Niti Shataka · Niti Sataka
Niti Shataka 96 meaning
n-aivakritih phalati n-aiva kulam na sheelam vidy-api n-aiva na cha yatnakrit-api seva
bhagyani poorvatapasa khalu sanchitani kale phalanti purushasya yath-aiva vrikshah
नैवाकृतिः फलति नैव कुलं न शीलं विद्यापि नैव न च यत्नकृतापि सेवा ।
भाग्यानि पूर्वतपसा खलु संचितानि काले फलन्ति पुरुषस्य यथैव वृक्षाः ॥
Neither looks, nor family, nor character, nor learning, nor even service done with effort brings results by itself. Good fortune, gathered by past effort and discipline, bears fruit for a person in its own time, just as trees do.
What it means
Results often take time, like trees that fruit years after planting. The good you do now may pay off much later. Keep sowing patiently, and don't judge your efforts by what shows up today.हिंदी में अर्थ
न रूप फल देता है, न कुल, न शील, न विद्या, न मेहनत से की गई सेवा। पूर्व तप से इकट्ठा हुआ भाग्य ही समय आने पर इंसान को पेड़ों की तरह फल देता है।
परिणाम अक्सर समय लेते हैं, जैसे पेड़ बरसों बाद फल देते हैं। आज का अच्छा कर्म बहुत बाद में फल दे सकता है। धैर्य से बोते रहिए।
Spoken by Bhartrihari.
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