Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
यौवनं धनसम्पत्तिः प्रभुत्वमविवेकता ।
एकैकमप्यनर्थाय किमु यत्र चतुष्टयम् ॥
- हितोपदेश
Transliteration:
yauvanaṃ dhanasampattiḥ prabhutvamavivekatā ।
ekaikamapyanarthāya kimu yatra catuṣṭayam ॥
- hitopadeśa
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Youth, money, power, thoughtlessness—each can cause havoc. What can be said when all four converge?!
Commentary:
Youth (adolescence), an abundance of money, authority, and imprudence are each disastrous. One can only imagine the plight of those around when these four qualities come together, in one person!
Humility, generosity, proper use of power, and appropriate intellect are the faculties that lead to shaping a person's character. If one wants to be well-rounded, it can only come through deeply ingrained values. It is not sufficient if children are only brought up with an abundance of comforts and luxuries. Knowing the worth of the privileges they have will take them much farther than getting their way all the time.
Good values, like fingerprints, are left all over everything we do. Life is not about possessions but about passions and having the right values!
pada vigrahaH:
यौवनं धन-सम्पत्तिः प्रभुत्वम् अविवेकता ।
yauvanaṃ dhana-sampattiḥ prabhutvam avivekatā ।
एक-एकम् अपि अनर्थाय किमु यत्र चतुष्टयम् ॥
eka-ekam api anarthāya kimu yatra catuṣṭayam ॥
Alternate Transliteration:
yauvanaM dhanasampattiH prabhutvamavivekataa ।
Humility, generosity, proper use of power, and appropriate intellect are the faculties that lead to shaping a person's character. If one wants to be well-rounded, it can only come through deeply ingrained values. It is not sufficient if children are only brought up with an abundance of comforts and luxuries. Knowing the worth of the privileges they have will take them much farther than getting their way all the time.
Good values, like fingerprints, are left all over everything we do. Life is not about possessions but about passions and having the right values!
pada vigrahaH:
यौवनं धन-सम्पत्तिः प्रभुत्वम् अविवेकता ।
yauvanaṃ dhana-sampattiḥ prabhutvam avivekatā ।
एक-एकम् अपि अनर्थाय किमु यत्र चतुष्टयम् ॥
eka-ekam api anarthāya kimu yatra catuṣṭayam ॥
Alternate Transliteration:
yauvanaM dhanasampattiH prabhutvamavivekataa ।
ekaikamapyanarthaaya kimu yatra chatuShTayam ॥
- hitopadesha
eka-ekam api anarthaaya kimu yatra chatuShTayam ॥
Such a concise statement of the root cause of many a disaster in the history of mankind! Nice translation. Thanks for posting and keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteIt should be चतुष्टयम् I believe !
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you. It has been fixed
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