అడియాస కొలవు గొలువకు – సుమతి

Adiyasa koluvu goluvaku
gudimaniyamu seyaboku kujanula todan
viduvaka kurimi seyaku
madavini todarayaka narugaku Sumati!

adiyasa=abnormal hope which cannot be realized; gudimaniyamu=service in a temple; kurimi=friendship; kujanulu=wicked persons

Sumati, don’t ever serve anyone with abnormal hope, don’t cultivate temple lands for selfish ends, don’t make fast friendships with wicked persons; don’t go to a forest without a companion.
It is foolish to work under someone who cannot understand your aspirations. It may be necessary sometimes to deal with wicked people, but we should keep them at a distance. A friend is useful when a person goes into a forest because such a journey is fraught with many unknown dangers.