Subhashita Dt.26th February,2015

Thursday, 26 February 2015

अयशः प्राप्यते येन येन चाधोगतिर्भवेत |
स्वार्थश्च भ्रश्यते येन तत्कर्म न समाचरेत् |

अर्थ - जिस कार्य को करने से यश प्राप्त न हो, अधोगति (अवनति)
हो जाय , स्वार्थ के वशीभूत हो कर जिस कार्य को करने से भ्रष्ट होने
की संभावना हो, ऐसे सभी कार्यों को कभी भी नहीं करना चाहिये |

Ayashah praapyate yena yena chaadhogatirbhavet.
Svaarthashch bhrashyate yena tatkarma na samaacharet.

Ayash = infamy. Praapyate = gets. Yena = whatever.
Chadhogatirbhavet = cha +adhogatih + bhavet. Cha = and.
Tatkarma = that action. Na = not. Samaacharet = perform, do.
Adhogatih = degradation, downfall. Bhavet = happens.
Svaarthashch = self interest. Bhrashyate = corrupt.

i.e. One should never undertake and perform such tasks, which
may bring in bad name to him or result in his downfall, as also
such acts motivated by his self interest, which may make him
corrupt