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The association with the wicked is the primary cause of every 

 species of ill ; but the company of the righteous will, on the con- 

 trary, result in prosperity. 



6. 



§®(3©83^(3S©^©^ di&-KusaJdtaka. 



Away from the wicked — attached to the righteous — possessed 

 of deep wisdom and gentle virtues ; may I flourish (like a lamp) 

 in the household of my race. 



Full (unempty) of kingly virtues * — replete with the rays of his 

 worldly renown, and of great prowess, was the lion of men, 

 Kriti Sri Raja Sinha. 



Kaviyasekare. 



Her two brows were like the rainbow, her narrow 

 forehead like the moon in her crescent, and her two long 



* The ten moral virtues of kings are here meant, and which are 1, 

 charity or almsgiving ; 2, observance of religious precepts ; 3, liberal 

 in presents ; 4, uprightness and justice ; 5, tenderness ; 6, addicted to 

 religious austerities ; 7, mildness of temper ; 8, compassion and mercy ; 

 9, patience; 10, peacefulness. 



