ãéìáõÐ

(they are) strong

öäçªçÌôÊ

said to be

ÃæÐæëª

(who have)enthusiasm

íþê¨ùªùèõÐ

those who do not have

ãéìáÊ

even if they might have

ãéìáîõè

are they strong ?

ë÷ª×	any other thing

They are said to be strong, who have enthusiasm; and whatever other things they may have, would they be strong ? (591).

ãóªóëª ãéìéë ãéìéë  592
âçèÕóª ãéìéë å¨ùªùèÊ å©§ªæ¨ ô¨Ìëª

ãóªóëª

enthusiasm

ãéìéë

possessing

ãéìéë

real possession

âçèÕóª

wealth

ãéìéë

possessing

å¨ùªùèÊ

without being stable

婧ªæ¨

move away

ô¨Ìëª

will result

The inner strength of mind is the real strength, without it all other possessions are not worth (592).

  ÍæÐæëª ¬ÈåÐîêâëäª× íùªùèôèõÐ ÃæÐæëª 593
øÕôåÐêëª éæêÐÊéì áèõÐ

ÍæÐæëª

wealth

¬ÈåÐîêâëäª×

despair on losing

íùªùèôèõÐ

will not be worried

ÃæÐæëª

enthusiasm

øÕôäª

a person

êëª

his

éæêÐÊéìáèõÐ

having as wealth in the hand

Those who lose their wealth will never despair as long as they never lose their enthusiasm (593).

ÍæÐæëª íêõÐô¨äèáªòÐ âòùªÙëª íéòô¨ùè 594
ÃæÐæëª ãéìáèäª ãéÈ

ÍæÐæëª

wealth

íêõÐô¨äèáª

on its own

âòùªÙëª

will come

íéòô¨ùè

unrelenting

ÃæÐæëª

enthusiasm

ãéìáèäª

who has

ãéÈ

in him

Wealth will itself find its way to those of unfailing zeal (594).

âôóªóêÐÊ íéäá ëùõÐå©ìªìëª ëèåÐêõÐêëª 595
ãóªóêÐÊ íéäáÊ ãáõв

âôóªóêÐÊ

of the water

íéäá

measure

ëùõÐ	the (stalk of the) lotus

å©ìªìëª

the measure

ëèåÐêõР êëª

of the people

ãóªóêÐÊ

of mental strength

íéäáÊ

measure

ãáõв

status

Just as the long stalk of the lotus raises it above the water, so too will zeal elevate the people (595).

  ãóªÓôÊ öùªùèëª ãáõвóªóùª ë÷ª×íÊ 596
êóªó¨Äëª êóªóèéë å©õÐêÐÊ

ãóªÓôÊ

thinking

öùªùèëª

all

ãáõв

of high nature

ãóªóùª

one should think

ë÷ª× íÊ

others

êóªó¨Äëª

even if not achieved

êóªóèéë  å©õÐêÐÊ

should not abandon

One should always aspire for higher things. Even when results do not accrue, aspiration will remain as an added value (596).

  ò¨éêô¨ìêÐÊ øùªæèõÐ ãõîôèõÐ µéêáëªç¨äª 597
çìªÌçªçèÌÃäª×ëª æó¨×

ò¨éêô¨ìêÐÊ

even when there is injury to oneself

øùªæèõÐ

remain steady

ãõîôèõÐ

those with resoluteness

éêáëªç¨äª

with arrow struck on the body

çìªÌ	causing injury

çèÌ Ãäª×ëª

maintaining its greatness

æó¨×

elephant

Even as the elephant remains unperturbed when pierced by an arrow, one should remain steadfast in the face of injury (597).

  ãóªóëª ¬ùèêôõÐ öáªêèõÐ ãùæêÐÊ 598
ôóªó¨áëª öäªÄëª âòÕæÐÆ

ãóªóëª

mental resolve

¬ùèêôõÐ

those without

öáªêèõÐ

will not attain

ãùæêÐÊ

in this world

ôóªó¨áëª

self-esteem

öäªÄëª

like that

âòÕæÐÆ

pride

Those without zeal will never attain the state of being counted among the self-esteemed (598).

  çõ¨áÊ ÔõЧªîæèìªìÊ Íá¨Äëª áèéä  599
âô¥ãëª µù¨êèæÐ Æ÷¨äª

çõ¨áÊ

mammoth

ÔõЧªîæèìªìÊ

having sharp tusks

Íá¨Äëª

even if having

áèéä	the elephant

âô¥ãëª

will be terrified

ù¨êèæР Æ÷¨äª

when attacked by a tiger

Even if it be bigger than other animals and has tusks, the elephant fears the attack of the tiger (599).

  ãõëªøÕô÷ªÆ ãóªó âô×æÐéæ íþÊ ¬ùªùèõР 600
ëõëªëæÐæóª Íêîù îô×

ãõëª	firm knowledge

øÕô÷ªÆ

to one

ãóªó

is

âô×æÐéæ

the very strength

íþÊ ¬ùªùèõÐ

those who do not have this

ëõëª	trees (are like)

ëæÐæóª  Íêîù

men in appearance

îô×	though different (for sight) Zeal marks the man.

Without zeal, he is no better than the trees though he may appear different (600).