Hitopadesha · Mitralabha
Hitopadesha 1.183 meaning
shlaghyah sa eko bhuvi manavanam sa uttamah satpurushah sa dhanyah
yasy-arthino va sharanagata va n-ashabhibhangad vimukhah prayanti
श्लाघ्यः स एको भुवि मानवानां स उत्तमः सत्पुरुषः स धन्यः।
यस्यार्थिनो वा शरणागता वा नाशाभिभङ्गाद्विमुखाः प्रयान्ति॥
Among all people on earth, the one truly praiseworthy, the finest and most blessed, is the one from whom those who ask for help or seek shelter never turn away disappointed.
What it means
Greatness is measured by how you treat people who need you. Be the kind of person others can turn to, and who rarely sends anyone away empty-handed.हिंदी में अर्थ
धरती के मनुष्यों में वही प्रशंसनीय, श्रेष्ठ और धन्य है, जिसके पास से माँगने वाले या शरण में आए लोग निराश होकर नहीं लौटते।
महानता इससे मापी जाती है कि ज़रूरतमंदों से कैसा व्यवहार करते हो। ऐसे बनो जिनके पास लोग भरोसे से आ सकें।
Spoken by Laghupatanaka the crow.
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