यादृशैः संनिवसति यादृशांश्चोपसेवते । यादृगिच्छेच्च भवितुं तादृग्भवति पूरुषः ॥
yādṛśaiḥ saṃnivasati yādṛśāṃścopasevate | yādṛgicchecca bhavituṃ tādṛgbhavati pūruṣaḥ ||
Such as the people he lives with, such as those he serves, and such as he wishes to become, such does a person become.
मनुष्य जैसे लोगों के साथ रहता है, जैसे लोगों की सेवा करता है, और जैसा बनना चाहता है, वैसा ही बन जाता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Choose your company and your aims with care, because you will slowly take their shape. The people around you and what you want to become are shaping you every day.
अपनी संगति और अपने लक्ष्य सोच-समझकर चुनें, क्योंकि आप धीरे-धीरे उन्हीं के जैसे बनते जाते हैं। आपके आसपास के लोग और जो आप बनना चाहते हैं, वे रोज़ आपको गढ़ रहे हैं।
Mahabharata 12.288.32. The Swan on company and aspiration: a person becomes like those he lives with, those he serves, and what he wishes to be.