The Buddha-Carita or The Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa

Buddha-carita, or The Life of Buddha - 130
tasmāttrivargasya niṣevaṇena tva rūpametatsaphala kuruṣva |
dharmārthakāmādhigama hyanūna nṇāmanūna puruṣārthamāhuḥ || 10.30
30. ‘Do thou therefore by pursuing the three objects of life, cause this beauty of thine
to bear its fruit; they say that when the attainment of religion, wealth, and pleasure is
complete in all its parts, then the end of man is complete.
tanniṣphalau nārhasi kartumetau pīnau bhujau cāpavikarṣaṇārhau |
mādhātvajjetumimau hi yogyau lokāni hi trīṇi hi ki punargām || 10.31
31. ‘Do not thou let these two brawny arms lie useless which are worthy to draw the
bow; they are well fitted like Māndhāt’s to conquer the three worlds, much more the
earth.
snehena khalvetadaha bravīmi naiśvaryarāgeṇa na vismayena |
ima hi dṣṭvā tava bhikṣuveśa jātānukapo ’smyapi cāgatāśruḥ || 10.32
32. ‘I speak this to you out of affection, — not through love of dominion or through
astonishment; beholding this mendicant-dress of thine, I am filled with compassion
and I shed tears.
tadbhukṣva bhikṣāśramakāma kāmānkāle ’si kartā priyadharma dharmam |
yāvatsvavaśapratirūparūpa na te jarābhyetyabhibhūya bhūyaḥ || 10.33
33. ‘O thou who desirest the mendicant’s stage of life enjoy pleasures now; in due time,
O thou lover of religion, thou shalt practise religion; — ere old age comes on and
overcomes this thy beauty, well worthy of thy illustrious race.
śaknoti jīrṇaḥ khalu dharmamāptu kāmopabhogeṣvagatirjarāyāḥ |
ataśca yūnaḥ kathayati kāmānmadhyasya vitta sthavirasya dharmam || 10.34
34. ‘The old man can obtain merit by religion; old age is helpless for the enjoyment of
pleasures; therefore they say that pleasures belong to the young man, wealth to the
middle-aged, and religion to the old.
dharmasya cārthasya ca jīvaloke pratyarthibhūtāni hi yauvanāni |
sarakṣyamāṇānyapi durgrahāṇi kāmā yatastena yathā harati || 10.35
35. ‘Youth in this present world is the enemy of religion and wealth, — since
pleasures, however we guard them, are hard to hold, therefore, wherever pleasures are
to be found, there they seize them.