Shloka 79

Hiḍimba’s Approach and Hiḍimbā’s Warning to Bhīmasena (हिडिम्बागमनम् / हिडिम्बा-भयवचनम्)

Devanagari script

नार्थिको<र्थिनमभ्येति कृतार्थे नास्ति संगतम्‌ । तस्मात्‌ सर्वाणि साध्यानि सावशेषाणि कारयेत्‌,धनवान्‌ मनुष्य किसी धनीके पास नहीं जाता। जिसके सब काम पूरे हो चुके हैं, वह किसीके साथ मैत्री निभानेकी चेष्टा नहीं करता; अतः अपनेद्वारा सिद्ध होनेवाले दूसरोंके कार्य ही अधूरे रख दे (जिससे अपने कार्यके लिये उनका आना-जाना बना रहे)

Transliteration

nārthiko 'rthinām abhyeti kṛtārthe nāsti saṅgatam | tasmāt sarvāṇi sādhyāni sāvaśeṣāṇi kārayet ||

Translation

Kāṇika said: “A man who has no need does not approach one who is in need; and when a person’s aims are already fulfilled, there is no lasting association. Therefore, one should have all tasks carried out in such a way that something remains unfinished—so that others continue to have cause to come and go, and dependence and connection are maintained.”

Word by Word

नnot

अर्थिकःa needy person, one who seeks gain

अर्थिनम्a needy person / one who seeks (something)

अभ्येतिapproaches, goes to

कृतार्थेin/with one whose purpose is accomplished

नnot

अस्तिis, exists

सङ्गतम्association, companionship, connection

तस्मात्therefore, from that (reason)

सर्वाणिall

साध्यानिto be accomplished, achievable (tasks)

स-अवशेषाणिwith remainder left; incomplete

कारयेत्should cause to be done; should get done

Speaker

कणिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

क

कणिक (Kāṇika)

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