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दौर्मन्त्र्यान्नृपतिर्विनश्यति यतिः सङ्गात्सुतो लालनात्विप्रोऽनध्ययनात्कुलं कुतनयाच्छीलं खलोपासनात् ।ह्रीर्मद्यादनवेक्षणादपि कृषिः स्नेहः प्रवासाश्रयान्मैत्री चाप्रणयात्समृद्धिरनयात्त्यागप्रमादाद्धनम् ॥३३॥daurmantryānnṛpatirvinaśyati yatiḥ saṅgātsuto lālanātvipro'nadhyayanātkulaṃ kutanayācchīlaṃ khalopāsanāt |hrīrmadyādanavekṣaṇādapi kṛṣiḥ snehaḥ pravāsāśrayānmaitrī cāpraṇayātsamṛddhiranayāttyāgapramādāddhanam ||33||
Translation
(WHAT NOT TO DO!)
A king perishes by misguided consultation of a minister; a recluse, by the company of others (who have no mind-control); a son, by pampering (too much); a Brahmin, by neglecting studies; a family, by a badly behaved son; good character, by seeking the company of the wicked; demureness, by drinking alcohol; agriculture, by lack of regular supervision; affection in the family, by continuous tours outside; friendship, by not maintaining love; prosperity, by acting against the law; money, by discarding (and wasting it off) or through mistakes! ॥ 33 ॥