æõôèÊ

without hesitation

ãôåÐÊ

willingly

¼±ëª	those who give

æúª íäªäèõР æúªÑëª

even with generous people

¬õôèéë

not seeking help

îæèï ã×ëª

many times better

It is incomparably better to abstain from begging than to beg even from the most generous (1061).  

¬õåÐÊëª ãá¨õÐôèȪêùª îôúªïäª çõåÐÊ  1062
âæÌæ ãùæ¨á÷ª÷¨ áèäª

¬õåÐÊëª

by begging alone

ãá¨õÐôèȪêùª

existence

îôúªïäª

if it comesto it

çõåÐÊ

{ he (creator) like other beggars}, roaming all over

âæÌæ	may suffer such a fate

ãùÆ

the world

¬á÷ª÷¨  áèäª

the creator

If the World's Creator has ordained that some
should live by begging, may he too suffer such
a fate ? (1062)

¬äªéë ¬Ìëªéç ¬õåÐÊê©õÐ ôèâëäªÄ몠 1063
ôäªéëá¨äª ôäªçèìªìÊ ¬ùª

¬äªéë

poverty

¬Ìëªéç

suffering arising from

¬õåÐÊ

by begging

ê©õÐôèëª

can end

öäªÄëª

thinking thus

ôäªéëá¨äª

of such a strong thought

ôäªçèìªìÊ

equal in strength

¬ùª	there is none

 
None can be more foolish than he who thinks his
sufferings will end through begging (1063).

 
¬ìâëùªùèëª âæèóªóèêÐ êéæêÐîê ¬ìë¨ùªùèæÐ 1064
æèÙëª ¬õâôèùªùèòÐ òèùªµ

¬ìëª öùªùèëª

the entire world

âæèóªóèêР êéæêÐÊ

not a match for

Ö

O!

¬ìë¨ùªùè

there is no place (for happiness)

æèÙëª

in such times

¬õ²

begging

øùªùè

not admit of

òèùªµ

greatness

The world is too small to contain the greatness of
one who declines to beg even in extreme want (1064).

âêúªú©õÐ í̵÷ªéæ áèá¨Äëª êèóªêåÐêÊ   1065
ãúªúù¨ Û§ªæ¨ä¨áÊ ¬ùª

âêóª å©õÐ

water

í̵÷ªéæ

gruel

Íá¨Äëª

even if like

êèóªêåÐêÊ

earned by one's own effort

ãúªúù¨äª  çªÆ

superior to consuming it

¬ä¨áÊ

sweeter than

¬ùª

not there

Nothing can be sweeter even if it be watery gruel,
if it is earned by one's own effort (1065).

Íô¨÷ªÆ å©âõäª× ¬õçªç¨Äëª åèô¨÷ªÆ   1066
¬õô¨äª ¬ó¨ôåÐêÊ ¬ùª

Íô¨÷ªÆ

for the cow

å©õÐ öäª×

(I want)water

¬õçªç¨Äëª

thus seeking help

åèô¨÷ªÆ

for the tongue

¬õô¨äª

like such begging

¬ó¨ôåÐêÊ

shameful

¬ùª

not there

Nothing could be worse than begging, even it be for water to quench the thirst of an ailing cow (1066).

 
¬õçªçäª ¬õçªçèéõ öùªùèëª ¬õçªç¨äª  1067
æõçªçèõÐ ¬õ ôäªë¨äª öäª×

¬õçªçäª

(I) plead

¬õçªçèéõ

those who seek

öùªùèëª

all

¬õçªç¨äª

if you need beg

æõçªçèõÐ

those who are not charitable

¬õôäªë¨äª

do not beg

öäª×

so

 
One may beg from those who are charitable, but
not from those who are miserly and not
charitable (1067).

 
¬õâôäªÄëª Öëèçªç¨ùª îêèú¨ æõâôäªÄ몠  1068
çèõÐêèæÐæçª çæÐÆ ô¨Ìëª

¬õ² öäªÄëª

known as begging

Öëè窵  ¬ùª

which is rudderless

îêèú¨

boat

æõ² öäªÄëª

that one known as miserly

çèõÐêèæÐæ

hit by such a rock

çæÐÆ ô¨Ìëª

will be split asunder

Begging from the uncharitable is like a boat
without rudder splitting on striking a rock (1068).

¬õ²óªó ãóªóëª ãÕÆëª æõ²óªó   1069
ãóªó­ãëª ¬äª÷¨æÐ âæÌëª

¬õ²

begging

ãóªó	the miserable plight of

ãóªóëª

the heart (at the thought of)

ãÕÆëª

will melt

æõ²	uncharitable nature

ãóªó	when thought of

ãóªó­ãëª

the heart

¬äª÷¨æР âæÌëª

will perish

The heart would melt at the sight of begging, but
the heart will perish on seeing lack of charitable disposition (1069).

 
æõçªçôõÐæÐÆ á觪âæèó¨æÐƧª âæèùªîùè ¬õçªçôõР 1070
âòèùªùèìçª îçèøëª ãá¨õÐ

æõçªçôõÐæÐÆ

for those who deny

á觪Æ

where (do)

øó¨æÐÆ몠 âæèùª

(their life) hide

Ø

O!

¬õçªçôõÐ

those who beg

âòèùªÍì

when denial comes (or even while uttering

îçèøëª

will disappear

ãá¨õÐ

life

The life of the beggar ebbs away when denied alms, but where would the life of him who denied, go and hide ? (1070)