akrodhena jayet krodhamasadhum sadhuna jayet |
jayet kadaryam danena jayet satyena chanritam ||

अक्रोधेन जयेत् क्रोधमसाधुं साधुना जयेत् |
जयेत् कदर्यं दानेन जयेत् सत्येन चानृतम् ||

Fight anger with serenity
And nastiness with amenity.
Fight selfishness with charity
And lies with truth and clarity.

ko hi bharah samarthanam kim duram vyavasayinam |
ko videshah suvidyanam kah parah priyavadinam ||

को  हि  भारः समर्थानां  किं  दूरं  व्यवसायिनाम्  |
को  विदेशः सुविद्यानां  कः  परः  प्रियवादिनाम्  ||

What is a burden for those who are clever?
What is too distant for those who endeavor?
Where is too foreign for well-rounded folk?
Who is a stranger to people who joke?

bhadram bhadram kritam maunam kokilairjaladagame |
vaktaro darduro yatra tatra maunam samacharet ||

भद्रं भद्रं कृतं मौनं कोकिलैर्जलदागमे |
वक्तारो दर्दुरो यत्र तत्र मौनं समाचरेत् ||

The silence of the wise is wise.
Like cuckoos under rainy skies,
Where frogs are croaking off their lungs,
It’s best for us to hold our tongues.