anṛtaṃ sāhasaṃ māyā mūrkhatvamatilōbhitā ।
aśauchatvaṃ nirdayatvaṃ strīṇāṃ dōṣāḥ svabhāvajāḥ ॥ 01 ॥
bhōjyaṃ bhōjanaśaktiścha ratiśaktirvarāṅganā ।
vibhavō dānaśaktiścha nālpasya tapasaḥ phalam ॥ 02 ॥
yasya putrō vaśībhūtō bhāryā Chandānugāminī ।
vibhavē yaścha santuṣṭastasya svarga ihaiva hi ॥ 03 ॥
tē putrā yē piturbhaktāḥ sa pitā yastu pōṣakaḥ ।
tanmitraṃ yatra viśvāsaḥ sā bhāryā yatra nirvṛtiḥ ॥ 04 ॥
parōkṣē kāryahantāraṃ pratyakṣē priyavādinam ।
varjayēttādṛśaṃ mitraṃ viṣakumbhaṃ payōmukham ॥ 05 ॥
na viśvasētkumitrē cha mitrē chāpi na viśvasēt ।
kadāchitkupitaṃ mitraṃ sarvaṃ guhyaṃ prakāśayēt ॥ 06 ॥
manasā chintitaṃ kāryaṃ vāchā naiva prakāśayēt ।
mantrēṇa rakṣayēdgūḍhaṃ kāryē chāpi niyōjayēt ॥ 07 ॥
kaṣṭaṃ cha khalu mūrkhatvaṃ kaṣṭaṃ cha khalu yauvanam ।
kaṣṭātkaṣṭataraṃ chaiva paragēhanivāsanam ॥ 08 ॥
śailē śailē cha māṇikyaṃ mauktikaṃ na gajē gajē ।
sādhavō na hi sarvatra chandanaṃ na vanē vanē ॥ 09 ॥
putrāścha vividhaiḥ śīlairniyōjyāḥ satataṃ budhaiḥ ।
nītijñāḥ śīlasampannā bhavanti kulapūjitāḥ ॥ 10 ॥
mātā śatruḥ pitā vairī yābhyāṃ bālā na pāṭhitāḥ ।
sabhāmadhyē na śōbhantē haṃsamadhyē bakō yathā ॥ 11 ॥
lālanādbahavō dōṣāstāḍanē bahavō guṇāḥ ।
tasmātputraṃ cha śiṣyaṃ cha tāḍayēnna tu lālayēt ॥ 12 ॥
ślōkēna vā tadardhēna tadardhārdhākṣarēṇa vā ।
abandhyaṃ divasaṃ kuryāddānādhyayanakarmabhiḥ ॥ 13 ॥
kāntāviyōgaḥ svajanāpamānaṃ
ṛṇasya śēṣaṃ kunṛpasya sēvā ।
dāridryabhāvādvimukhaṃ cha mitraṃ
vināgninā pañcha dahanti kāyam ॥ 14 ॥
nadītīrē cha yē vṛkṣāḥ paragēhēṣu kāminī ।
mantrahīnāścha rājānaḥ śīghraṃ naśyantyasaṃśayam ॥ 15 ॥
balaṃ vidyā cha viprāṇāṃ rājñāṃ sainyaṃ balaṃ tathā ।
balaṃ vittaṃ cha vaiśyānāṃ śūdrāṇāṃ pāricharyakam ॥ 16 ॥
nirdhanaṃ puruṣaṃ vēśyā prajā bhagnaṃ nṛpaṃ tyajēt ।
khagā vītaphalaṃ vṛkṣaṃ bhuktvā chābhyāgatō gṛham ॥ 17 ॥
gṛhītvā dakṣiṇāṃ viprāstyajanti yajamānakam ।
prāptavidyā guruṃ śiṣyā dagdhāraṇyaṃ mṛgāstathā ॥ 18 ॥
durāchārī durādṛṣṭirdurāvāsī cha durjanaḥ ।
yanmaitrī kriyatē pumbhirnaraḥ śīghraṃ vinaśyati ॥ 19 ॥
samānē śōbhatē prītiḥ rājñi sēvā cha śōbhatē ।
vāṇijyaṃ vyavahārēṣu divyā strī śōbhatē gṛhē ॥ 20 ॥