śrutvā dharmaṃ vijānāti śrutvā tyajati durmatim ।
śrutvā jñānamavāpnōti śrutvā mōkṣamavāpnuyāt ॥ 01 ॥
pakṣiṇaḥ kākaśchaṇḍālaḥ paśūnāṃ chaiva kukkuraḥ ।
munīnāṃ pāpaśchaṇḍālaḥ sarvachāṇḍālanindakaḥ ॥ 02 ॥
bhasmanā śuddhyatē kāsyaṃ tāmramamlēna śuddhyati ।
rajasā śuddhyatē nārī nadī vēgēna śuddhyati ॥ 03 ॥
bhramansampūjyatē rājā bhramansampūjyatē dvijaḥ ।
bhramansampūjyatē yōgī strī bhramantī vinaśyati ॥ 04 ॥
yasyārthāstasya mitrāṇi yasyārthāstasya bāndhavāḥ ।
yasyārthāḥ sa pumāँllōkē yasyārthāḥ sa cha paṇḍitaḥ ॥ 05 ॥
tādṛśī jāyatē buddhirvyavasāyō’pi tādṛśaḥ ।
sahāyāstādṛśā ēva yādṛśī bhavitavyatā ॥ 06 ॥
kālaḥ pachati bhūtāni kālaḥ saṃharatē prajāḥ ।
kālaḥ suptēṣu jāgarti kālō hi duratikramaḥ ॥ 07 ॥
na paśyati cha janmāndhaḥ kāmāndhō naiva paśyati ।
madōnmattā na paśyanti arthī dōṣaṃ na paśyati ॥ 08 ॥
svayaṃ karma karōtyātmā svayaṃ tatphalamaśnutē ।
svayaṃ bhramati saṃsārē svayaṃ tasmādvimuchyatē ॥ 09 ॥
rājā rāṣṭrakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ rājñaḥ pāpaṃ purōhitaḥ ।
bhartā cha strīkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ śiṣyapāpaṃ gurustathā ॥ 10 ॥
ṛṇakartā pitā śatrurmātā cha vyabhichāriṇī ।
bhāryā rūpavatī śatruḥ putraḥ śatrurapaṇḍitaḥ ॥ 11 ॥
lubdhamarthēna gṛhṇīyāt stabdhamañjalikarmaṇā ।
mūrkhaṃ Chandō’nuvṛttyā cha yathārthatvēna paṇḍitam ॥ 12 ॥
varaṃ na rājyaṃ na kurājarājyaṃ
varaṃ na mitraṃ na kumitramitram ।
varaṃ na śiṣyō na kuśiṣyaśiṣyō
varaṃ na dāra na kudaradāraḥ ॥ 13 ॥
kurājarājyēna kutaḥ prajāsukhaṃ
kumitramitrēṇa kutō’bhinirvṛtiḥ ।
kudāradāraiścha kutō gṛhē ratiḥ
kuśiṣyaśiṣyamadhyāpayataḥ kutō yaśaḥ ॥ 14 ॥
siṃhādēkaṃ bakādēkaṃ śikṣēchchatvāri kukkuṭāt ।
vāyasātpañcha śikṣēchcha ṣaṭśunastrīṇi gardabhāt ॥ 15 ॥
prabhūtaṃ kāryamalpaṃ vā yannaraḥ kartumichChati ।
sarvārambhēṇa tatkāryaṃ siṃhādēkaṃ prachakṣatē ॥ 16 ॥
indriyāṇi cha saṃyamya rāgadvēṣavivarjitaḥ ।
samaduḥkhasukhaḥ śāntaḥ tattvajñaḥ sādhuruchyatē ॥ 17 ॥
pratyutthānaṃ cha yuddhaṃ cha saṃvibhāgaṃ cha bandhuṣu ।
svayamākramya bhuktaṃ cha śikṣēchchatvāri kukkuṭāt ॥ 18 ॥
gūḍhamaithunachāritvaṃ kālē kālē cha saṅgraham ।
apramattamaviśvāsaṃ pañcha śikṣēchcha vāyasāt ॥ 19 ॥
bahvāśī svalpasantuṣṭaḥ sanidrō laghuchētanaḥ ।
svāmibhaktaścha śūraścha ṣaḍētē śvānatō guṇāḥ ॥ 20 ॥
suśrāntō’pi vahēdbhāraṃ śītōṣṇaṃ na cha paśyati ।
santuṣṭaścharatē nityaṃ trīṇi śikṣēchcha gardabhāt ॥ 21 ॥
ya ētānviṃśatiguṇānāchariṣyati mānavaḥ ।
kāryāvasthāsu sarvāsu ajēyaḥ sa bhaviṣyati ॥ 22 ॥