Hitopadesha · Mitralabha
Hitopadesha 1.66 meaning
eka eva suhrid dharmo nidhanepy anuyati yah
shareerena samam nasham sarvam anyad dhi gachchati
एक एव सुहृद्धर्मो निधनेऽप्यनुयाति यः।
शरीरेण समं नाशं सर्वमन्यद्धि गच्छति॥
Dharma — right living — is the only friend that follows you even after death. Everything else perishes along with the body.
What it means
Possessions, status and appearances all stay behind when we go. What remains is the good we did and the way we lived. Build that, because it is the only thing truly yours.हिंदी में अर्थ
धर्म ही एकमात्र ऐसा मित्र है जो मृत्यु के बाद भी साथ जाता है; बाकी सब कुछ शरीर के साथ ही नष्ट हो जाता है।
धन, पद और रूप सब यहीं रह जाते हैं। साथ जाता है तो बस हमारा किया हुआ भला और हमारा आचरण। वही असली कमाई है।
Spoken by Dirghakarna the cat.
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