नna वाvā उu देवाःdevāḥ कषुधमिदkṣudhamid वधंvadhaṃ ददुरुताशितमुपगछन्तिdadurutāśitamupaghachanti मर्त्यवःmṛtyavaḥ |

उतोuto रयिःrayiḥ पर्णतोpṛṇato नोपnopa दस्यत्युताप्र्णन्मर्डितारंdasyatyutāpṛṇanmarḍitāraṃ नna विन्दतेvindate ||
THE Gods have not ordained hunger to be our death: even to the well-fed man comes death in varied shape.
The riches of the liberal never waste away, while he who will not give finds none to comfort him.
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यya आध्रायādhrāya चकमानायcakamānāya पित्वो.अन्नवानpitvo.annavān सन्रफितायोपजग्मुषेsanraphitāyopajaghmuṣe |

सथिरंsthiraṃ मनःmanaḥ कर्णुतेkṛṇute सेवतेsevate पुरोतोचितpurotocit सsa मर्डितारंmarḍitāraṃ नna विन्दतेvindate ||
The man with food in store who, when the needy comes in miserable case begging for bread to eat,
Hardens his heart against him-even when of old he did him service-finds not one to comfort him.
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सsa इदid भोजोbhojo योyo गर्हवेghṛhave ददात्यन्नकामायdadātyannakāmāya चरतेcarate कर्शायkṛśāya |

अरमस्मैaramasmai भवतिbhavati यामहूताyāmahūtā उतापरीषुutāparīṣu कर्णुतेkṛṇute सखायमsakhāyam ||
Bounteous is he who gives unto the beggar who comes to him in want of food and feeble.
Success attends him in the shout of battle. He makes a friend of him in future troubles.
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नna सsa सखाsakhā योyo नna ददातिdadāti सख्येsakhye सचाभुवेsacābhuve सचमानायपित्वःsacamānāyapitvaḥ |

अपास्मातapāsmāt परेयानpreyān नna तदोकोtadoko अस्तिasti पर्णन्तमन्यमरणंpṛṇantamanyamaraṇaṃ चिदिचःेतcidicḥet ||
No friend is he who to his friend and comrade who comes imploring food, will offer nothing.
Let him depart-no home is that to rest in-, and rather seek a stranger to support him.
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पर्णीयादिनpṛṇīyādin नाधमानायnādhamānāya तव्यानtavyān दराघीयांसमनुपश्येतdrāghīyāṃsamanupaśyeta पन्थामpanthām |

ओo हिhi वर्तन्तेvartante रथ्येवrathyeva चक्रान्यम-अन्यमुपcakrānyam-anyamupa तिष्ठन्तtiṣṭhanta रायःrāyaḥ ||
Let the rich satisfy the poor implorer, and bend his eye upon a longer pathway.
Riches come now to one, now to another, and like the wheels of cars are ever rolling.
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मोघमन्नंmoghamannaṃ विन्दतेvindate अप्रचेताःapracetāḥ सत्यंsatyaṃ बरवीमिbravīmi वधvadha इतit सतस्यsatasya |

नार्यमणंnāryamaṇaṃ पुष्यतिpuṣyati नोno सखायंsakhāyaṃ केवलाघोkevalāgho भवतिकेवलादीbhavatikevalādī ||
The foolish man wins food with fruitless labour: that food -I speak the truth- shall be his ruin.
He feeds no trusty friend, no man to love him. All guilt is he who eats with no partaker.
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कर्षन्नितkṛṣannit फालphāla आशितंāśitaṃ कर्णोतिkṛṇoti यन्नध्वानमपyannadhvānamapa वर्ङकतेचरित्रैःvṛṅktecaritraiḥ |

वदनvadan बरह्मावदतोbrahmāvadato वनीयानvanīyān पर्णन्नापिरप्र्णन्तमभिpṛṇannāpirapṛṇantamabhi षयातṣyāt ||
The ploughshare ploughing makes the food that feeds us, and with its feet cuts through the path it follows.
Better the speaking than the silent Brahman: the liberal friend outyalues him who gives not.
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एकपादekapād भूयोbhūyo दविपदोdvipado विvi चक्रमेcakrame दविपातdvipāt तरिपादमभ्येतिपश्चातtripādamabhyetipaścāt |

चतुष्पादेतिcatuṣpādeti दविपदामभिस्वरेdvipadāmabhisvare सम्पश्यन्पङकतीरुपतिष्ठमानःsampaśyanpaṅktīrupatiṣṭhamānaḥ ||
He with one foot hath far outrun the biped, and the two-footed catches the three-footed.
Four-footed creatures come when bipeds call them, and stand and look where five are met together.
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समौsamau चिदcid धस्तौdhastau नna समंsamaṃ विविष्टःviviṣṭaḥ सम्मातराsammātarā चिनcin नसमंnasamaṃ दुहातेduhāte |

यमयोश्चिनyamayościn नna समाsamā वीर्याणिvīryāṇi जञातीjñātī चित्सन्तौcitsantau नna समंsamaṃ पर्णीतःpṛṇītaḥ ||
The hands are both alike: their labour differs. The yield of sister milch-kine is unequal.
Twins even diffier in their strength and vigour: two, even kinsmen, differ in their bounty.
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