ज्येष्ठत्वं जन्मना नैव गुणैर्ज्येष्ठत्वमुच्यते.
गुणात् गुरुत्वमायाति दुग्धं दधि घृतं कृमात् .
Jyeshthatwam janmnaa naiva gunarjyeshthatwamuchyate.
Gunaat gurutwamaayaati dugdham dadhi ghrutam krumaat .
Jyeshtatwam = greatness,seniority, prominence. Janmnaa = from birth. Naiva = not
Gunaih + jyeshthatwam + uchyate = gunairjyeshthatwamuchyate.
Gunaih = merit,virtues, qualities. Jyeshatwa = prominence, seniority. Uchyate = regarded as.
Gunaat = qualities. Gurutwamaayati = Gurutwam +aayaati. Gurutwam = grandeur, greatness.
Aayati = attains, becomes. Dugdha = milk. Dadhi = curd. Ghruta = butter oil, (ghee in Hindi).
i.e. One does not possess greatness and prominence by birth. There is also difference in the level of qualities and virtues one possesses,and these are acquired gradually e.g. milk turns into curd and then ultimately becomes Ghee (butter oil, the most valued milk product).
गुणात् गुरुत्वमायाति दुग्धं दधि घृतं कृमात् .
Jyeshthatwam janmnaa naiva gunarjyeshthatwamuchyate.
Gunaat gurutwamaayaati dugdham dadhi ghrutam krumaat .
Jyeshtatwam = greatness,seniority, prominence. Janmnaa = from birth. Naiva = not
Gunaih + jyeshthatwam + uchyate = gunairjyeshthatwamuchyate.
Gunaih = merit,virtues, qualities. Jyeshatwa = prominence, seniority. Uchyate = regarded as.
Gunaat = qualities. Gurutwamaayati = Gurutwam +aayaati. Gurutwam = grandeur, greatness.
Aayati = attains, becomes. Dugdha = milk. Dadhi = curd. Ghruta = butter oil, (ghee in Hindi).
i.e. One does not possess greatness and prominence by birth. There is also difference in the level of qualities and virtues one possesses,and these are acquired gradually e.g. milk turns into curd and then ultimately becomes Ghee (butter oil, the most valued milk product).
Janmana, means by birth. But, the indication is towards seniority by age, being born too early than others! Look at "buzurgi ba akl ast, na baa saal...tawangiri..."( Elderliness is by buddhi/akl, not by age/birth ...
ReplyDeleteGuru_twam is a higher level of buzurgi/elderliness/jyestatwam.... Guru, can convey wisdom by virtue of "refinements"( milk ....curd....ghee .....ghee is "clarified_butter"😜