यात्यधोऽधः व्रजत्युच्चैर्नरः स्वैरेव कर्मभिः । कूपस्य खनिता यद्वत्प्राकारस्येव कारकः ॥
yātyadho'dhaḥ vrajatyuccairnaraḥ svaireva karmabhiḥ | kūpasya khanitā yadvatprākārasyeva kārakaḥ ||
A man goes lower and lower, or rises high, by his own deeds alone, just as the digger of a well goes down and the builder of a wall goes up.
मनुष्य अपने ही कर्मों से नीचे-नीचे जाता है या ऊपर उठता है, जैसे कुआँ खोदने वाला नीचे जाता है और दीवार बनाने वाला ऊपर।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Every action either digs you down or builds you up, a little at a time. You are always doing one or the other, so choose which.
हर कर्म थोड़ा-थोड़ा करके या तो हमें नीचे खोदता है या ऊपर उठाता है। हम हर समय इनमें से कुछ न कुछ कर ही रहे हैं, इसलिए चुनिए कि क्या करें।
The jackal Damanaka concludes to Karaṭaka that one's own deeds decide one's rise or fall; he then resolves to approach the frightened lion.