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?
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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 ||
Copyright © Aniruddha Pathak | Year Posted 2024
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