Kakawin Nītiśāstra/Pupuh 1
Praèn
Pupuh I - śārdūlawikrīḍita
1.
- sĕmbahni nghulun ing bhaṭāra hari sarwajñātma bhuh nityaśa
- sang tan seng hṛdayântikta tulisĕn ngke supratiṣṭhenamĕr
- ring wāhya stuti sĕmbahi nghulun i jöng sang hyang sahasrāngśumān
- dadya prākṛta nītiśāstra hinikĕt lambang winākteng prajā
2.
- ring wwang tan wruha ring subhāṣita mapunggung mangraseng ṣaḍrasa
- tan wruh pangrasaning sĕḍah pucang adoh tambūla widyāsĕpi
- yan wwantĕn mawiweka śāstra nirapekṣa byakta monabrata
- yan wwang mangkana tulyaning rahinikā lwirnyān guwekā hiḍĕp
3.
- ring widyā wiṣa tulya denikang anabhyāsālasang sampĕnĕh
- yan tan jīrṇa tikāng bhinojana hatur wiṣyātĕmah wyādhaya
- ring hinārtha daridra tulya wiṣa goṣṭinyātĕmah manglare
- ring kanyā wiṣa tulya ring jaḍa pikun, tanpâmṛtângde wingit
4.
- ring janmādhika meta citta rĕsĕping sarwa prajāngenaka
- ring strī-madhya manohara priya wuwustāngde manah kūng lulut
- yan ring madhyani sang pinaṇḍita mucap tatwôpadeśa prihĕn
- yan ring madhyanikāng musuh mucapakĕn wāk-śūra singhākṛti
5.
- krūra ng sarpa wiṣamya somya tĕkaping mantrāmṛtākarṣaṇa
- singha wyāghra hilang galaknika tĕkapning stambhanā-mantra ya
- matta ng kuñjara yāngkuśāngrubuhakĕn dadyātĕmah mardawa
- krūrāning ripuśeṣa durjana gĕlĕngnya yweki tan wiśwasān
6.
- jroning wwe parimāṇa nāla gaganging tuñjung dawut kawruhi
- yan ring jātikula pracāra winaya mwang śīla karmenggita
- yan ring paṇḍita ring ksamā mudita śāntopekṣa ris mardawa
- sang śāstrajña wuwusnirāmrĕta paḍānyāngde sutuṣṭeng prajā
7.
- wwantĕn wwang sugih artha hina sabhinuktinyālpa ring bhūṣaṇa
- wwantĕn wwang guṇamanta śīla naya hinānūt rikāng durjana
- wwang dirghāyuṣa wrĕddha hina tan arĕp ring dharmaśāstrolahĕn
- yeku ng janma nirarthaka traya wilangnyoripnya nir tanpa don
8.
- yan ring pakṣi tinucca kāka hinaran pāpātmaka ng caṇḍala
- ring sarwāmrĕga gardabheka hinaran tuccātmaka ng caṇḍala
- ring buddhiki tinucca caṇḍala si kopāngde hilangning kṣamā
- ring durmitra cinaṇḍaleng jana kasar tang caṇḍala trinucap
9.
- ring dyun alpa bañunya kampita kucak yapwan hibĕk wwe sthiti
- yan ring go rawa ghora śabdanika göng alpa kṣiranyākĕḍik
- yan ring janma kurūpa ceṣṭitanikākweh bhāwa solahnika
- ring janmālpaka śāstra garwita tĕrĕh śabdanya tanpāmrĕta
10.
- singhā rakṣakaning halas, halas ikāngrakṣeng hari nityaśa
- singhā mwang wana tan patūt paḍa wirodhāngdoh tikang keśarī
- rug brāṣṭa ng wana denikang jana tinor wrĕkṣanya cirṇāpaḍang
- singhānghöt ri jurangnikang tĕgal ayū n sāmpun dinon durbala
11.
- ring wwang haywa nirāśrayeka gawayĕn tekāng mahā n āśraya
- ton tang nāga mangāśraye sira bhaṭāra tryambakāngarcana
- sangke bhaktinikāpagĕh dadi sawit de hyang trirājyāntaka
- prāptekāng garuḍa prasomya mulating nāga praṇateng ruhur
12.
- tingkahning suta mānuteng bapa gawenya mwang guṇā piṇḍanĕn
- ton tang matsya wihanggamekana si kūrmānaknya noreniwö
- ring mīneka rinakṣaṇeka dinĕlö ng aṇḍanya tan sparśanan
- ring kūrmekana ng aṇḍa yeningĕt-ingĕt tan ton tuhun dhyāna ya.
13.
- yapwan hantiganing wihanggama hinasparśanya tan niṣṭura
- mengĕt ring samayānya sangka ri kanang kośa swayam-putra ya
- byakta mwang bapa rakwa rūpa guṇa len kāryanya tan bheda ya
- tan mangka ng jana-putra winwang iniwö tan sah rinakṣenamĕr
14.
- sang wedajña phalanya homa wangunĕn byaktāmrĕteng rāt kabeh
- śīlāwṛtti phalanya ring śruti pagĕh ring buddhi tañ cañcala
- bhogānindya phalanya yan kinahanan ring artha dāneng prajā
- ring strī putra phalanya ring surata len śardūlawikriḍita.