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दाक्षिण्यं स्वजने दया परिजने शाठ्यं सदा दुर्जनेप्रीतिः साधुजने नयो नृपजने विद्वज्जने चार्जवम् ।शौर्यं शत्रुजने क्षमा गुरुजने कान्ताजने धृष्टताये चैवं पुरुषाः कलासु कुशलास्तेष्वेव लोकस्थितिः ॥१८॥dākṣiṇyaṃ svajane dayā parijane śāṭhyaṃ sadā durjaneprītiḥ sādhujane nayo nṛpajane vidvajjane cārjavam |śauryaṃ śatrujane kṣamā gurujane kāntājane dhṛṣṭatāye caivaṃ puruṣāḥ kalāsu kuśalāsteṣveva lokasthitiḥ ||18||
Translation
(HOW SHOULD A WISE MAN CONDUCT HIMSELF IN THIS WORLD?)
Obligation towards relatives ;( otherwise they will blame you.) Kindness towards servants ;( otherwise they will leave you.) Cunningness towards the wicked at all times; (otherwise they will cheat you.) Affection for the good men; (they will bless you.) Obedience towards the kings ;( otherwise they will punish you.) Straightforward sincerity towards the learned; (you will learn more from them.) Exhibition of valor towards the enemies; (otherwise they will defeat you.) Patience towards elders; (otherwise they will curse you.) Firmness towards women-folk; (otherwise they will control you.) Those men who have mastered these arts alone keep the world stable! ॥ 18 ॥