किरातार्जुनीय - मनस्विनः

स्थित्यतिक्रांतिभीरूणि स्वच्छान्याकुलितान्यपि ।
तोयानि तोयराशीनां मनांसि च मनस्विनाम् ॥

- किरातार्जुनीय

sthiti atikrAnti bhIrUNi svacChaani akulitAni api ।
tOyAni tOyarAshInAm manaamsi cha manasvinAm ॥

- kirAtArjunIya

Minds of great people are like water in the sea. Even under tumultuous conditions it does not breach its limits and does not get muddy when shaken.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - राजा अमात्य

स किंसखा साधु न शास्ति योऽधिपं
    हितान्न यः संशृणुते स किंप्रभुः ।
सदानुकूलेषु हि कुर्वते रतिं
    नृपेष्वमात्येषु च सर्वसंपदः ॥

- किरातार्जुनीय

sa kimsakhA sAdhu na shAsti yodhipam
    hitAnna yaH samshruNute sa kimprabhuH ।
sadAnukUleShu hi kurvate ratim
    nRupeShu amAtyeShu cha sarva sampadaH ॥

- kirAtArjunIya

His is a bad friend who does not give good advice to the king. He is a bad king when he does not listen to the good advice. Only when the king and the minister have a very good relationship, does the kingdom prosper.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - इंद्रियाणि

श्रुतमप्यधिगम्य ये रिपून् विनयन्ते न शरीरजन्मनः ।
जनयन्त्यचिराय संपदां अयशस्ते खलु चापलाश्रयम् ॥

- किरातार्जुनीय

shrutamapi adhigamya ye ripUn vinayante na sharIra janmanaH ।
janayanti achirAya sampadAm ayashaH te khalu chapalAshrayam ॥

- kirAtArjunIya

If a person is very well read and yet not able to conquer the enemies with in his own body - the senses, then he shall get the ill fame as a person who lost all his wealth. Indulging in sensory pleasures will deplete one of all his wealth and underscore the fact that such pleasures are all temporary.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - इन्द्रिय

जीयंतां दुर्जया देहे रिपवश्चक्षुरादयः ।
जितेषु ननु लोकोऽयं तेषुकृत्स्नस्त्वया जितः ॥

- किरातार्जुनीय

jIyantAm durjayA deha ripavaH cakShuH AdayaH ।
jiteShu nanu loko ayam teShu kRutsnaH tvayA jitaH ॥

- kirAtArjunIya

One must control the enemies with in his own body - eyes and other senses. If one has control over them, then it is equivalent to have won over the whole world.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - परपीडना

युक्तः प्रमाद्यसि हितादपेतः परितप्यसे ।
यदि नेष्टात्मनः पीडा मा संजी भवता जने ॥

- किरातार्जुनीय

When you get what you long for, you will become happy. You will feel sad when you don't get it. Since you do not like to be hurt, you must not hurt others too.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - विमृश्यकारिणः

सहसा विदधीत न क्रियां
    अविवेकः परमापदां पदम् |
वृणते हि विमृश्यकारिणं
    गुणलुब्धाः स्वयमेव संपदः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

One must not hurry while starting something important. If you hurry, it is a recipie for disaster. Success automatically comes to those who patiently plan before starting something. Success is attracted towards such qualities.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - काम

श्वस्त्वया सुखसंवित्तिः स्मरणीयाधुनातनी |
इति स्वप्नोपमान् मत्वा कामान्मागास्तदंगताम् ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

All the sensory pleasures you enjoy today will only be recalled as memories tomorrow. Tomorrow they are nothing more real than dream. Hence sensory pleasures must be treated like all other dreams - unreal.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - कामसुख

श्रद्धेया विप्रलब्धारः प्रिया विप्रियकारिणः |
सुदुस्त्यजाः त्यजन्त्योऽपि कामाः कष्टा हि शत्रवः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

Sensory pleasures are worse than conventional enemies. They will corrupt a person who has till then lead a righteous life. If a person embraces them with love, it will destroy him in return. It will not let go of him easily even if he wants to. Indeed, traditional enemies are better.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - मानहीनः

शक्तिवैकल्यनम्रस्य निःसारत्वाल्लघीयसः |
जन्मिनो मानहीनस्य तृणस्य च समा गतिः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

A blade of grass bends due to lack of strength. It flies away due to lack of weight. A person without honour is just like a grass - without inner strength or weight.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - मायावि

व्रजन्ति ते मूढधियः पराभवं
    भवन्ति मायाविषु येन मायिनः |
प्रविश्य हि घ्नंति शठास्तथाविधान्
    असंवृताङ्गान् निशिता इवेषवः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

If person does not deal with a crook in crooked manner, he is bound to face defeat. They must be paid back in their own coin. Just like how an arrow most certainly hits (and hurts) that part of the body (how ever small) that is not covered by the armor, such deceitful people search and hurt only those people who are innocent and incapable of deceit themselves.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - सिद्धिप्राप्तिः

यशोऽधिगंतुं सुखलिप्सया वा
    मनुष्यसंख्यामतिवर्तितुं वा |
निरुत्साकानामभियोगभाजां
    समुत्सुकेवांकमुपैति सिद्धिः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

Greatness like fame, happiness and ability to rise above human mediocrity comes naturally (as if coincidental) to people who have trained themselves not to react to joy and sadness and believe in action

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - कोप

बलवानपि कोपजन्मनः
    तमसो नाभिभवं रुणद्धि यः |
क्ष्यपक्ष इवैंदवीः कलाः
    सकला हन्ति स शक्तिसंपदः ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

One must destroy the darkness that emanates from anger as early as possible. If unchecked, it will destroy everything. The darks spots on the moon will engulf the entire moon during the waning phase.

- Kiratarjuniya

किरातार्जुनीय - अविधेयन्द्रियः

परवानर्थसंसिद्धौ नीचवृत्तिरपत्रपः |
अविधेयन्द्रियः पुंसां गौरिवैति विधेयताम् ||

- किरातार्जुनीय

One who does surrender himself for money, one who does take up immoral occupation for money, one who does not control his senses will finally end up losing his freedom and be domesticated like a cow.

- Kiratarjuniya