éôêÐêèäªôèáòèäª÷âçÕëªâçèÕóªíþÊúªúèäª 1001
âòêÐêèäª âòáæÐæ¨ìåÐê ê¨ùª

éôêÐêèäª

whoever accumulates walth

ôè᪠òèäª÷

in one's possession

âçÕëªâçèÕóª

great wealth

íþÊ

that

ãúªúèäª

does not utilise it

âòêÐêèäª

is as good as dead

âòáæÐæ¨ìåÐêÊ

he achieves

¬ùª

not

He who accumulates wealth and does not utilise it for
productivity, is as good as dead (1001).

âçèÕóèäèëª öùªùèâëäª ÷©áè ê¨ô×ëª 1002
ëÕóèäèëª ëèúèçª ç¨÷窵

âçèÕóèäª

with wealth alone

ꑻ

can be

öùªùèëª

everything (obtain)

öäª×	thus (thinking)

¼áèÊ	not giving to anybody

¬ô×ëª

being miserly

ëÕóèäª

owing to his idiocy

ꑻ	will result in

ëèúè

wretched

ç¨÷窵

birth

The miser who accumulates wealth thinking that is the be-all and end-all of life and does not share it with
others will only earn a wretched future birth (1002).

¼ìªìëª ¬ô÷¨ ¬éòîôúªìè ÍìôõÐ 1003
îêè÷ª÷ëª å¨ùæÐÆçª âçèé÷

¼ìªìëª

amassing wealth

™֬	(alone) desirous of

¬éò îôúªìè

not desiring fame

ÍìôõÐ

such people

îêè÷ª÷ëª

their birth

å¨ùæÐÆ窠 âçèé÷

is a burden on this earth

Those intent only on amassing wealth without using it for (good work) establishing their fame, are a burden on this earth (1003).

öòÐòâëäª â÷äªöúªÑ§ª âæèùªîùè øÕôõèùª 1004
åòÐòçª çìèí êôäª

öòÐòëª

leaving behind (wealth)

öäª×

known as

öäª

what

öúªÑ몠 âæèùª

will a miser count upon

Ø

O!

øÕôõèùª

by anyone

åòÐò窠 çìèí êôäª

not liked

What wealth will the miser count when he dies leaving
behind no well-wisher ? (1004)

âæèÌçªç­ãåÐ Êáªçªç­ãëª ¬ùªùèõÐæÐ æÌæÐæ¨á 1005
îæèï±úª ìèá¨Ä ë¨ùª

âæèÌçªç­ãëª

giving to others

Êáªçªç­ãëª

one enjoying one's wealth

¬ùªùèõÐæÐÆ

not doing these

íÌæÐæ¨á  îæèï

crores of resources

ãúªÌ Íá¨Äëª

even if available

¬ùª	it is of no use

The crores that one amasses but gives to none and not
enjoys himself, does it no gain whatever (1005).

Öêëª âçÕ¢ªâòùªôåÐ êèäª×ôªôèäª êæÐæèõÐæÐâæèäª 1006
÷©êùª ¬áùªç¨ùè êèäª

Öêëª	is a disease

âçÕ¢ªâòùªôëª

extensive wealth

êèäª Êôªôèäª

will not enjoy himself

êæÐæèõÐæÐÆ

to the deserving

øäª×	what they want

¼êùª

giving

¬áùªµ

nature

¬ùèêèäª

one who does not have

Saving wealth without enjoying it or giving to those in need,is no better than a disease (1006).

í÷ª÷èõÐæÐâæèäª ÷è÷ª÷èêèäª âòùªôëª ë¨æåùëª 1007
âç÷ª÷èóª êë¨áóªßêÐ ê÷ª×

í÷ª÷èõÐæÐÆ

to the needy

øäª×	providing their needs

Í÷ª÷èêèäª

one who does not

âòùªôëª

(his) wealth

ë¨æåùëª

extremely beautiful features

âç÷ª÷èóª

the woman possessing it

êë¨áóª

remaining single

ßêÐÊ	till she grows old

í÷ª×

is like

The man of wealth who is not generous is like the beautiful woman remaining single and lonely ripening into old age (1007).

åòÐòçª çìèêôäª âòùªôëª åÌ´Õóª 1008
åòÐà ëõëªçÇêÐ ê÷ª×

åòÐòçªçìèêôäª

(the miser) who is not liked

âòùªôëª

his wealth

åÌ ÃÕóª

in the centre of the village

åòÐà	poisonous fruit

ëõëª	tree that bears

çÇêÐÊ

ripe (with fruit)

í÷ª×

is like

 

The miser who is not generous is like the tree in the centre of the village that bears poisonous fruit (1008).

íäªâçèõ©¬êÐ ê÷ªâò÷ª ÷÷îåèæÐæè ê©ìªïá     1009
øúªâçèÕóª âæèóªôèõÐ ç¨÷õÐ

í䪵 øõ©¬

without consideration

êäª âò÷ª×

also depriving oneself

í÷äªîåèæÐæèÊ

not thinking of righteous ways

¼ìªïá

amassed

øúªâçèÕóª

great wealth

âæèóªôèõÐ

will be enjoyed by

ç¨÷õÐ

others (strangers)

The wealth of a miser who does not share it with his
kith and the deserving, will ultimately pass into the
the hands of strangers (1009).

ò©ÕéìòÐ âòùªôõÐ ò¨×Êä¨ ëèõ¨ 1010
ô÷§ªÔõÐåÐ êéäáÊ ãéìêÐÊ

ò©õÐ ãéì

the famous

âòùªôõÐ

wealthy person

ò¨×Êä¨

a little poor (in charity)

ëèõ¨

clouds

ô÷ëª	without water

ÔõÐåÐÊ

to a great extent

íéäáÊ

state

ãéìêÐÊ

is like

The wealthy man not giving wealth to the needy is
like the cloud that does not release its water
content as rain (1010).