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Mokshadharma 12.170.16

12.170.16 Shampaka

श्रिया ह्यभीक्ष्णं संवासो मोहयत्यविचक्षणम् । सा तस्य चित्तं हरति शारदाभ्रमिवानिलः ॥

śriyā hyabhīkṣṇaṃ saṃvāso mohayatyavicakṣaṇam | sā tasya cittaṃ harati śāradābhramivānilaḥ ||

Constant dwelling with Fortune bewilders the person who lacks discernment; she carries off his mind as the wind carries off an autumn cloud.

लक्ष्मी (धन-वैभव) के साथ निरंतर रहना अविवेकी को मोह में डाल देता है; वह उसके मन को वैसे ही उड़ा ले जाती है जैसे हवा शरद के बादल को।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

Long prosperity can quietly erode judgement. Without discernment, comfort carries the mind away.

लंबी समृद्धि चुपचाप विवेक को घिस सकती है। विवेक के बिना आराम मन को बहा ले जाता है।

Mahabharata 12.170.16: Shamyaka, as Bhishma reports his words (the canonical speaker is Bhishma): constant living with prosperity bewilders the undiscerning; it carries away his mind as wind carries an autumn cloud.

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