सूक्तिमुक्तावली - सन्मार्ग

उदकुम्भे ह्युदकुम्भं ग्राम्यावहन्ति निजशिरसि
    विवदन्तेऽप्यन्योन्यं तथाऽपि नाघोजलं पतति ।
सन्मार्गविप्रवसितः स्थितौहि कस्यामपि वसन्नेवं
    सन्मार्गादच्युतिकृत् कृत्यं संलक्ष्यचेह वर्तेत ॥

- सूक्तिमुक्तावली

udakumbhe hi udakumbham grAmyaa vahanti nija shirasi
    vivadante api anyonya tathaa api na agho jalam patati ।
sanmArga vipravasitaH sthitau hi kasyAmapi vasannevam
    sanmaargaat achyutikRut kRutyam samlakShyacheha varteta ॥

- sUktimuktAvalii

In the village ladies can carry pots of water stacked on top of one another with ease. While they carry, they can talk to each other and it seems as though the pots are not bothering them. Not a drop of water spills over too. We must go about out worldly existence like that. One must not stray from the path of morality even when carrying a lot of load and balancing responsibilities.

- Suktimuktavali

पञ्चतंत्र - लब्धप्रणाश - नीतिमार्ग

वनेऽपि सिंहा मृगमांसभक्ष्या
    बुभुक्षिता नैव तृणं चरंति ।
एवं कुलीना व्यसनाभिभूता
     न नीतिमार्गं परिलंघयंति ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, लब्धप्रणाश

vane api simhA mRuga mAmsabhakshyA
    bubhikShitA naiva tRuNam charanti।
evaM kulInA vyasanAbhibhUtA
    na nItimArgaM parilanghayanti ॥

- panchatantra, labdhapraNAsha

A lion that is used to eating meat after hunting deer and other creatures will not eat grass even when it is hungry. Just like that, even when troubled by miseries, a person of noble birth (and intentions) will never stray from the path of morality.

- Panchatantra, Labdhapranasha

हितोपदेश - विग्रह - दोषाः

दुर्मंत्रिणं कमुपयान्ति न नीतिदोषाः
    संतापयन्ति कमपथ्यभुजं न रोगाः ।
कं श्रीर्न दर्पयति कं न निहन्ति मृत्युः
    कं स्त्रीकृता न विषयाः परितापयन्ति ॥

- हितोपदेश, विग्रह

durmantriNaM kam upayAnti na nItidoShAH
    santApayanti kaM apathyabhujam na rogAH ।
kam shrIH na darpayati kam na nihanti mRutyuH
    kam strIkRutA na viShayAH paritApayanti ॥

- hitopadesha, vigraha

Which bad minister is immune to the after effects of his ill advice? Who does not fall sick after eating bad food? Who does not become arrogant when he becomes rich? Who does death spare? Who does not get agitated (excited) by the pleasure a woman can give.

- Hitopadesha, Vigraha

मनुस्मृति - धर्म - अधर्म

न सीदन्नपि धर्मेण मनोऽधर्मे निवेशयेत् ।
अधार्मिकाणां पापानं आशुपश्यन् विपर्ययम् ॥

- मनुस्मृति

One must not employ his mind in immoral activities even after he sees virtuous people having to suffer (shed tears) and rogues enjoying all the riches (and leading a luxurious life).

- Manu Smriti