k¢l¢vfØbnm¯ KALIVIDAMBANAM
   
ON   KNAVES    
dN¯fYmana   ¢vkvI¢Ót   laÚymanaÞttÞtram¯   .
ѤjInanamtaE   ÓyaÙy|   Ñ¥radEv   ¢vsjInm¯   ¡94¡

dN¯fYmana:

when punished

¢vkvI¢Ót

create problems

laÚymana:

when encouraged

tt:	there also

tram¯

create more difficulties

ѤjInana|

of the wicked

At:

therefore

ÓyaÙy|

the right thing is

Ñ¥rat¯

from a distance

ev

only

¢vsjInm¯

keep out

   
To   keep   far   away   from   the   wicked   is   correct,   because   they   create   trouble when   punished   and   difficulties   when   encouraged   (94).
Adanm£xêan|   c   ¢k|¢cÏkaEpay   Ѥ¢DIyam¯   .
s|p¥NIdan|   p#k]¢t¢vIramaE   vWrkarNm¯   ¡95¡

Adan|

not making gifts

iIxêan|

petty gifts

c

and

¢k|¢ct¯

of small value

kaEpay

for anger

Ѥ¢DIyam¯

of the wicked

s|p¥NIdan|

expensive gifts

p#k]¢t:

their true nature

¢vram:

not making gifts

vWrkarNm¯

is the cause for animosity

 
Giving   gifts   of   small   value   or   not   giving   gifts   at   all   kindle   anger   in   the   wicked Their   inborn   wickedness   remains   inspite   of   expensive   gifts. And   not   giving   gifts   will   bring   about   animosity             (95).  
Çyayans|ÞtvaE   Ѥ¾Wr£ÝyaIyW   s|Þtv:   p¤n:   .
ApÏys|bÓD¢v¢DÞÏvnTaIyWv   kEvlm¯   ¡96¡

Çyayan¯

greater

As|Þtv:

non-mingling

Ѥ¾W:

with the wicked

iIÝyaIyW

for kindling anger

s|Þtv:

association

p¤n:

again

ApÏys|bÓD¢v¢D:

relationship for the purpose of progeny

t¤

however

AnTaIy

bad outcome

ev

only

kEvlm¯

purely

 
Mingling   with   the   wicked   invites   their   anger,   so   avoiding   them   is   better. Association   with   them   through   marriage,     for   begetting   progeny   begets only   misfotune       (96).  
MatEy|   Manh£nÏv|   ¢pS¤nÏv|   d¢rd#ta   .
¢ml¢Ót   y¢d   cÏva¢r   t¢êSE{¢p   nmaE   nm:   ¡97¡

MatEy|

where one's relations are

Manh£nÏv|

lack of true knowledge about scriptures

¢pS¤nÏv|

nature of carrying tales

d¢rd#ta

penury

¢ml¢Ót

join together

y¢d

if

cÏva¢r

all these four

tt¯

that

¢dSE

direction

A¢p

also

nm:

I salute

nm:

I salute

 
Salutation   be   to   that   direction   where   the     exists   :   the   fourfold     combination   : relatives,   the   ignorant   persons,   tale-bearers   and   those   in   penury             (97)
 
pr¢ÅCd#Ex¤   ¶dy|   prvataIs¤   c   ½v:   .
prmmIs¤   vac|   c   Klanams¦j¢¹¢D:   ¡98¡

pr

others'

¢ÅCd#Ex¤

deficiencies

¶dy|

mind

pr

others'

vataIs¤

words

c

and

½v:

the ears

pr

others'

mmIs¤

evil

vac|

words

c

and

Klanam¯

of the wicked

As¦jt¯

created

¢v¢D:

Lord Brahma

 
The   creator   (Lord   Brahma)   has   provided   to   the   wicked,   the   thinking   faculty   to   discover defects   in   others,   the   faculty   of   hearing   to   overhear   the   words   that   others   speak,   the   faculty   of
speech   to   speak   ill   of   others.             (98).  
¢vxEN   p¤ÅClg"En   v¦¢àk:   p#a¢Nna¢mv   .
k¢lna    dSma|SEn   svI:  kalaE¢p   daâN:  ¡99¡

¢vxEN

through poison

p¤ÅClg"En

which has locus in the tail

v¦¢àk:

the scorpion

p#a¢Nna|

to living beings

iv

lke

k¢lna

by Kali

dSma|SEn

a tenth

svI:

all

kal:

time

A¢p

also

daâN:

cruel

 
Though   carrying   poison   only   in   its   tail,   the   scorpion   is   dangerous   to living   beings.   In   the   same   way,   the   age   of   Kali,   though   a   tenth   of   the the   whole   of   Time,   is   extremely   dangerous   and   cruel   all   through one's   life       (99).
yæO   BayaI¢graE   vEda   yæO   DmaI{TIsaDnm¯   .
yæO   Þvp#¢tBa   man|   tÞmW   ½£klyE   nm:   ¡100¡

yæO

when

BayaI¢gr:

the words of one's wife

vEda:

(is) authoritative like the scriptures

yæO

when

DmI:	right conduct

ATIsaDnm¯

becomes a means to riches

yæO

when

Þvp#¢tBa

one's own thinking (views)

man|	is the measuring rod

tÞmW

to him

½£klyE

Sri Kali (the aeon of Kali)

nm:	salutations be

 
Salutations   to   the   age   of   Kali,   where   one   will   swear   by   the   words   of one's   wife   as   having   the   authority   of   the   scriptures,   will   claim   himself to   be   the   model   for   others   and   where   the   performance   of   one's duties   will   be   used     for   the   accumulation   of   wealth   (100).  
kammÞt¤   jgÏsvI|   kalÞyaÞy   vS|vdm¯   .
kalkal|   p#p°ana|   kal:   ¢k|   n:   k¢rÝy¢t   ¡101¡

kam|

let it

AÞt¤

be

jgt¯	the universe

svI|

entirely

kalÞy

of Kala (Time)

AÞy	his (Kala)

vS|vdm¯

under control

kalkal|

the Kala of Kala (the Lord of Death, i.e. Lord Siva)

p#p°ana|

who had taken refuge

kal:	Kala (time)

¢k|

what

n:

to us

k¢rÝy¢t

can do

 
Let   the   entire   universe   be   at   the   behest   of   Time.

k¢vna     n£lkÎZEn   klErEt¢¹fØbnm¯   .  r¢ct|     ¢vѤxa|   p#£ÏyW   rajaÞTanan¤maEdnm¯     ¡102¡  k¢vna

But what can this age of Kali do to us, who have taken refuge in the Lord of Death (Lord Siva) (101) poet

n£lkÎZEn

Nilakanta

klE:

of Kali

ett¯

this

¢vfØbnm¯

ridicule (caricature)

r¢ct|

composed

¢vѤxa|

scholars

p#£ÏyW

pleasure

rajaÞTan

royal household

An¤maEdnm¯

approval

 
This   work   entitled     `Scoffing   at   Kali'     has   been   composed   by   poet Nilakanta   for   the   delectation   of   members   of   the   royal   houshold   .       (102)    
i¢t   ½£   n£lkÎZd£¢Xt   ¢vr¢ct|   k¢l¢vfØbn|   s|p¤NIm¯ Thus is concluded the Kalividambana composed   by Sri  Nilakanta  Dikshita.
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