स स्निग्धोऽकुशलान्निवारयति यस्तत्कर्म यन्निर्मलं । सा स्त्री यानुविधायिनी स मतिमान्यः सद्भिरभ्यर्च्यते । सा श्रीर्या न मदं करोति स सुखी यस्तृष्णया मुच्यते । तन्मित्रं यदकृत्रिमं स पुरुषो यः खिद्यते नेन्द्रियैः ॥
sa snigdho'kuśalānnivārayati yastatkarma yannirmalaṃ | sā strī yānuvidhāyinī sa matimānyaḥ sadbhirabhyarcyate | sā śrīryā na madaṃ karoti sa sukhī yastṛṣṇayā mucyate | tanmitraṃ yadakṛtrimaṃ sa puruṣo yaḥ khidyate nendriyaiḥ ||
He is a friend who holds you back from wrong; that is a deed which is spotless; she is a wife who walks in step with her husband; he is wise who is honoured by the good; that is wealth which does not make one proud; he is happy who is free from craving; that is friendship which is unfeigned; he is a man who is not troubled by his senses.
मित्र वह है जो बुराई से रोके; कर्म वह है जो निर्मल हो; पत्नी वह है जो साथ निभाए; बुद्धिमान वह है जिसका सज्जन आदर करें; लक्ष्मी वह है जो मद न लाए; सुखी वह है जो तृष्णा से मुक्त हो; मित्रता वह है जो बनावटी न हो; पुरुष वह है जो इंद्रियों से व्याकुल न हो।
The line on the wife reflects its time; partnership today runs both ways.
पत्नी वाली पंक्ति अपने समय की है; आज साथ निभाना दोनों ओर से होता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A short test for the real thing in life: a friend who stops you from wrong, wealth that doesn't make you arrogant, happiness that comes from wanting less, friendship that isn't fake.
जीवन में असली चीज़ की छोटी-सी कसौटी: वह मित्र जो गलत से रोके, वह धन जो घमंड न दे, वह सुख जो कम चाहने से आए, वह दोस्ती जो दिखावटी न हो।
Damanaka quotes a saying on what each good thing truly is.