WEALTH-ARTHAM-DHANAM-VITTHAM (अर्थं, धनं, वित्तं )

SUBHASHITHAM:109

अर्थानाम् अर्जने दु:खम्  अर्जितानां च रक्षणे।
आये दु:खं व्यये दु:खं  धिग् अर्था: कष्टसंश्रया:॥

Arthaanaam arjane duhkham arjitaanaam cha rakshane.
Aaye duhkham vyaye duhkham dhig arthaah kashtasanshrayaah.

Earning money causes hardship , there is pain in protecting whatever has been earned. There is pain when it comes and more when it is spent. Fie on Money which is the cause of never ending hardship.

क्षणशः कणशश्चैव विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत् ।

क्षण त्यागे कुतो विद्या कणत्यागे कुतो धनम् ॥

kshanashah kanashaschaiva vidhyaam artham cha saadhayet I

Kshanatyaage kuto vidhyaa kanatyage kuto dhanamII

Knowledge should be pursued with minute by minute efforts. Money should be earned utilising each and every grain. If you waste time, how can you get knowledge ? If you waste resources, how can you accumulate the wealth ?

त्यजन्ति मित्राणि धनैर्विहीनं दाराश्च पुत्राश्च सुहृज्जनाश्च ।

 तं अर्थवन्तं पुनराश्रयन्ति अर्थो हि लोके पुरुषस्य बन्धुः ॥

Friends leave the man without money, so do wives, sons and other affectionate people. They all come back after the man is again wealthy : Wealth is the only relative  of man in this world.

आपदि मित्र परीक्षा शूर परीक्षा रण अंगणे भवति ।

 विनये वंश परीक्षा शील परीक्षा धन क्षये भवति ॥

A friend's test is in calamity, the test of a valiant person is on the battlefield. The test of a family is in its' humility and the test of one's character is in poverty.

अर्थातुराणां  न सुह्रुन्न बन्धुः कामातुराणां न भयं न लज्जा  |
विद्यातुराणां  न  सुखं  न  निद्रा  क्षुधातुराणां  न  वपुर्न तेजः  ||
Arthaaturaanaaam na shrunna bndhuh kaamaaturaanaam na bhayam na lajjaa
Vidyaaturaanaam na sukham na nidraa kshudhaaturaanaam na vapurn na tejah.

 Persons obsessed with becoming rich have no friends and relatives, and  persons who are lusty have no fear and any feeling of guilt for their actions.  Those who are deeply involved in acquiring knowledge and learning never lead a comfortable lifestyle and sound sleep, and hungry and famished persons do not have  a well- structured body and good appearance.

विदेशेषु धनं विद्या व्यसनेषु धनं मति:। 
परलोके धनं धर्म शीलं सर्वत्र वै धनम्॥
Videsheshu dhanam vidhyaa, vyasaneshu dhanam mati: I Paraloke dhanam dharma sheelam sarvatra vai dhanam.Knowledge (‘Vidya’) is the real wealth, in a foreign land, So is Cleverness, at tough times. Righteousness (‘Dharma’) is the only wealth that can help obtain  Heaven . Verily, Good Conduct (‘Sheel’) is the wealth everywhere and at all the times!

दानं भोगो नाशस्तिस्रो गतयो भवन्ति वित्तस्य।
यो न ददाति न भुङ्क्ते तस्य तृतीया गतिर्भवति॥

There are only three ends of wealth- Charity, enjoyment or destruction. One who neither gives, nor enjoys, leaves open only the third course for it

.SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH