Shloka 28

कालनियमः शोकशमनं च

Kāla as Regulator; Pacification of Grief

Devanagari script

लब्धस्य त्यागमित्याहुर्न भोगं न च संचयम्‌ । तस्य कि संचयेनार्थ: कार्ये ज्यायसि तिष्ठतति,“प्राप्त किये हुए धनका दान करना ही उचित बताया गया है। उसे भोगमें लगाना या संग्रह करके रखना ठीक नहीं है। जिसके सामने बहुत बड़ा कार्य यज्ञ आदि मौजूद है, उसे धनको संग्रह करके रखनेकी क्या आवश्यकता है?

Transliteration

labdhasya tyāgam ity āhur na bhogaṁ na ca sañcayam | tasya kiṁ sañcayenārthaḥ kārye jyāyasi tiṣṭhati ||

Translation

They declare that, once wealth is obtained, the proper course is to give it away—not to consume it in indulgence, nor to hoard it. For one before whom a greater duty stands—such as a sacrifice—what purpose is served by keeping wealth in accumulation?

Word by Word

लब्धस्यof what has been obtained (wealth)

त्यागम्giving up; donation

इतिthus

आहुःthey say

नnot

भोगम्enjoyment; consumption

नnor

चand

संचयम्hoarding; accumulation

तस्यfor him/of him

किम्what?

संचयेनby/with hoarding; by accumulation

अर्थःpurpose; use

कार्येin (a) task; in a duty/undertaking

ज्यायसिin a greater (more important) one

तिष्ठतिstands; is present; remains

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vaiśampāyana

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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