विद्वन्मनोहरा का सत्कविता बोधवनिता च ।कं न स्पृशति विपत्तिः प्रवृद्धवचनानुवर्तिनं दान्तम् ॥ २८ ॥
In plain words
What steals the mind of a learned person? Real poetry — and wisdom, loved the way a man loves a woman. Whom does disaster never touch? The one who follows what the elders say, and who keeps himself in hand.
Close to the Sanskrit
What is the stealer of the mind of the learned? Good poetry, and wisdom held as a beloved woman. Whom does calamity not touch? One who follows the words of the elders, and who is self-restrained.