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The bight wives of Jambu Kumara said:- ... प्रमुखे सुखदैः स्वामिन् ! परिणामेऽति दुःखदैः । इयत्कालं अहा कष्टं विषयैर्वश्चिता वयम् ॥ १ ॥
1. Pramukhe sukhadaih swamin! pariname' tiduhkhadaih |
Iyat kālam abā kastam! visa yai r-vancitā vayam. 1.
1, O Master ! We have been woefully deceived by worldly enjoyments, which give pleasure in the beginning, but which give immense misery in the end, for such a long time.
आपदा प्रथितः पन्थाः इन्द्रियाणामसंयमः । तजयः सम्पदा मागों, येनेष्ठं तेन गम्यताम् ॥ २ ॥
2. Āpadām prathitab panthāh indriyāņāmasanyamahi
Tajjayah sampadām mārgo, yenestham tena gamyatām. 2.
2. Want of control over senses is the path renowned for misfortune. Victory (over the senses ) is the right road to prosperity. Therefore, go by which-ever path, it is desirable.
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च, जिह्वा च सुनियन्त्रिता । इन्द्रियाणि सुगुप्तानि, रुष्टो राजा करोति किम् ॥ ३ ॥
3. Yasya. hastan ca padau ca, jihva ca, suniyantrita |
Indriyāņi suguptāni, risto rājā karoti kim. 3.
3. Wbat does an enraged king do to him, whose bands and feet and tongue are held well under control, and whose senses are well-guarded.
... तत्तद्विवाहसंबंधा-दन्धे तमसि मन्जनात्
उद्धृताः स्मस्त्वया यद्वा श्रेयसे सङ्गतं सताम् ॥ ४ ॥
