Niti Shataka · Niti Sataka
Niti Shataka 51 meaning
re re chataka savadhanamanasa mitra kshanam shrooyatam ambhoda bahavo vasanti gagane sarvepi n-aitadrishah
kechid vrishtibhir ardrayanti vasudham garjanti kechid vritha yam yam pashyasi tasya tasya purato ma broohi deenam vachah
रे रे चातक सावधानमनसा मित्र क्षणं श्रूयतामम्भोदा बहवो वसन्ति गगने सर्वेऽपि नैतादृशाः ।
केचिद्वृष्टिभिरार्द्रयन्ति वसुधां गर्जन्ति केचिद्वृथा यं यं पश्यसि तस्य तस्य पुरतो मा ब्रूहि दीनं वचः ॥
Listen carefully for a moment, dear friend chataka. Many clouds live in the sky, but they are not all the same. Some soak the earth with rain; others just thunder for nothing. Don't speak pleading words before every one you see.
What it means
Not everyone who makes noise can actually help you. Learn to tell real support from empty promises. Don't spread your hopes and requests everywhere; go to those who truly deliver.हिंदी में अर्थ
अरे चातक मित्र, ध्यान से एक पल सुनो। आकाश में बहुत-से बादल हैं, पर सब एक जैसे नहीं। कुछ धरती को वर्षा से भिगोते हैं, कुछ बेकार गरजते हैं। जिसे देखो उसके आगे दीन वचन मत बोलो।
जो शोर करता है, ज़रूरी नहीं वह मदद भी करे। सच्चे सहारे और खोखले वादों में फ़र्क पहचानिए। हर किसी के आगे हाथ न फैलाइए।
Spoken by Bhartrihari.
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