स त्वं प्रियान्प्रियरूपांश्च कामानभिध्यायन्नचिकेतोऽत्यस्राक्षीः । नैतां सृङ्कां वित्तमयीमवाप्तो यस्यां मज्जन्ति बहवो मनुष्याः ॥
sa tvaṃ priyānpriyarūpāṃśca kāmānabhidhyāyannaciketo'tyasrākṣīḥ | naitāṃ sṛṅkāṃ vittamayīmavāpto yasyāṃ majjanti bahavo manuṣyāḥ ||
You, Naciketas, having weighed the desires that are dear and look dear, have let them go. You did not take this chain of wealth, in which so many people sink.
हे नचिकेता, तुमने प्रिय और प्रिय दिखने वाली कामनाओं पर विचार करके उन्हें त्याग दिया। तुमने धन की वह माला नहीं ली जिसमें बहुत-से मनुष्य डूब जाते हैं।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Wealth can become a chain that drags us under. It takes clear thinking, not just willpower, to see when what we desire is binding us.
धन एक ऐसी ज़ंजीर बन सकता है जो हमें डुबो दे। जो चाहते हैं वह कब हमें बाँध रहा है, यह देखने के लिए केवल इच्छाशक्ति नहीं, साफ़ सोच चाहिए।
Yama praises Naciketas: having weighed all the dear and attractive pleasures offered him, he let them go and did not take the chain of wealth in which many drown.