सेवया धनमिच्छद्भिः सेवकैः पश्य यत्कृतम् । स्वातन्त्र्यं यच्छरीरस्य मूढैस्तदपि हारितम् ॥
sevayā dhanamicchadbhiḥ sevakaiḥ paśya yatkṛtam | svātantryaṃ yaccharīrasya mūḍhaistadapi hāritam ||
See what servants have done, seeking wealth through service: the fools have lost even the freedom of their own bodies.
देखो, सेवा से धन चाहने वाले सेवकों ने क्या किया: उन मूर्खों ने अपने शरीर की स्वतंत्रता तक गँवा दी।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A job can take more than your time; it can take your freedom over your own body and hours. It is worth asking what a salary is really costing you.
नौकरी सिर्फ़ समय नहीं, अपने शरीर और घंटों पर हमारी स्वतंत्रता भी ले सकती है। यह सोचना ज़रूरी है कि वेतन के बदले हम वास्तव में क्या दे रहे हैं।
The lion Piṅgalaka, frightened by Sañjīvaka's unknown bellow, sits silent; the jackal Damanaka wants to find out why, but his companion Karaṭaka, bitter at having been neglected by the king without fault, laments the life of a servant.