í÷ä÷¨åÐÊ   ßêÐê   í÷¨²éìáèõР  îæúªéë   441
ê¨÷ä÷¨åÐÊ   îêõÐåÐÊ   âæèóùª
 

í÷äª	righteousness

í÷¨åÐÊ

having known

ßêÐê

ripe

í÷¨²éìáèõÐ

wise people

îæúªéë

association

ê¨÷äª

the way of seeking

í÷¨åÐÊ

having known

îêõÐåÐÊ

after finding

âæèóùª

should be sought

 
Those   who   value   wisdom   should   seek   the   friendship   of   those who   have   virtue   and   mature  knowledge    (441).          
ã÷ª÷îåè᪠  å©æÐ樠  ã÷èíéë   Ë÷ªæèæÐÆ몠 442
âç÷ª÷¨áèõÐ窠  îçú¨æР  âæèóùª
 

ã÷ª÷	what has come

îåèáª

suffering

å©æÐæ¨

having removed

ã÷èíéë

in the manner that suffering will not visit in future

ËäªæèæÐÆëª

capable of preventing

âç÷ª÷¨áèõÐ

the good

îçú¨æÐâæèóùª

with respect, keep as companions

 
One   should   understand   and   overcome   present   ills   and   guard   against   future
ills.     (442). 
   
íõ¨áô÷ª×   âóùªùè몠  íõ¨îê   âçõ¨áèéõ窠  443
îçú¨êР  êëõèæР  âæèóùª
 

íõ¨áô÷ª×óª

among things of value

öùªùèëª

all

íõ¨îê

rare is

âçõ¨áèéõ

of the wise

îçú¨	revering and

êëõèæÐâæèóùª

keeping company

 
Winning   the   goodwill   and   friendship   of   the   wise   is   the   highest
among   things   of   value   (443).    
êëªë¨÷ª   âçõ¨áèõР  êëõè   øÇÆêùª    444
ôäªéë±   âóùªùèåР  êéù
 

êëªë¨äª

than oneself

âçõ¨áèõÐ

wise

êëõè	having as one's companion

øÇÆêùª

living on the path shown by him

ôäªéë±óª

of strengths

öùªùèëª

all

êéù	the highest

 
The   greatest   strength   comes   from   following   those   wiser than   oneself   (444).    
ÎȪôèõР  æúªúèæ   øÇæùè䪠  ëäªäô䪠   445
ÎȪôèéõòР  ÎȪåÐÊ   âæèóùª
 

ÎȪôèõÐ

those who analyse

æúªúèæ

treat them as (their) eyes

øÇæùèäª

since the people

ëäªäôäª

the king

ÎȪôèéõ

only the wise

ÎȪåÐÊ

having located

âæèóùª

should choose (as his advisers)

 
The   advisers   of   the   king   are   like   his   eyes   and   should be   chosen   with   care   (445).    
êæÐæè   õ¨äêÐêäèáªêР  êèâäèÇæ   ôùªùèéäòР  446
âò÷ª÷èõР  âòáæÐæ¨ìåÐê   ê¨ùª
 

êæÐæèõÐ

of the fit ones

¬äêÐêäèáª

having companionship

êè䪠   øÇæ

if one lives

ôùªùèéä

even a mighty one

âò÷ª÷èõÐ

enemies

âòáæР   æ¨ìåÐêÊ

harm that could be caused

¬ùª	is not there

 
One   who   has   the   support   of   the   wise   and   understands   and   acts
in   the   light   of   their   wisdom,   will   be   untouched   by   the harm   of   enemies   (446).    
¬ïæÐÆåР  Êéúáèéõ   Íóªôèéõ   áèîõ    447
âæÌæÐÆåР  êéæéë   áôõÐ
 

¬ïæÐÆëª

caution sternly

Êéúáèéõ

of the nature

Íóªôèéõ

advisers

áèîõ	who is there ?

âæÌæÐÆëª

capable of destroying

êéæéëáôõÐ

enemies

 
Who   can   harm   the   king   who   has   advisers   who   can   sternly warn   him   against   his   faults   ?   (447)    
¬ïçªçèéõ   ¬ùªùèê   Öëõè   ëäªä䪠     448
âæÌçªçè   õ¨ùèħª   âæÌëª
 

¬ïçªçèéõ

bold counsellors

¬ùªùèê

without

Öëõè	one who has no protection

ëäªääª

the king

âæÌçªçèõÐ

those who destroy

¬ùèÄëª

even in their absence

âæÌëª

will be ruined

 
The   king   who   does   not   have   counsellors   bold   enough   to   caution
him,   will   get   ruined,   even   if   he   has   no   enemies   (448).    
Ëêù¨ùèõÐæÐÆ   Ãê¨á몠  ¬ùªéù   ëêéùá袪   449
òèõÐç¨ùèõÐæÐÆ   ¬ùªéù   å¨éù
 

Ëêùª    ¬ùèõÐæÐÆ

for (the businessman) who has no capital

Ãê¨á몠   ¬ùªéù

no gainful income

ëêéùáèëª

having the capacity to forbear

òèõÐç¨ùèõÐæÐÆ

having no such support

¬ùªéù

there does not exist

å¨éù	a stable (life)

 
Just   as   there   is   no   income   when   nothing   is   invested,   there   will
be   no   strengths,   when   one   has   no   good   advisers   (449).
   
çùªùèõР  çéæâæèóù¨÷ª   çêÐêÌêÐê   ê©éëêÐîê   450
åùªùèõР  âêèìõÐéæ   ô¨ìùª
 

çùªùèõÐ

with many

çéæâæèóù¨äª

even though there is enmity

çêÐÊ

ten

íÌêÐê

fold

ê©éëêÐîê

will be more evil

åùªùèõÐ

the wise

âêèìõÐ

companionship

éæ   ô¨ìùª

ignoring

 
Discarding   the   support   of   the   wise   will   bring   ten   times more   enmity   (450).