प्राचीन भारत में शिक्षा (डॉ. ए.एस. अल्तेकर - गुरुकुल एवं बौद्ध विहार शिक्षण इतिहास)

III] CONVOCATION ADDRESSES 303
ENGLISH RENDERING
"When, on getting permission, you begin to
practise, you ought to make an effort to offer an ade-
quate honorarium to your teacher. You should aim
at the welfare of Brahmanas, cows and all other beings
with a view to win practice, prosperity and fame here
and heaven hereafter. Every day you should conti-
nuously and whole-heartedly try to promote the health
of patients. Even if your own life is in danger, you
should not neglect your patients. You should not
entertain an evil thought about the wealth or wives of
others. Your dress should be modest, not foppish.
Avoid drinking, do not commit a sin, nor help one
who is committing it. Your speech should be smooth,
polished, truthful and to the point. Taking all facts
into consideration, you should make a deliberate
endeavour to increase the stock of your knowledge and
instruments. Do not give medicine to those whose
disease is definitely ascertained to be incurable, or to
those who are about to die, or to women, if their
husbands or guardians are not present. Do not accept
any fees from ladies without the assent of their
husbands or guardians. When you enter a patient's
room, all your attention should be centred on the
patient, his expression, movements and medicines, to
the exclusion of everything else. You must treat as
strictly confidential all information about the patient
and his family. Where there is a danger of the
patient or any of his relatives receiving a shock, you
should not divulge the impending death of the patient
even when you are aware of it.
Though well grounded in your line, you should
not praise your knowledge much; for some people get
disgusted even with their friends and relatives if they