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दुर्जनः ।
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It is preferable to enter the fire, it is better to die of starvation (lit: pure-acts) than that a vow taken should be violated or that one should continue to live after one has failed to carry out his vow.
दीण-दरिद्दा पर-वसण- दुब्बला अयस- रक्खण-समत्था । जे एयारिस- पुरिसा, धरणी ! धरती कयत्था सि ॥ २३ ॥
दीनदरिद्राः परव्यसन दुर्बला अयशोरक्षणसमर्थाः । य एताद्वशपुरुषाः धरणि ! धरन्ती कृतार्थाऽसि ॥ २३ ॥
O Earth! thou art blessed by giving accomodation to persons, who are miserable, poor, weak i.e. unable to help others in distress and who contiune their ill fame i.e. thou art fortunate by giving shelter to such per
sons.
अइलज्जा अइमाणं अइनीयालोयणं च अइभीरु । पुरिसल्स महिलियाए न सील-सुद्धस्स लिंगाइ ॥ २४ ॥
अतिलज्जाऽतिमानोऽतिनीचालोकनं चातिभीरु (त्वम्) । पुरुषस्य महिलायां न शीलशुद्धस्य लिङ्गानि ॥ २४ ॥
Shyness, pride, down-cast looks and timidity, to an excess, are the characteristics of the fair sex and not of men of pure morals.
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