वैद्यो गुरुश्च मन्त्री च यस्य राज्ञः प्रियंवदाः । शरीर-धर्म-कोशेभ्यः क्षिप्रं स परिहीयते ॥
vaidyo guruśca mantrī ca yasya rājñaḥ priyaṃvadāḥ | śarīra-dharma-kośebhyaḥ kṣipraṃ sa parihīyate ||
The king whose doctor, teacher and minister speak only pleasant things soon loses his body, his dharma and his treasury.
जिस राजा के वैद्य, गुरु और मंत्री केवल प्रिय बोलने वाले हों, वह शीघ्र ही शरीर, धर्म और खज़ाने से हाथ धो बैठता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
A doctor who hides the diagnosis, a teacher who only praises, an adviser who only flatters: each one costs us health, character or money. Keep people around you who are willing to say the hard thing.
जो डॉक्टर बीमारी छिपाए, जो शिक्षक केवल तारीफ़ करे, जो सलाहकार केवल चापलूसी करे, ये हमारी सेहत, चरित्र या पैसा छीन लेते हैं। अपने आसपास ऐसे लोग रखें जो कठिन बात कहने का साहस रखते हों।
In Book 3 (Vigraha), the cakravāka minister Sarvajña replies to the swan king Hiraṇyagarbha, who has just praised the loyal stranger Vīravara and wants to trust the crow Meghavarṇa.