æìâääªç åùªùéô âáùªù觪 æìä÷¨åÐÊ 981
òèäª÷èúªéë îë÷ªâæèóª çôõÐæÐÆ

æìäª öäªç

is second nature

åùªùéô

good attributes

öùªùèëª

all

æìäª í÷¨åÐÊ

aware of their duties

òèäª×

endowed with fine attributes

Íúªéë

and following it

îë÷ªâæèóªçôõÐæÐÆ

people of that way of life

Being good is second nature to those who are aware of their duties and who pursue perfection (981).

Æúåù¢ª òèäªî÷èõÐ åùîä ç¨÷åùëª 982
öåÐåùêÐ Êóªó­ãëª íäª×

Æúåùëª

the greatness arising from good nature

òèäªî÷èõÐ

of the great

åùäª	is good nature

Ö

O!

ç¨÷åùëª

all other good qualities

öåÐåùêÐÊ

of any quality

ãóªó­ãëª

even if there

íäª×

is not

The greatness of a person lies in his good qualities.
All else is of no consequence (982).

í䪵åèúª ø窵õ² æúªîúèìªìëª ôèáªéëâáè  983
éìåÐÊòèùª ·äª÷¨á ­úª

í䪵

love

åèúª	fear of doing wrong

ø窵õ²

consideration for others

æúªîúèìªìëª

compassion

ôèáªéëîáèÌ

along with truth

ÉåÐÊ

five

òèùªµ

good qualities

Ãäª÷¨á

support

­úª

pillars

Love, being sociable,sensitivity, consideration and truth are the five pillars that support a noble character (983).

âæèùªùè åùêÐêÊ îåèäªéë ç¨÷õÐê©éë   984
âòèùªùè åùêÐêÊ òèùªµ

âæèùªùè  åùêÐêÊ

non-killing

îåèäªéë

penance is

ç¨÷õÐ

others

ê©éë

deriding

âòèùªùè  åùêÐêÊ

not engaging in

òèùªµ

is a mark of culture

Non-killing is the best form of penance, and not deriding others is a mark of culture (984).

Í÷ª×ôè õè÷ª÷ùª çú¨êùª íÊòèäªî÷èõР  985
ëè÷ª÷èéõ ëè÷ª×ëª çéì

Í÷ª×ôèõÐ

of the one who accomplishes a task

Í÷ª÷ùª

capacity

çú¨êùª

showing humility

íÊ

that

òèäªî÷èõÐ

of the virtuous

ëè÷ª÷èéõ

the enemy

ëè÷ª×ëª

overcome

çéì

weapon

Humility is the mark of the successful, and for the virtuous it helps overcome enemies (985).

òèùªç¨÷ªÆæÐ æìªìéó áèâêä¨ùª îêèùªô¨   986
ÊéùáùªùèõÐ æúªÑ§ª âæèóùª

òèùªç¨÷ªÆ

to one endowed with noble qualities

æìªìéó

the touchstone

áèÊ öä¨ùª

is what

îêèùªô¨

defeat

Êéù íùªùèõÐ

even inferiors

æúªÑëª

with

âæèóùª

to accept

Graceful acceptance of defeat at the hands of others,
even inferiors, is the mark of nobility (986).  

¬äªäèâò᪠êèõÐæÐÆëª ¬ä¨áîô âòáªáèæÐæèùª   987
öäªä çáêÐêîêè òèùªµ

¬äªäè

harm

âò᪠êèõÐæÐÆëª

even to one who has caused

¬ä¨áîô

good turn only

âòáªáèæÐæèùª

if one does not do

öäªä

of what

çáêÐêÊ

use

Ø

O!

òèùªµ

nobility

What is the value of nobility if one cannot do good
even to one who has caused harm ? (987)

¬äªéë øÕô÷ª æ¨ó¨ôäª× òèùªâçäªÄåР 988
ê¨úªéë±úª ìèæçª âç÷¨äª

¬äªéë

poverty

øÕô÷ªÆ

to one

¬ó¨²

demerit

íäª×

is not

òèùªµ

endowed with good attributes

öäªÄëª

known as

ê¨úªéë

strength

ãúªìèæ窠 âç÷¨äª

if one possesses

The man of noble character will see no demerit in being poor (988).

ÃȨ âçáõ¨ÄåÐ êèëªâçáõèõÐ òèäª÷èúªéëæÐÆ   989
ÍȨ âáäçªçÌ ôèõÐ

ÃȨ âçáõ¨Äëª

even if times change

êèëª âçáõèõÐ

they will not swerve

òèäª÷èúªéëæÐÆ

of good qualities

ÍȨ	(possessing an) ocean (of good qualities)

öäçªçÌôèõÐ

reputed for

The one who is an ocean of nobility will not swerve even in the midst of calamitous change (989).

òèäª÷ôõÐ òèäª÷èúªéë Æäª÷¨äª ¬Õå¨ùåÐêè䪠  990
ê觪æèÊ ëäªîäè âçèé÷

òèäª÷ôõÐ

the noble

òèäª÷èúªéë

his nature of being righteous

Æäª÷¨äª

if falls

¬Õå¨ùåÐêèäª

this big world

ê觪æèÊ

unable to bear

ëäª	will suffer

Ø

O!

âçèé÷

its burden

If a noble person falls from his standards of rectitude, even the earth will not be able bear and will suffer (990)