Wisdom words of Vidhura (Mahabharatham)

TRAYA EVADHANA RAAJAN BHARYAA DAASASTATHA SUTAH ||
YATTE SAMADHIGACHCHHANTI YASYA TE TASYA TADDHANAM ||

(Vidur says to king Dhritarashtra that wife, son and servant do not have the authority over the wealth, they earn because they themselves are under the authority of Husband, Father and Master respectively).
HARNAM CHA PARSWAANAAM PARDAARABHIMARSHANAM ||
SUHRIDASCHA PARITYAAGASTRAYO DOSHAH KSHAYAVAHAH ||

(One who takes away others wealth by deceit, developed intimacy with women other than his own wife and abandons a kind and gentle friend is doomed) 

TRIVIDHAM NARKASYEDAM DWAARAM NAASHANMAATMANAH ||
KAAMAH KRODHASTATHA LOBHASTASMAADETATTRAYAM TYAJET ||

(KAAMA (LUST), KRODHA (ANGER) AND LOBHA (GREED) must be shunned by a man as these three destroy the AATMA (soul) and are the three doors of the Hell)

VARPRADAANAM RAAJYAM CHA PUTRAJANM CHA BHARAT ||
SHATROSHCHA MOKSHANAM KRICHCHHRAATTRIINI CHAIKAM CHA TATSAMAM ||

(The joys of getting a boon, acquiring a state and birth of a son even if combined cannot match the joy of being released from the ruthless clutches of an enemy)

DEVATANAM CHA SANKALPAMANUBHAVAM CHA DHEEMATAAM ||
VINAYAM KRITVIDDYAANAAM VINASHAM PAAPAKARMANAAM || 

(Resolution made to realize god, influence of an intelligent person, humility of a learned person and annihilation of the sinners give instant results)

ABANDONMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF FOUR THINGS

CHATWARI RAAGYA TU MAHAABALEN, VARJYAANYAAHUH PANDITAASTAANI VIDDYAAT ||
ALPAPRAGYAI SAHA MANTRAM NA KURYANNA DEERGHASUTTRAI RABHASAISHCHAARNAISCCHA ||
(Vidur says to Yudhishtir that one must not take secret advice from an intelligent, a procrastinator, a man who is always in hurry and a false admirer. These four are worth abandoning for an emperor. A learned man must recognize these people)

CHATWARI TE TAAT GRIHE VASANTU SHRIYAABHI JUSHTASYA GRIHASTHADHARME ||
VRIDDHO GYATIRVASANNAH KULINAH SAKHA DARIDRO BHAGINI CHAANPATYAA || 

(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra ” O King, Goddess Laxmi showers blessings on such homes where senior most member of the family is protected, where a high caste man fallen in bad times, a money-less friend and a childless sister are given refuge and shelter)

FRIEND 

ARCHAYEDEVA MITRANI SATI VAASATI VAA DHANE ||
NAANARTHAYAN PRAJAANAATI MITRAANAAM SAARPHALGUTTAM ||

(Whether one has or does not have wealth, he must be hospitable to his friends. One should never demand anything from their friends, trying to examine their worthiness) 

USELESSNESS OF SORROW (SANTAAPA)

SANTAAPAAD BHRASHYATE ROOPAM ||
SANTAAPAADA BHRASHYATE BALAM ||
SANTAAPAADA BHRASHYATE GYAANAM ||
SANTAAPAADA VYAADHIMRICHCHHATI ||
(Sorrow destroys beauty (Roopa), Power (Balaa) is destroyed by SANTAAPA (sorrow), GYAN (KNOWLEDGE) is destroyed by sorrow. Due to sorrow, man becomes diseased (ROGI))
ANAVAAPYAM CHA SHOKEN SHAREERAM CHOPATAPYATE ||
AMITRAASHCHA PRAHRISHYANTI MAA SMA SHOKE MANAHKRITHAAH ||
(One does not get aspired things by mourning about it, it only causes pain to the body and ones enemies rejoice. Hence your heart should be free of sorrow)
SUKHAM CHA DUHKHAM CHA BHAVAABHAVOW CHA ||
LAABHAALAABHO MARANAM JEEVITAM ||
PARYAAYASHAH SARVAMETE SPRISHANTI ||
TASMAADA DHEERO NA CHA HRISHYENNA SHOCHET CHA ||
(Everyone undergoes the cycle of Joy- Sorrow, creation-destruction, gain-loss and life-death one by one. Hence a DHEERA (patient) man must not either be happy for them or mourn for them)
CAUTION 

NA VISHVAASAAJJAATU PARASYA GEHE ||
GACCHENNARASCHETAYAANO VIKAALE ||
NA CHATVARE NISHI TISHTHENNIGOODHO ||
NA RAAJKAAMYAAM YOSHITAM PRARTHAYEETA|| 

(An alert man should never visit such a man’s home during the evenings who is untrustworthy. He should not try to hide himself at the cross road, in the night as there is a chance of getting caught and he should not try to acquire that woman in which the king is interested as there is a certainty of persecution)

EIGHT QUALITIES OF A MAN

ASHTAOW GUNAAH PURUSHAM DEEPAYANTI ||
PRAGYAA CHA KAOULYAM CHA SHRUTAM DAMASHCHA ||
PARAAKRAMASHCHAABAHUBHAASHITAA CHA ||
DAANAM YATHASHAKTI KRITAGYATAA CHA ||
(The following eight qualities increases the SHOBHA (splendour) of a man- BUDDHI (intelligence), KULINTAA (nobility), SHASTRAGYAAN-knowledge of scriptures, INDRIYANIGRAHA (control of the senses), PARAKRAMA (Bravery), Little talk, charity according to his ability and KRITAGYATAA (gratefulness)
ADVANTAGES OF BATHING DAILY

GUNAA DASHA SNAANSHEELAM BHAJANTE ||
BALAM ROOPAM SWARAVARNAPRASHUDDHIH ||
SPARSHASHCHA GANDHASHCHA VISHUDDHTAA CHA ||
SHRIH SAOUKUMAARYAM PRAVARAASHVA NAARYAH ||
(One who takes his bath daily increases his BALA (power), ROOPA (beauty and splendour), gets sweet voice, becomes fairer, achieves KOMALTAA (tenderness), SUGANDHA (fragrance), PAVITRATAA (purity), SHOBHA (splendour) and SUKUMARATAA (delicacy)
THE ADVANTAGES OF HAVING FOOD MODERATELY

GUNAASHCHA SHANMITABHUKTAM BHAJANTE ||
AAROGYAMAAYUSHCHA BALAM SUKHAM CHA ||
ANAAVILAM CHAASYA BHAVATYAPATYAM ||
NA CHAINAMAADDYOON ITI KSHIPANTI ||

(One who has food moderately has the following six advantages, not only is he healthy, gets long life (AAYU), strength (BALA) and HAPPINESS (SHUKHA), but also his children are blesse with beauty and no one makes fun of him for eating too much)

DUTY OF A MAN 

UTPAADDYA PUTRAANANRINAANSHCHA KRITVAA ||
VRITTIM CHA TEBHYONUVIDHAAYA KAANCHIT ||
STHAANE KUMAAREEH PRATIPAADDYA SARVAA ||
ARANYASAMSTHOTHA MUNIRBUBHUSHET ||

(After giving birth to a son, clearing all their debts, managing a means of earning a livelihood for them, then after arranging the marriages of his daughters, he should lead the life of a recluse in the forest) 

MEANESS (ADHAMATAA)

NA SHRADDHAATI KALYAANAM PAREBHYOPYAATMASHAMKITAH ||
NIRAAKAROTI MITRAANI YO VAI SO DHAMAPURUSHAH ||
(One who does not believe in KALYAAN (benediction) done by others because of his disbelief in himself keeps his friends away and undoubtedly is an ADHAM (mean) man.)
UTTAMAANEVA SEVETA PRAAPTAKAALE TU MADHYAMAAN ||
ADHAMAANSTU NA SEVETA YA ICHCHHEDA BHUTIMAATMANAH ||

(One who wants his own advancement must do service UTTAM (supreme, best) quality man, If situation so arises, he can also do service to the MADHYAMA (medium) man, but he must never serve an ADHAMA (mean) man)

DEVADRAVYAVINAASHENA BRAHMSVAHARANEN CHA ||
KULAANYAKULATAAM YAANTI BRAHMANAATIKRAMENA CHA ||

(Destroying wealth concerned with the deities, stealing a Brahmin’s wealth and dishonouring him makes the highest caste, a KOOLA and mean (ADHAMA)

AKASMAADEVA KUPYANTI PRASEEDANTYANIMITTATAH ||
SHEELAMETADASAADHUNAAMBHRAM PAARIPLAVAM YATHA ||

(The nature of a wicked man is restless (CHANCHAL) like the clouds, all of a sudden, they become angry and happy without any apparent reason)

INFLUENCES 

YADI SANTAM SEVATI YADDASANTAM ||
TAPASVINAM YADI VAA STENAMEVA ||
VAASO YATHA RANGAVASHAM PRAYAATI ||
TATHAA SA TESHAAM VASHAMBHYUPAITI ||

(Just as clothes can be coloured in whichever colour, one wishes, similarly if a man serves a SAJJANA (gentleman), ASSAJANA (evil man), TAPASVI (an ascetic) or an evil, he gets influenced by each of them that is man is influenced by the company he keeps)

DONT’S

NAAKROSHI SYANNAAVAMAANEE PARASYA ||
MITRADOHEE NOTA NEECHOPASEVEE ||
NA CHAABHIMAANEE NA CHA HEENAVRITTO ||
RUKSHAAM VAACHAM RUSHATEEM VARJAYEETA ||

(Neither use foul language on others nor show disrespect to him. Never have enmity with MITRA (friends) and never do a SEVA (service) to a NEECHA (degenerate man), never be lacking in SADAACHAAR, morality and arrogant (ABHIMAAN). Shun dry and angry speech (VAANI))

ARUNTUDAM PARUSHAM RUKSHAVAACHAM ||
VAAKKANTAKAIRVITUDANTAM MANUSHYAAN ||
VIDDYADALAKSHMIKATAMAM JANAANAAM ||
MUKHE NIBADDHAAM NIRRITIM VAI VAHANTAM ||

POWER OF SPEECH

ROHTE SAAYAKAIRVIDDHAM VANAM PARASHUNAA HATAM ||
VAACHA DURUKTAM BIBHATSAM NA SANROKSHATI VAAKSHATAM ||

(A forest even if pierced with arrows and cut with the axe flourishes again but a wound caused by bitter speech never heals)

VAAKSAAYAKAA VADANAANNISHPATANTI YAIRAAHATAH SHOCHITA RAATRYAHAANI ||
PARASYA NAAMARMASU TE PATANTI TAAN PANDITO NAAVASRIJET PAREBHYAH ||

(The VACHANA (SPEECH) is like a BAANA (ARROW). Both of them hurt the heart of a man, as a result of which, the man who has been hurt is badly affected day and night. Hence a learned man should be cautious while speaking) 

LIES

YADI SANTAM SEVATI YADDASANTAM ||
HANTI JAATAANJAATAANSHCHA HIRANYAARTHENRITAM VADAN ||
SARVAM BHOOMYANRITE HANTI MAA SMA BHOOMYANTRITA VADEH || 

(One who tells a lie to acquire gold, sends all his past and future generations into hell. One who tells a lie to acquire BHOOMI (land) and STHREE (woman) looses everything and is doomed)

IDENTIFICATION OF A MAN 

TRINOLKAYAA GYAYATE JAATARUPAM ||
VRITTEN BHADRO VYAVAHAAREN SAADHUH ||
SHOORO BHAYESHVARTHAKRICHCHHRESSHU DHEERAH ||
KRICHCHHRESHVAAPATSU SUHRIDASHCHAARAYASHCHA|| 

(Gold is tested in the fire for identification. A virtuous man is identified by his SADAACHAAR (morality). A sage (SAADHU) is identified by his VYAVAHAAR (behaviour). A brave man is identified in BHAYA (fear) that is in dangerous and challenging situation, a DHEERA (patient) man is identified when he is confronted by economic problems, enemies and friends are identified in difficult and trying times)

FOOD

SAMPANNATARAMEVAANNAM DARIDRA BHUNJATE SADAA ||
KSHUT SWADUTAAM JANAYATI SAA CHAADHYESHU SUDURLABHAA||
(Poor (Daridra) people always have tasty food because the intensity of hunger in them is greater than the rich people. On the contrary, rich people, inspite of having all the varieties of food lack hunger)
PRAAYEN SHRIMATAAM LOKE BHOKTUM SHAKTIRNA VIDDYATE ||
JEERYANTYAPI HI KAASHTHANI DARIDRAANAAM MAHEEPATE ||

(Vidur says to king Dhritarashtra that O king, in this world, the rich people do not have the power of hunger whereas the poor people can digest even a piece of wood that is hunger is directly related to physical activities) 

AVRITTIRBHAYAMANTYAANAAM MADHYAANAAM MARNAAD BHAYAM ||
UTTAMAANAAM TU MARTYAANAAMAVAMAANAAT PARAM BHAYAM ||

(The lowest type of people fear the absence of means of earning their livelihood, the medium type fear death but the highest type fear disgrace and dishonour) 

SELF CONTROL 

VASHYENDRIYAM JITAATMAANAM DHRITADANDAM VIKAARISHU ||
PAREEKSHYA KAARINAM DHEERMATYANTAM SHRINIRSHEVATE ||

(Laxmi, (Goddess of fortune) is always in the service of three types of people. One whose senses are under control, one who gives punishment to the wrong doers and who does work with great examination and inspection)

RATHAH SHAREERAM PURUSHASYA RAAJANNAATMAA NIYANTENDRIYAANYASYA CHAASHVAAH ||
TAIRAPRAMATTAH KUSHALEE SADASHVAIRDAANTAIH SUKHAM YAATI RATHEEVA DHEERAH || 

(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra that O king, man’s body is just like a RATHA (chariot), INTELLIGENCE (BUDDHI) like a charioteer (SAARATHI) and senses are its horses. One, who controls all these three travels happily in this world, just like the charioteer who has controlled the horses of the chariot)

ETAANYANIGRIHEETAANI VYAAPAADYITUMAPYALAM ||
AVIDHEYAA IVAADAANTAA HAYAAH PATHI KUSAARATHIM ||

(Just like the untrained and uncontrollable horses overthrow the charioteer on the path, similarly the senses if uncontrollable have the capacity to kill a man)

DHARMAARTHO YAH PARITYAJYA SYAADINDRIYAVASHAANUGAH ||
SHRIPRAANADHANADAAREBHYAH KSHIPRAM SA PARIHEEYATE ||

(One who is under the influence of the senses, after abandoning religion (DHARMA) and its meaning (ARTHA) looses AISHWARYA (fortune), PRAN (life), DHAN (wealth) and STREE (wife) quickly)

AATMANAAMAANAMANVICHCHHENMANOBUDDHEENDRIYAIRYATAIH ||
AATMAA HYEVAATMANO BANDHURAATMAIVA RIPURAATMANAH ||

(One should try to understand his real self by controlling MANA (mind), BUDDHI (intelligence), INDRIYA (senses) because the soul only is one’s friend and enemy)

IMPORTANCE OF ‘FIVE’

PANCHAIVA PUJAYAMLLOKE YASHAH PRAPNOTI KEVALAM ||
DEVAAN PITRIN MANUSHYAANSHCHA BHIKSHUNATITHIPANCHAMAAN ||

(A man must always be in the service of FIVE Agnis that is MOTHER, FATHER, FIRE, SOUL AND PRECEPTOR as all these five are worth revering like Agni (Fire)

(Laxmi, (Goddess of fortune) is always in the service of three types of people. One whose senses are under control, one who gives punishment to the wrong doers and who does work with great examination and inspection)

PANCHA TVAANUGAMISHYANTI YATRA YATRA GAMISHYASI ||
MITTRAANYAMITTRAA MADHYASTHAA UPAJEEVYYOWPAJEEVINAH ||

(Being in the service of DEVATA (DEITIES), PITAR (ANCESTORS), MANUSHYA (MAN), SANYASI (HERMIT) AND ATITHI (GUEST) helps to achieve fame and admiration)

PANCHENDRIYASHCHA MATYARSHCHA CHIDRAM CHEDEKAMINDRIYAM ||
TATOSYA SRAVATI PRAGGYA DRITAH PATTRADIVODAKAM ||

(Just as a hole in MASHAK (a leather water bag) results in a leakage of water, in the same way, if any of the five sensory organs become faulty, then the intelligence is affected)

ABANDOMENT OF SIX BLEMISHES

SHAD DOSHAH PURUSHENEH HAATAVYA BHUTIMICHCHHTAA ||
NIDRA TANDRA BHAYA KRODH AALASYAM DIIRGHASUUTRATAA ||

(Six faults must be abandoned, NIDRA (SLEEP), TANDRA (NAP), BHAYA (FEAR), KRODHA (ANGER), AALASYA (LAZINESS) and DIIRGHASUUTRATA (PROCRASTIANTION)

SHADIMAAN PUROSHO JAHYAAD BHINNAN NAAVAMIVAARNAVE ||
APRAVAKTTAARAMAACHAARYAMANDHIYAANMRITVIJAM ||
ARAKSHITAAR RAAJAANAM BHAARYAAM CHAAPRIYAVAADINIIM ||
GRAAMAKAAMAM CHA GOPAALAM VANAKAAMAM CHA NAAPITAM ||

(One must abandon a non-preaching master (one who does not chant sacred mantras while doing oblations in the sacrificial fire (HOTA). A king who is not protective, a milkman who has a desire to live in the village that is he does not want to go out of the village to graze his cattle, an impetuous woman and a barber who has a desire to live in a forest, in the same way as a person abandons a sinking boat)

ACCEPTANCE OF SIX QUALITIES

SHADAIVA TU GUNAA PUNSAA NA HAATAVYAH KADAACHAN ||
SATYA DAAN MANAALASYAM ANASUUYAA KSHAMAA DHRITIH ||

(A man must never abandon Satya (Truth), Daan (charity), Karmanyataa (Activity), Anusuyaa (habit of finding faults even in the good qualities of others), Kshama (forgiveness) and Dhairya (Patience)

ARTHAAGAMO NITYAMAROGITAA CHA PRIYAA CHA BHAARYAA PRIYAVAADINI CHA ||
VASHYASHCHA PUTTRORTHAKAREE CHA VIDDYA SHAD JEEVALOKASHYA SUKHANI RAAJAN ||

(A man is fortunate if he has wealth, good health and non-diseased body, a favouring and loving wife and obedient son and a Vidya (knowledge) which is capable of earning money and wealth. These six things makes his life happy and full of joy) 

SHASHNAAMAATMANI NITYAANAAMAISHVARYA YODHIGACHCHHATI ||
NA SA PAPAIH KUTONARTHAIRYUJYATE VIJITENRIYAH ||

PANCHENDRIYASHCHA MATYARSHCHA CHIDRAM CHEDEKAMINDRIYAM ||
TATOSYA SRAVATI PRAGGYA DRITAH PATTRADIVODAKAM ||

(Six enemies which are ever present in our minds must be controlled KAAM (LUST), KRODHA (ANGER), LOBHA (GREED), MOHA (ATTACHMENT), MADA (ARROGANCE) AND MAATSARYA (JEALOUSY). This control saves us from being a sinner)
(The following six types of persons earn their livelihood from six types CHOR (THIEF) earns from a careless person, VAIDYA (DOCTOR) earns from a sick person, women full of lust from lusty men, a priest from the YAJAMANA (HOST), a king from his subjects and a learned man from Ignorants)
IIRSHYEE GHRINEE SANTUSHTAH KRODHANO NITYASHANKITAH ||
PARBHAAGYOPAJEEVII CHA SHADETE NITYADUKHITAA || 

(Six types of persons are always in misery. IRSHYA (one who is envious), one who hates, an unsatisfied man, one who is always angry, one who is always suspicious and one who lives on the fortunes of others) 

SHADETE HYAVAMANYANTE NITYAM PURVOPAKAARINAM ||
AACHAARYAM SHIKSHITAAH SHISHYAAH KRITADAARAASHCHA MAATARAM ||
NAARIIM VIGATAKAAMAASTU KRITAARTHAASHCHA PRAYOJAKAMA ||
NAAVAM NISTEERNAKAANTAARAA AATURAASHCHA CHIKITSAKAM || 

(The following six people show disrespect to their benefactors. A student to his teacher, after the completion of his studies, a married son to his mother, a man to a woman after his sexual urges are satisfied, KRIITKAARYA PURUSH (a man who has satisfactorily discharged his duties to his assistant, a man who has crossed the river to the boat and a sick man to the doctor after his ailment is cured) 

AAROGYAMAANRINYAMAVIPRAVAASAH ||
SADBHIRMANUSHYAIH SAHA SAMPRAYOGAH ||
SVAPRATYAYAA VRITIRABHEETAVAASAH
SHAD JEEV LOKASYA SUKHAANI RAAJAN ||
(Vidur explains to king Dhritarashtra that there are six happenings, to be free of diseases, not to be in debt, not to be forced by the circumstances to live in an alien land, being fortunate to have company of good people to earn livelihood by the help of his profession and living without any fear) 

SEVEN DEMERITS OF A KING

SAPTADOSHAAH SADAA HAATAVYAA VYASANODAYAAH ||
PRAAYASHAA YAIVIRNASHYANTI KRITMOOLAA APEESHVARAA ||
STRIYOKSHAA MRIGAYAA PAANAM VAAKPAARUSHYAM CHA PANCHAMAM ||
MAHACHHA DANDAPAARUSHYAMARTHADUSHANAMEVA CHA ||
(A king should abandon his lust for women, gambling, hunting, intoxication, speaking harshly, giving severe punishment and misusing wealth otherwise even well established kingdom is doomed)
NINE 

NAVADWAARMIDAM VESHMA TRISTHUNAM PANCHASAAKSHIKAM ||
KSHETRAGYAADHISHTHITAM VIDVAAN YO VEDA SA PARAH KAVIH ||

(One who considers the body which has nine openings that is eye, ear etc. three pillars VAATA (WIND), PITTA (BILE) AND KAFA (PHLEGM) and five witnesses (sensory organs) as the home of the Atma (soul is the real GYANI (KNOWER)

TEN (IGNORANCE) 

DASHA DHARMAM NA JANANTI DHRITRAASHTRA NIBODHATAAN ||
MATTAH PRAMATTA UNMATTAH SHRAANT KRUDDHO BUBHUKSHITAH ||
TVARMAANASHCHA LUBDHASHCHA BHEETAH KAAMI CHA TE DASHA ||
TASMAADETESHU SARVESHU NA PRASAJJETA PANDITAH ||
(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra that ten types of persons are ignorant about religion, an intoxicated man, an incautious man, a mad man, a tired man, an angry man, a hungry man, a man in a hurry, greedy man, a man full of fear and a lustful man. Hence a learned man should not develop intimacy with these type of people)
MAINTAINING SECRECY 

CHIKEERSHITAM VIPRAKITAM CHA YASYA ||
NAANYE JANAAH KARMA JAANANTI KINCHIT ||
MANTRE GUPTE SAMYAGANUSHTHITE CHA ||
NAALPOPYASYA CHYAVATE KASCHIDARTHAH ||

(One who conceals his thoughts in his heart which are favourable to him and unfavourable to others that is he wants to accomplish some task and others do not want it to be accomplished and who maintain secrecy of his mantras, get their work accomplished without any hindrance)

PATIENCE 

PRAAPYAAPADAM NA VYATHATE ||
KADAACHIDUDDYOGAMANVICHCHHATI CHAAPRAMATTAH ||
DUKHAM CHA KAALE SAHATE MAHAATMA ||
DHURANDHARASTASYA JITAAH SAPATNAAH ||

(One who is not dejected in times of any calamity but tries to endeavour his way out of that calamity and who has the capacity to bear pain, no enemy can defeat him)

MORALITY (SADACHAR) 

NA SVE SUKHE VAI KURUTE PRAHARSHAM ||
NAANYASYA DOOHKHE BHAVATI PRAHRISHTAH ||
DATTVA NA PASHCHAATKURUTENUTAAPAM SA KATHYATE ||
SATPURUSHARYASHEELAH ||
(One who does not become happy in his own happiness who does not
rejoice in others misery is called a moral man)

FOOD

BHAKSHAYOTTAMPRATICHCHHANNAM MATSYO VADISHAMAAYASHAM ||
LOBHABHIPAATEE GRASATE NAANUBANDHAMAVEKSHATE ||
YACHCHHAKYAM PRASITUM GRASYAM GRASTAM PARINAMECHCHA YAT ||
HITAM CHA PARINAAME YAT TADADDYAM BHOOTIMICHCHHATAA ||

(Just as a fish is lured by the bait without realizing the consequences of its action, in the same way man should eat only those kinds of food that are worth eating and which can be digested and also has a good effect on the body that is devouring food indiscriminately has bad effects on the body. He should not be like a fish otherwise he will meet the same fate)

POLICY (NEETI)

YADTAPTAM PRANAMATI NA TAT SANTAAPAYANTYAPI ||
YACHCHA SWAYAM NATAM DAARU NA TAT SANNAMAYANTYAPI ||

(Those metals which can be moulded even without heating are not heated that is an intelligent man should never confront a person who has more strength than him)

SATYEN RAKSHYATE DHARMO VIDDYA YOGEN RAKSHYATE ||
MRIJAYAA RAKSHYATE ROOPAM KULAM VRITTEN RAKSHYATE || 

(Satya (Truth) protects the Dharma (religion), Yoga protects the VIDDYA (knowledge), cleanliness protects the beauty and MORALITY (SADAACHAR) protects the Kula (generation)

YA IIRSHUH PARVITTESHU ROOPE VIRYE KULAANVAYE ||
SUKHASAUBHAGYASATKAARE TASYA VYADHIRANANTAKAH ||

(One who envies others DHAN (wealth) ROOPA (beauty), PARAKRAMA (bravery), KULINTAA (nobility), SUKH (pleasures), SAUBHAGYA (good fortune),SAMMAAN (respect). This ailment of his is incurable)

AADHYAANAAM MAANSAPARAMAM MADHYAANAAM GORASOTTARAM ||
TAILOTTARAM DARIDRAANAAM BHOJANAM BHARATARSHABHA ||

(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra that the chief constituent of the food taken by the rich people, intoxicated by the power of their wealth is MAANSA (MEAT), the medium class people’s food mainly consists of GORASA (MILK) and the chief ingredients of the poor people’s food is TAILA (OIL))

CONTROLLING EXCESSIVE ANGER AND JOY 

SANNIYACCHATI YO VEGAMUTTHITAM KRODHAHARSHAYOH ||
SA SHRIYO BHAAJANAM RAAJAN YASHCHAAPATSU NA MUHYATI ||

(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra O King, one who controls the forces of KRODHA (ANGER) AND JOY (HARSHA) and not lose his patience (DHAIRYA) even in the time of any calamity (AAPATTI), has the right of possessing wealth and fortune (RAAJALAKSHAMI))