêèõР   954
Æäª×ô âòáªê ù¨ùõÐ

íÌæÐæ¨á

accumulated

îæèï	crores (countless)

âç÷¨Äëª

even if they acquire

Æïçªç¨÷åÐêèõÐ

of those of high birth

Æäª×ô

lowly actions

âòáªêùª

engaging in

¬ùõÐ

will not

Even the accumulation of wealth worth crores will not let one from a good family engage in lowly actions (954).

ôȧªÆô Êóªô©ÈªåÐêæÐ æúªÑëª çȧªÆï   955
çúªç¨äª êéùçªç¨õ¨ê ù¨äª×

ôȧªÆôÊ

(the capacity to do) charity

ãóªô©ÈªåÐêæР æúªÑëª

even when it becomes meagre

çȧªÆï

of long and excellent lineage

çúªç¨äª

from good quality

êéùçªç¨õ¨êùª

deviation

¬äª×

will not

Even a decline in wealth of a good family affecting their  generosity will not let them fall in their standards of conduct(955).

òùëªç÷ª÷¨òÐ òèùªç¨ù âòáªáèõÐëè ò÷ª÷   956
Æùëªç÷ª÷¨ ôèȪÊâëäª çèõÐ

òùëªç÷ª÷¨

deceitfully

òèùªµ  ¬ù

unnatural,

âòáªáèõÐ

will not engage in

ëèà í÷ª÷

faultless

Æùëªç÷ª÷¨

following noble traditions

ôèȪÊ몠 öäªçèõÐ

deciding to lead such a life

Those of families of impeccable repute will never
be party to deceit or wrong doing (956).

Æïçªç¨÷åÐêèõÐ æúªô¨ó§ªÆëª Æ÷ª÷ëª ô¨àëªç¨äª   957
ëê¨æÐæúª ë×çªîçè ÙáõÐåÐÊ

Æïçªç¨÷åÐêèõÐ

those born in good families

æúª

with

ô¨ó§ªÆëª

is seen

Æ÷ª÷ëª

faults

ô¨àëªç¨äª

in the sky

ëê¨æÐæúª

on the moon

ë×çªîçèùª

like the dark spot

ãáõÐåÐÊ

will stand out

Faults in those of good families will stand out like the dark spots on the moon (957).

åùêÐê¨äªæúª åèõ¨äªéë îêèäª÷¨äª íôéäæР  958
ÆùêÐê¨äªæúª Éáçª çÌëª

åùêÐê¨äªæúª

one from a good family

åèõ¨äªéë

devoid of compassion

îêèäª÷¨äª

if it manfests

íôéä	that person

ÆùêÐê¨äª  æúª

regarding good ancestry

ÉáçªçÌëª

will be doubted

When love is absent in one from a good family, one's
birth in that family will be doubted (958).

å¨ùêÐê¨÷ª æ¨ìåÐêéë æèùªæèìªÌ§ª æèìªÌ몠  959
ÆùêÐê¨÷ª ç¨÷åÐêèõÐ ôèáªâòèùª

å¨ùêÐê¨ùª

of the soil

æ¨ìåÐêéë

nature

æèùª	the sprout

æèìªÌëª

will show

æèìªÌëª

will show

ÆùêÐê¨ùª

a good family

ç¨÷åÐêèõÐ

of those born

ôèáªâòèùª

their spoken word

 

Just as a seedling will show the quality of the soil it grows on, the speech of a person will show the quality of his family (959).  

åùëªîôúªïäª åèÑéìéë îôúªÌ§ª
Æùëªîôúªï䪠  960
îôúªÌæ áèõÐæÐÆëª çú¨²

åùëªîôúªïäª

if one desires good (prosperity)

åèúª ãéìéë

sensitivity (towards evil acts)

îôúªÌëª

is required

Æùëªîôúªïäª

if reputation for the family is desired

îôúªÌæ

should acquire

áèõÐæÐÆëª

for anyone

çú¨²

humility

Aversion to evil brings prosperity. Humility will bring a good birth (960).