Chanakya Niti · Chapter 16
Chanakya Niti 16.5 meaning
na nirmitah kena na drishtapoorvah na shrooyate hemamayah kurangah
tath-api trishna raghunandanasya vinashakale vipareetabuddhih
न निर्मितः केन न दृष्टपूर्वः न श्रूयते हेममयः कुरङ्गः।
तथापि तृष्णा रघुनन्दनस्य विनाशकाले विपरीतबुद्धिः॥
No one ever made a golden deer, no one had seen one, and no one had heard of one. Even so, Rama longed for it. When ruin is near, the mind turns upside down.
What it means
Even the wisest can be fooled by something too good to be true. When an offer or desire seems dazzling and impossible, pause. That glow is often a trap. Clear thinking protects you most when temptation is strongest.हिंदी में अर्थ
सोने का हिरण न किसी ने बनाया, न पहले देखा, न सुना। फिर भी राम को उसकी चाह हुई। जब विनाश पास होता है, तो बुद्धि उल्टी चलने लगती है।
सबसे समझदार भी 'बहुत अच्छा लगने वाले' झाँसे में आ सकता है। जब कोई चीज़ चमकदार और असंभव-सी लगे, रुककर सोचो। वह चमक अक्सर जाल होती है।
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