Niti Shataka · Niti Sataka
Niti Shataka 17 meaning
adhigata-param-arthan panditan m-avamansthas trinam iva laghu lakshmeer n-aiva tan sanrunaddhi
abhinava-madalekha-shyamagandasthalanam na bhavati bisatantur varanam varananam
अधिगतपरमार्थान्पण्डितान्मावमंस्थास्तृणमिव लघु लक्ष्मीर्नैव तान्संरुणद्धि ।
अभिनवमदलेखाश्यामगण्डस्थलानां न भवति बिसतन्तुर्वारणं वारणानाम् ॥
Do not look down on scholars who have grasped the highest truth. Wealth, light as a blade of grass, cannot hold them back. A lotus fibre cannot restrain elephants in their full, wild strength.
What it means
People who have found deeper meaning can't be bought or controlled with money. Respect them rather than trying to impress them. And aim to become someone whose values are not for sale.हिंदी में अर्थ
जिन्होंने परम सत्य को जान लिया है, ऐसे विद्वानों का अपमान मत करो। तिनके जैसी हल्की लक्ष्मी उन्हें बाँध नहीं सकती। मदमस्त हाथियों को कमल का रेशा नहीं रोक सकता।
जिन्हें जीवन का गहरा अर्थ मिल गया है, उन्हें पैसे से खरीदा या बाँधा नहीं जा सकता। उनका सम्मान करें, और खुद भी ऐसे बनें जिनके मूल्य बिकाऊ न हों।
Spoken by Bhartrihari.
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