समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका - गुणाः

गुणागुणज्ञेषु गुणा भवंति
    ते निर्गुणं प्राप्य भवंति दोषाः ।
आस्वाद्यतोयाः प्रभवंति नद्यः
    समुद्रमासाद्य भवन्त्यपेयाः ॥

- समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका

guNA aguNa jneShu guNA bhavanti
    te nirguNam prApya bhavanti doShAH ।
aasvAdya toyAH prabhavanti nadyaH
    samudram aasAdya bhavanti apeyaaH ॥

- samayochitapadyaratnamAlikA

If certain qualities are found in a person who can tell right from wrong, then he becomes virtuous. But if the same is found in a rogue, then it becomes a wickedness. Water in a river is so pleasant to drink. The same water becomes undrinkable when it reaches the sea.

- Samayochitapadyaratnamalika

हितोपदेश - मित्रलाभ - वैद्यः

धनिकः श्रोत्रियो राजा नदी वैद्यस्तु पञ्चमः ।
पञ्च यत्र न विद्यन्ते न कुर्यात्तत्र संस्थितिम् ॥

- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ

dhanikaH shrotriyaH rAjA nadI vaidyastu panchamaH ।
pancha yatra na vidyante na kuryAt tatra samsthitim ॥

- hitopadesha, mitralAbha

One must not live in a town that does not have these five - rich people (to provide employment), wise men (to consult), king (to maintain order), a river (to provide life) and a doctor.

- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha