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          roaming cow of fifteen faces; who is a paṇḍita; a single object seen
          in three different ways; what the wise should not divulge; the song of

          the kokila; secure and keep these five; leave the wicked and associate
          with devotees.

          Chapter Fifteen .......................................... 330

          If the heart melts with compassion; repaying the debt to the guru; two
          ways of dealing with evil-minded men; whom the goddess of fortune
          forsakes; there is no better relative than wealth; wealth acquired
          sinfully; powerful men who perform a wrongful deed; defi nitions of
          a true meal, friendship, wisdom and dharma; glass and gems; learn
          that which is essential; the host who disregards guests; a ladle does
          not taste the dish; the “boat” of the qualifi ed brāhmaṇa; the moon in
          the abode of the sun; a bumblebee in a foreign land; Lakṣmī refuses to
          dwell in the houses of brāhmaṇas; the bond of affection; a noble man
          does not lose his qualities; fame is gained only by suffi cient puṇya.

          Chapter Sixteen ......................................... 350

          An old man’s lamentation; the affection of a woman is not one-
          pointed; a śakunta bird tied to a string; who has not become haughty
          upon attaining riches; intelligence at the time of adversity; a crow
          cannot become Garuḍa; qualities make a man worthy of respect; he
          whose glories are sung by others; a gem in a golden ornament; every
          scholar needs patronage; undesirable kinds of wealth; money should
          be used; no one has ever been satisfied with these four; acts of charity

          never perish; the beggar; death preferable to dishonor; there is no
          poverty in pleasant words; two nectarean fruits; good habits from
          previous lives; knowledge sitting in books.


          Chapter Seventeen ...................................... 368

          Studying innumerable books; repay the favors; nothing can defeat
          tapasya; no vice worse than covetousness; we cannot rely on what


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