¬äªéëá¨äª ¬äªäèêÊ áèâêä¨äª ¬äªéëá¨äª 1041
¬äªéëîá ¬äªäè êÊ  

¬äªéëá¨äª

like poverty

¬äªäèêÊ

giving suffering

áèâêä¨äª

is what

¬äªéëá¨äª

like poverty

¬äªéëîá

poverty alone

¬äªäè êÊ

giving suffering

There is nothing that gives more suffering than poverty than poverty itself (1041).

¬äªéë âáäøÕ çèô¨ ë×éë±ëª 1042
¬ëªéë±ëª ¬äª÷¨ ôÕëª

¬äªéë âáä

known as poverty

øÕ çèô¨

an unmatched evil

ë×éë±ëª

joy in the next world

¬ëªéë±ëª

joy in this world

¬äª÷¨

without

ôÕëª	will present

Poverty is an evil that takes away the joys of this lifeand the next one too (1042).

âêèùªôõ²åÐ îêèÙ§ª âæÌæÐÆåÐ âêèéæáèæ 1043
åùªÆõ âôäªÄëª åéò

âêèùªôõ²ëª

traditional family repute

îêèÙëª

also fame

âæÌæÐÆëª

will destroy

âêèéæáèæ

at once, jointly

åùªÆõ²

poverty

öäªÄëª

known as

åéò	the desire (to seek help from others)

Poverty deprives one at once of family repute
and fame (1043).
 
¬÷ªç¨÷åÐêèõÐ æúªîú±ëª ¬äªéë ¬ó¨ôåÐê 1044
âòè÷ªç¨÷æÐÆ¢ª îòèõв êÕëª

¬ùª ç¨÷åÐêèõÐ

people of noble birth

æúªîú±ëª

among (them) also

¬äªéë

poverty

¬ó¨ôåÐê

crude

âòèùª

speech

ç¨÷æÐÆëª

will arise

îòèõв  êÕëª

and bring about dishonour

When poverty strikes persons of high birth, it brings
crudeness of speech (1044).

åùªÆõ âôäªÄëª ¬Ìëªéç±ìª çùªÆéõêÐ 1045
Êäªç§ªæóª âòäª× çÌëª

åùªÆõ²

indigence

öäªÄëª

called as

¬Ìëªéç±óª

among sufferings

çùªÆéõ

varied

Êäªç§ªæóª

sufferings

âòäª× çÌëª

will enter

Poverty brings in its train all manner of afflictions
and sufferings (1045).

å÷ªâçèÕóª åäªÆúõÐåÐÊ âòèùªù¨Äëª åùªÔõÐåÐêèõÐ 1046
âòè÷ªâçèÕóª îòèõв çÌëª

å÷ªâçèÕóª

wise sayings

åäªÆ	thoroughly

ãúõÐåÐÊ

having realised

âòèùªù¨Äëª

even uttered

åùªÔõÐåÐêèõÐ

the poor

âòèùªâçèÕóª

the meaning of their words

îòèõв  çÌëª

will meet with disdain

The words of the poor are profitless, though they may
be sound in thought and clear in expression (1046).

í÷¢ªòèõè åùªÆõ² ¼äª÷êè áèÄëª 1047
ç¨÷äªîçèù îåèæÐæçª çÌëª

í÷ëª òèõè

not following an ethical life

åùªÆõ²

poverty (when it hits)

¼äª÷	having given birth

êèáèÄëª

even by one's own mother

ç¨÷äªîçèù

like stranger

îåèæÐæ窠 çÌëª

will be looked upon

He who strays from virtue when hit by poverty will be treated as a stranger even by one's own mother(1047).

¬äª×ëª ôÕôÊ âæèùªîùè âåÕåÙ§ª 1048
âæèäª÷Ê îçèÙëª å¨õ窵

¬äª×ëª

even today

ôÕôÊ	its appearance

âæèùª

cause suffering

Ø

O!

âåÕåÙëª

yesterday

âæèäª÷Ê

that which caused suffering

îçèÙëª

like

å¨õ窵

poverty

Will poverty which nearly killed me yesterday,
attack me again today ? (1048)

âåÕçªç¨Äóª Ê¢ªòÙëª ÍÆëª å¨õçªç¨Äóª 1049
áèâêèäª×§ª æúªçèìõ¨Ê

âåÕçªç¨Äóª

inside fire

Ê¢ªòÙëª

slumbering

ÍÆëª	may be possible

å¨õçªç¨Äóª

in poverty

áèâêèäª×ëª

in no way

æúªçèÌ

sleep

íõ¨Ê	not possible

One can sleep even in the midst of fire; but there can be no sleep for one hemmed in by poverty (1049).

Ê窵õ ô¨ùªùèõÐ ÊôõêÐ Ê÷ôèéë 1050
ãçªç¨÷ªÆ§ª æèïæÐƧª Ô÷ª×

Ê窵õ²  ¬ùªùèõÐ

those steeped in poverty with nothing to enjoy

ÊôõêÐ Ê÷ôèéë

without renouncing the world

ãçªç¨÷ªÆëª

for salt

æèïæÐÆëª

for rice water (gruel)

Ô÷ª×	is Death (will expect hospitality from others)

 

He who is steeped in poverty had best renounce all and become an ascetic; otherwise he will have to beg everyday for salt and gruel (1050).