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Contents

how to appease different characters; better to have no kingdom than a
worthless one; who is happy in the kingdom of a wicked king; lessons
from animals; a lesson from a lion; a lesson from a crane; four lessons

from a cock; five lessons from a crow; six lessons from a dog; three
lessons from a donkey; applying these lessons makes one invincible.

Chapter Seven ........................................... 161

A wise man does not reveal his embarrassment; when to renounce
shyness; difference between satisfaction and greed; three things to be
satisfied with and three not to; do not pass between two brāhmaṇas; do

not touch fire with your foot; safe distance; how to control animals and
fools; brāhmaṇas are satisfi ed by a fi ne meal; the art of conciliation;
the power of kings, brāhmaṇas and women; do not be too upright;
one should be steady; wealth is preserved by spending; only one who
is wealthy is respected; four heavenly qualities; four hellish qualities;
the lion’s den and the cave of a jackal; the uselessness of a dog’s tail;
kinds of purity; how to perceive the soul.

Chapter Eight ........................................... 180

Honor is the true wealth; what can be ingested before religious
rituals; diet determines offspring; offer wealth only to the worthy; the
yavana is the basest of men; one remains a cāṇḍāla until he bathes;
water before and after the meal; knowledge is lost without practical
application; who is unfortunate; devotional service is the basis of
success; the Lord does not reveal Himself unless He is worshipped
with devotion; no austerity is equal to a peaceful mind; anger is the
god of death; good qualities are an ornament; beauty is spoiled by
immorality; what is pure; four persons who are ruined; high birth
destitute of scholarship; learning is universally honored; animals
in the form of men; an improperly performed yajña consumes the
kingdom.

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