A COIN HAS TWO SIDES

Subhashitham :  027

A coin has two sides. So it is with ‘acquiring wealth’.

अर्थानाम् अर्जने दु:खम् अर्जितानां च रक्षणे।

आये दु:खं व्यये दु:खं  धिग् अर्था: कष्टसंश्रया:॥

Acquiring wealth is painful, its protection is also painful. Its pain when it comes and more so when it is spent . Fie upon wealth, for it causes pain at all stages.

What about acquiring knowledge instead ? –

न चोराहार्यम् न च राजहार्यम्, न भ्रातृभाज्यं न च भारकारि।

व्यये कृते वर्धत एव नित्यं,  विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम्॥

It cannot be stolen by thieves, nor can it be taken away by the state . Brothers  cannot  demand share in it , it is not a burden to carry. The more you give it to others  it always keeps growing. Therefore, of all forms of  wealth, knowledge is the best .

आहार-निद्रा-भय-मैथुनं च समानमेतत्पशुभिर्नराणाम् ।

धर्मो हि तेषामधिको विशेषो धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥

AhAra-nidrA-bhaya-maithunam cha     samAnam_etat_pashubhir_narANAm |

dharmo hi teShAm adhiko visheSho    dharmeNa hInAH pashubhiH samAnAH||

Food, sleep, fear and mating, these acts of humans are similar to animals' |It is dharma ( also Gyana ) which is special, without dharma humans are also animals |

विद्वत्त्वं च नृपत्वं च न एव तुल्ये कदाचन ।

स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥

Being a scholar and being a king are never ever comparable. A king is

worshipped in his own country whereas a scholar is respected everywhere.

विद्या ददाति विनयं  विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्।

पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति  धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम्॥

Knowledge gives humility, humility leads to capability, from capability one acquires wealth, wealth leads to righteousness and then happiness follows.

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