Tuesday, 20 July 2021

 विना कार्येण ये मूढाः गच्छन्ति पर मन्दिरम् ।

अवश्यं लघुता यान्ति कृष्णपक्षे यथा शशि ॥ 981 

 

Vina karyena ye muddhah gachchanti para mandiram

Avashyam laghuta yanti krushnapakshe yatha shashi

 

Idiots visit other people’s homes without any reason.

They look insignificant like the moon in the waning period.

 

आकारैरिङ्गितैः गत्या चेष्टया भाषितेन च ।

नेत्र वक्त्र विकारैश्च गृह्यतेऽन्तर्गतं मनः ॥ 982

 

Akarairingitaih gatya cheshtya bhashitena cha

Netra vaktra vikaraishcha gruhyate antargatam manah

 

One can understand what is going on in someone’s mind through that person’s

stature, gestures, movements, speech and transformations in eyes and face.

 

अनुगन्तुं सतां वर्त्म कृत्स्नं यदि न शक्यते ।

स्वल्पमप्यनुगन्तव्यं मार्गस्थो नावसीदति 983

anugantuṃ satāṃ vartma kṛtsnaṃ yadi na śakyate
svalpamapyanugantavyaṃ mārgastho nāvasīdati

 

Even though it may not be possible to follow the whole path trodden by good men,

follow at least a short distance as one will not come to grief on such a path.

 

वृक्षं क्षीणफलं त्यजन्ति विहगाः शुष्कं सरः सरसा निर्द्रव्यं पुरुषं त्यजन्ति ललना भ्रष्टं नृपं मन्त्रिणा ।

पुष्पं पर्युषितं त्यजन्ति मधुपा दग्धं वनान्तं मृगाः सर्वः कार्यवशाज्जनोऽभिरमते कः कस्य को वल्लभः ॥984

 

Vruksham kshinaphalam tyajanti vihagah shushkam sarah sarasa

nirdravyam purusham tyajanti lalana bhrashtam nrupam mantrina

pushpam paryushitam tyajanti madhupa dagdham vanantam mrugah

sarvah karyavashajjano abhiramate kah kasya ko vallabhah

 

Birds desert a tree without fruits, cranes a dry pond, women desert men

without money, ministers a corrupt king, bees desert a stale flower,

deer desert a burnt forest, everyone loves for self interest, who belongs to whom, who loves whom?

 

चिन्तया जायते दुःखं नान्यथेहेति निश्चयी।

तया हीनः सुखी शान्तः सर्वत्र गलितस्पृहः॥ 985

 

Chintaya jayate dukham nanyatheheti nishchayi

Tatha hinah sukhi shantah sarvatra galitaspruhah

 

Sadness is born out of worry and not for any other reason.

One without worry will be happy, peaceful and devoid of desires.

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