NASHTAM-नष्टं - LOSS

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नष्टं द्रव्यं लभ्यते कष्टसाध्यम्
नष्टा विद्या लभ्यतेऽभ्यासयुक्ता|
नष्टारोग्यं सूपचारैः सुसाध्यम्
नष्टा वेला या गता सा गतैव॥
naṣṭaṃ dravyaṃ labhyate kaṣṭasādhyam
naṣṭā vidyā labhyate’bhyāsayuktā|
naṣṭārogyaṃ sūpacāraiḥ susādhyam
naṣṭā velā yā gatā sā gataiva..

Wealth lost can be recovered through hard work/efforts.
Knowledge lost (forgotten) can be regained through proper practice/study. Lost health can be re-attained through medicines and treatment; However, time that has gone past, is lost forever!

नष्टं मृतमतिक्रान्तं नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिताः ।
पण्डितानाञ्च मूर्खाणां विशेषोऽयं यतः स्मृतः ॥ पञ्चतन्त्र
naṣṭaṃ mṛtamatikrāntaṃ nānuśocanti paṇḍitāḥ ।
paṇḍitānāñca mūrkhāṇāṃ viśeṣo'yaṃ yataḥ smṛtaḥ ॥  pañcatantra,
For that which is lost, dead or has passed - the intelligent do not bemoan.  It is deemed that is the difference between the intelligent and the foolish.

कुभोज्येन दिनं नष्टं कुकलत्रेण शर्वरी।
कुपुत्रेण कुलं नष्टं तन्नष्टं यन्न दीयते।।
Ku bhojyena dinam nashtam kukalathrena sharvari.
Ku putrena kulam nashtam tannashtam yanna deeyate.
By taking bad food whole day will be lost, the night will be lost due to abrasive wife, whole family will be lost due to a bad son; In the same way, one who does not give charity will lose his wealth.

नाप्राप्यमभिवाञ्छन्ति नष्टं नेच्छन्ति शोचितुम् ।
आपत्सु च न मुह्यन्ति नराः पण्डितबुद्धयः ॥
Na apraapyam abhivaanchanti nashtam nechanti shochitum I
Aapatsu cha na muhyanti naraah pandita bhuddhayah II
They that do not aspire for objects unattainable, nor wish to bewail over what is lost, nor are dismayed in adversities, they have the intellect of a 'Man of Wisdom'.

मा भवेरुत्तमर्णस्त्वमधमर्णश्च मा भवेः ।
मित्रं नष्टं धनं नष्टं ऋणदातुरनेकशः।।shakesphere

Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

दशमीशेषसंयुक्तागान्धार्या समुपोषिता |
तस्याः पुत्रशतं नष्टं तस्मात् तां परिवर्जयेत् || १७२ ||
Having fasted on an Ekadashi which had Dashami at the beginning, Gandhari lost all her hundred sons. Therefore, Viddhi Ekadashi must be avoided.

अतिदानाद्बलिर्बद्धो, ह्यतिमानात्सुयोधनः ।
विनष्टो रावणो लौल्यात् अति सर्वत्र वर्जयेत् ॥
Excessive generosity lead to the taming of Maha Bali. Excessive pride lead to the downfall of Suyodhana. Excessive infatuation lead to the destruction of Ravana. Thus, excess should be avoided in every aspect.

नष्टं समुद्रे पतितं नष्टे वाक्यमश्रृण्वति।
अनात्मनि श्रुतं नष्टं नष्टं हुतमनगिनकम्।।
Just as an object that falls into the sea is destroyed, so what is said to a person who does not listen to anyone is lost. the scriptures are lost to one who has no self-control, the sacrifice( homam) done without fire is useless.

गतानुगतिको लोकः न लोकः पारमार्थिकः ।
गङ्गासैकतलिङ्गेन नष्टं ताम्रभाजनम् ॥
Gataanu gatiko lokah na lokah paaramaarthikah
Gangasaikata lingena nashtam me tamra bhajanam
People in general follow what others do with out questioning the reason; a pilgrim lost his copper vessel on the banks ganges.

Explanation: On a Shivaratri day a person went to a sea for holy bath with a copper vessel. He had hidden the vessel under sand Shiva Lingam so that it will not be lost while he was bathing. But numerous others, thinking that on that day they should all make sand lingams made such lingams and placed by the side of the first sand lingam. By the time the person came out of sea there were many lingams and he could not place his copper vessel.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH