सुलभाः पुरुषा राजन् सततं प्रियवादिनः
अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः
Sulabhaah purushaah rajan satatam priyavaadinahh
Apriyasya cha pathyasya vaktaa shrotaa cha durlabhah.
i.e. O King ! persons who always speak appeasing words to you are available in abundance, but such a person who has the courage to speak the bitter truth as also persons who listen to such words are rarely available.
Sulabh = available in abundance. Priya vaadina = one who speaks appeasingly
Apriya = a thing that is not liked. Pathya = food prescribed by a Vaidya (doctor) to a patient
Vaktaa = one who speaks. Shrotaa = one who listens.
(The underlying idea behind this Subhashit is that persons in power (rulers) have subordinates(advisers) in abundance who always speak in an appeasing way to them and hide the bitter truth from them for fear of displeasing them, with disastrous consequences. Advisers who have the courage to speak the truth to them are rarely found. Sensible advice is like a diet prescribed by a doctor to a patient, which, though may not be palatable and bitter, is essential for the treatment of the patient. There is a couplet having the same theme by Goswaami Tulsidas, the author of "Ramayana' as -"मन्त्री गुरु अरु वैद्य जो प्रिय बोलहि भय आस , राज धर्म तन तीनि कर होहि वेग हि नाश " i.e. if a counsellor (mantri), a Preacher (guru) and a Vaidya (doctor) speak appeasingly without disclosing the stark reality, then soon it results in destruction of the empire, Dharma (religion) and body (tan).So all the above three persons must have the courage to speak the bitter truth in the interest of the person being addressed.)
अप्रियस्य च पथ्यस्य वक्ता श्रोता च दुर्लभः
Sulabhaah purushaah rajan satatam priyavaadinahh
Apriyasya cha pathyasya vaktaa shrotaa cha durlabhah.
i.e. O King ! persons who always speak appeasing words to you are available in abundance, but such a person who has the courage to speak the bitter truth as also persons who listen to such words are rarely available.
Sulabh = available in abundance. Priya vaadina = one who speaks appeasingly
Apriya = a thing that is not liked. Pathya = food prescribed by a Vaidya (doctor) to a patient
Vaktaa = one who speaks. Shrotaa = one who listens.
(The underlying idea behind this Subhashit is that persons in power (rulers) have subordinates(advisers) in abundance who always speak in an appeasing way to them and hide the bitter truth from them for fear of displeasing them, with disastrous consequences. Advisers who have the courage to speak the truth to them are rarely found. Sensible advice is like a diet prescribed by a doctor to a patient, which, though may not be palatable and bitter, is essential for the treatment of the patient. There is a couplet having the same theme by Goswaami Tulsidas, the author of "Ramayana' as -"मन्त्री गुरु अरु वैद्य जो प्रिय बोलहि भय आस , राज धर्म तन तीनि कर होहि वेग हि नाश " i.e. if a counsellor (mantri), a Preacher (guru) and a Vaidya (doctor) speak appeasingly without disclosing the stark reality, then soon it results in destruction of the empire, Dharma (religion) and body (tan).So all the above three persons must have the courage to speak the bitter truth in the interest of the person being addressed.)
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