Wednesday 22 January 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थातुराणां  न सुह्रुन्न बन्धुः कामातुराणां न भयं न लज्जा  |
विद्यातुराणां  न  सुखं  न  निद्रा  क्षुधातुराणां  न  वपुर्न तेजः  ||

अर्थ -   धन संघ्रह में  लिप्त व्यक्तियों का न कोई मित्र होता है और न वे अपने रिश्तेदारों से संपर्क रखते हैं.| कामातुर व्यक्ति को न किसी प्रकार  का भय होता है और न अपने आचरण पर लज्जा होती है | विद्या व्यसनी व्यक्तियों को सुखमय जीव और निद्रा से वंचित रहना  पड्ता है तथा भूखे व्यक्तियों का शरीर दुर्बल और तेज हीन होता है |

Arthaaturaanaaam na shrunna bndhuh kaamaaturaanaam na bhayam na lajjaa
Vidyaaturaanaam na sukham na nidraa kshudhaaturaanaam na vapurn na tejah.

Arthaaturaanaam = artha + aaturaanaam.     Artha = money, wealth.    Aturaanaam = obsesssed,
afflicted by.    Na = not.    Suhrunna =  Suhrtuda +na.     Suhruda = friend.    Bandhu = relative.
Kaamaaturaanaam = Kaam + aaturaanaam.     Kaam = sex.     Kaamaatur = a person obsessed with
excessive sexual urge.    Bhaya = fear.    Lajjaa = shame, guilt.     Vidyaaturaanaam = persons deeply involved in learning.     Sukha = comfort, pleasure.    Nidraa = sleep.    Kshudhaa = hunger.
Kshudhaaturaanaam = persons suffering from hnger.    Vapurn = Bapu +na.    Vapu = body.
Tejah = aura, good appearance of the body.

i.e.      Persons obsessed with becoming rich have no friends and relatives, and  sex-starved persons
have no fear and any feeling of guilt for their actions.  Those who are deeply involved in acquiring knowledge and learning never lead a comfortable lifestyle and sound sleep, and hungry and famished persons do not have  a well structured body and good appearance.

9 comments:

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  2. Thanks. You have done a great job, Sir.
    It would be a nice tribute if the name of the writer of the "Subhashita" be given.

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  3. किसकी रचना है ???

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  4. Arthaturanam na suhrranna bandhuh:
    I feel that greedy may be called arthatura. Then it would mean that greedy do not heed good-intentioned advise of well-wishers or relatives.

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  5. ChinthaTurAnAm na Sukham na Nidra,
    ArdaTurAnAm na Bandhu na Mitra,
    KshudhaTurAnAm na Ruchi na Pakwam,
    KamaTurAnAm na Bhayam na Lazza.

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