--- chapter 15 ---

1. of poets in assembly having instructed

the king of this poet

of poems virtues examined

in poems virtues having seen clearly

the king to this skillful poet, much money offered

2. When some husband wife belittles

Then she also the husband,

fool having thought, belittles

3. shastras to present gurus not students houses go

however students only, of 2gurus house

having come, shastras obtain

but if today students to school

not might come, gurus where might be

4. the king sage having approached

to him much gold offered

sage that gold, with 2hands having recieved,

on ground threw

he said, gold having seen not I depressed

nor elated what to me with gold

your gold yours only in palace let rest

5. as old men act, so boys also behave

whence boys old men follow

thence old men somewhere boys avoid

and boys them avoid

6. When the son old father and mother

in forest give up

with beautiful wife by swift horse for village set out

Then the 2old parents son accused

7.

our kings brave army, the enemies country was attacked

and them all enemies having conquered

their all villages burned down

8. When with wife

Then the skillful woman him commanded

from this house now outside go

when husband from house having left

to well set out

Then she to him said

in my well also your body to see

I do not wish elsewhere go

9. in mans life pleasures and pains always proceed

all people sometime happy find

and sometime suffering experience

but people happiness to obtain

and suffering to avoid wish

but sages pleasure and pain having given up

forest only dwell

of these thoughts pleasures and pains

having forgotten in God only take rest

whatever happiness sages God

having experienced obtain

that never changes

10. some lame man this city dwells

he whenever by road goes

thenever mean boys him having seen

follows and laughs

if even the lame those boys

with hands to hit is able

even so he them accuses

11.

even if mothers them not allow

even as those girls with boys

to play want

When they with boys disagree-dispute

Then they with girls play

12.

When the guru came

Then him having seen stood up

When they guru saluted

Then he said, ley boys sit

shastras to learn you here come

even as your thoughts elsewhere wander around

girls guru having saluted spoke

hey guru you the sastras read

there we to wander around want

where you and your shastras should not be