--- chapter 19 ---

1. of this king in assembly tomorrow

all priests hymns will recite

ascetics also hymns read

however preists only hymns

having read, payment to obtain want

but ascetics payment trouble think

they say ' these preists merchants

As merchants money want'

So these preists also for money hymns read

2.

When by king enemies were defeated

Then those enemies wives in all directions ran

3. When emperor Alexander India conquered

Then he there many ascetics saw

of these ascetics knowledge

and austerity having seen clearly

the king some ascetics

to Greece country to take wanted

the ascetics to the king said, hey Alexander

you of this world emperor are, people tell

however we our minds emperor are

When sun sets

Then everywhere in world darkness spreads

Sire also you that darkness not dispell

but in our minds of night by darkness

darkness never is born

that say, who emperor ? you or us

these words understooding, Alexander

of ascetics saluted and turned away

4. As is moon So in this world he emperor

5. as long as rivers will flow

as long as moon from sky to earth will not fall,

as long as by winds power moutains not destroyed

so in this world my

poems of good men voice will adorn

having spoken the poet died

the poets death after, people the poets poems

with his body burned

6. poems having recited merchants not pleased

nor money having obtained ascetics

who which wants that only

having obtained his thoughts are satisfied

7. moon dawn and lights

having seen, my mind feels good

this world creator poems

When everywhere good men

this poetry see

Then they creator praise

8.

merchants, doctors and priests

with peoples money prosper

When adversity people trouble

Then priests wealth increase

When illness in world occur

Then doctors payment also increase

those people by illness not killed

those people to doctors

all money having given by hunger are killed

people allways more food must eat

merchants creator ask

9. When with enemies arrows emperors chest pierced

Then everyones thoughts with grief overcame

moon from sky to earth falls, good men think

anamils by power moutain perishs

all people contemplate

these enemies town having entered

all houses will burn

having contemplated, all people bows brought

town to protect in doorways stood

10. which good man's mind dawn

having seen would not be pleased

which good man's thoughts flowers

having seen would not be pleased

having seen moon, as in flowers feel good

so good friend having seen

good friends minds feel good

11. merchants, doctors and priests

never good friends should be

with peoples adversity boiling up wealth

increasing how they friends could be ?

12. people who without mind words speak

those poets are, ascetics poets accuse

but poets say as at night sky

by darkness overcome

so these ascetics mind by austerity overcome

as blind by moon not enjoy

so these ascetics by poetry not pleased

in world one God, they think

however of our poetry, we creator and God

just as we want

so this world to poetry turned

13. in dawn priests hymns having recited

for Gods offerings give forth

and Gods with offerings pleased

Gods in heaven dwell, but priests on earth

and heaven of sky above, people think

how then, Gods of priests offerings obtain

priests offerings in fire cast forth

from fire smoke is born

and in sky and heaven goes

thus fire of priests offerings to Gods

towards lead, people think

14. in emperors assembly the poet these words said

hey God, in this world you moon

your fame with light

in sky sun also shines

hence poets words to you

praise not fire

with these words favored king

for poet much wealth was given forth

wealth having obtained favored poet

house having gone

to wife he said, hey wive, look

fool also the king

When I with poems praised

Then he to me much money gave forth

If others also fools

for me money should give

Then them also I will praise