நெறிகடந்து பரந்தன நீத்தமே;
குறி அழிந்தன குங்குமத் தோள்களே;
சிறிய மங்கையர் தேயும் மருங்குலே;
வெறியவும் அவர் மென்மலர்க் கூந்தலே.
Boundaries are crossed only by floods;
marks are lost only in red painted shoulders;
narrow are only young women’s waists;
intoxication is only in their flowered tresses.
People of Kosala do not cross the boundaries of righteousness. Flood is the only one that crosses the boundaries in Kosala. The harvested grains in warehouse are marked to indicate their quantity. Since there is no theft those marks are not disturbed. The only marks lost are those in the shoulders of young women as they embrace their lovers. Citizens of Kosala are broadminded. Only thing that is narrow in the country is their young women’s waists . There is no crime of passion among the people of Kosala. Only intoxicant in the country is fragrant flowers in their young women’s tresses.