All in vain

Raising hands, hoarse do I cry, No one hears, nor bothers to try, Wealth and wants be had by virtue, Why not then that’s what ye pursue? __________________________ Translation |01.09.2024| Poet’s note: At the end of the massive hundred thousand verses of Mahabharata, a historical epic in poetic medium, poet Vyasa in utter desperation comes to this verse on dharma. Now, dharma is the central theme of this epic and a lot is said on it. Yet, few seem to follow this virtuous path of dharma. The transliteration of the Sanskrit verse follows: Urdhva baahu viraumi esha, na cha kashchit shrunoti me | Dharmaat arthah cha kaamah cha, sah kim artham na sevyate || - Mahabharata, Bhaarat Saavitri ||