दुर्वीनीतः श्रियं प्राप्य विद्यामैश्वर्यमेव वा । न तिष्ठति चिरं स्थाने यथाहं मदगर्वितः
durvīnītaḥ śriyaṃ prāpya vidyāmaiśvaryameva vā | na tiṣṭhati ciraṃ sthāne yathāhaṃ madagarvitaḥ
L’homme sans discipline, fût-il parvenu à la fortune, au savoir ou à la puissance, ne demeure pas longtemps en une position stable ; ainsi moi-même, enivré d’orgueil, je ne tins pas.
Unspecified (self-referential confession within the narrative)
Scene: A once-proud figure watches fortune, learning scrolls, and insignia of power slip away like birds taking flight; he sits in remorse, head bowed.
Prosperity becomes stable only with discipline and humility; pride makes one fall from one’s station.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None; it prescribes ethical self-restraint (vinaya) rather than a formal rite.