¬äª÷¨ áéëáèòÐ ò¨÷çªç¨ä ôèá¨Äëª 961
Æäª÷ ôÕç ô¨ìùª  

¬äª÷¨ íéëáè

essential

ò¨÷çªç¨ä

leading to glory

Íá¨Äëª

even if it is

Æäª÷	detract from family honour

ôÕç

acts that

ô¨ìùª

not doing

Even if it leads to glory, never do anything that detracts
from family honour (961).

ò©õ¨Äëª ò©õùªù âòáªáèîõ ò©âõèÌ 962
îçõèúªéë îôúªÌ çôõÐ

ò©õ¨Äëª

evne when seeking fame

ò©õÐ íùªù

low acts (that sully the family honour)

âòáªáèõÐ

will not engage in

Ö

O!

ò©âõèÌ

with fame

îçõÐ Íúªéë

honour

îôúªÌçôõÐ

seeking

Those seeking high accomplishment will never engage in low
acts that compromise honour (962).

âçÕæÐæêÐÊ îôúªÌëª çú¨êùª ò¨÷¨á 963
àÕæÐæêÐÊ îôúªÌëª ãáõв

âçÕæÐæêÐÊ

in times of prosperity

îôúªÌëª

is necessary

çú¨êùª

humility

ò¨÷¨á

in lean times

àÕæÐæêÐÊ

in penury

îôúªÌëª

is necessary

ãáõв

honour

 
In times of prosperity, one should remain humble; but in times
of poverty, one should maintain high honour (963).

êéùá¨äª ¬È¨åÐê ëá¨õéäáõÐ ëèåÐêõÐ 964
å¨éùá¨äª ¬È¨åÐêæÐ æéì

êéùá¨äª

from the head

¬È¨åÐê

fallen

ëá¨õÐ

hair

íéäáõÐ

like

ëèåÐêõÐ

people

å¨éùá¨äª

from their high position

¬È¨åÐêæР æéì

when fallen

 
A fall from a position of honour is like the hair
fallen from one's head (964).

Æäª÷¨äª íéäáèÕëª Æäª×ôõÐ Æäª×ô 965
Æäª÷¨ íéäá âòá¨äª

Æäª÷¨äª

like the mountain

íéäáèÕëª

people with such reputation

Æäª×ôõÐ

will fall from grace

Æäª×ô

ignoble acts

Æäª÷¨

the `kunri' seed

íéäá	of the measure of

âòá¨äª

if engage in

An ignoble act even as tiny as the "kunri " seed, will bring
down a reputation as mighty as a mountain (965).

µæȨäª÷èùª µêÐîêóªåèìª Ìáªáèêèùª öäªë÷ª 966
÷¨æȪôèõÐç¨äª âòäª× å¨éù

µæȪ ¬äª×  Íùª

no fame

µêÐîêóªåè쪠 Ì

in the heavens

ãáªáèÊ

will not be obtained

Íùª

O!

öäª ë÷ª×

of what other use

¬æȪôèõÐç¨äª

those who scorn

âòäª×

follow

å¨éù

condition

 

There can be no praise on earth or heaven for him who forgets
his honour and waits on people who scorn him (966).

øìªìèõÐç¨äª âòäªâ÷èÕôäª ôèȪêù¨äª íåÐå¨éùîá 967
âæìªìè âääçªçÌêùª åäª×

øìªìèõÐç¨äª

to wait on those who scorn

âòäª×

and to follow them

øÕôäª

a person

ôèȪêù¨äª

rather than living

íåÐå¨éùîá

that condition (earlier penury))

âæìªìèäª

is dead

öäçªçÌêùª

declared as

åäª×

better

Death is preferable to a life of waiting on those
who scorn you (967).

ëÕåÐîêèë÷ª ×Ãîäèëªµëª ôèȪæÐéæ âçÕåÐêéæéë 968
ç©ìȨá ôåÐê ¬ìêÐÊ

ëÕåÐîêè

is it a potion ?

ë÷ª×

to live

Ãäª Ø몵ëª

preserving the body

ôèȪæÐéæ

this life

âçÕåÐêéæéë

of the high-born

ç©Ì

honour

íȨá	of being destroyed

ôåÐê ¬ìêÐÊ

when the situation arises

 

Is this life worth preserving at the cost of
your family honour ? (968)

ëá¨õÐå©çªç¨äª ôèÈèæÐ æôõ¨ëè íäªäèõÐ 969
ãá¨õÐå©çªçõÐ ëèäëª ôõ¨äª

ëá¨õÐå©çªç¨äª

if it loses its hair

ôèÈè	not living

æôõ¨ëè  íäªäèõÐ

like the yak

ãá¨õÐ å©çªçõÐ

will even give up their lives

ëèäëª ôõ¨äª

if it would help regain their lost honour

Just as the Yak gives up its life when it loses its hair,
so too would great men even give up their lives, if
necessary, to regain their honour (969).

¬ó¨ôõ¨äª ôèÈèê ëèä ËéìáèõÐ 970
øó¨âêèÇ îêêÐÊ ËùÆ

¬ó¨ôõ¨äª

in the face of dishonour

ôèÈèê

embrace death

ëèäëª ãéìáèõÐ

of those who value honour most

øó¨

fame

âêèÇÊ  ÖêÐÊëª

will salute and respect

ãùÆ

the world

Those who prefer death to dishonour will always be
honoured by the world (970).