ईहमानः समारम्भान्यदि नासादयेद्धनम् । धनतृष्णाभिभूतश्च किं कुर्वन्सुखमाप्नुयात् ॥
īhamānaḥ samārambhānyadi nāsādayeddhanam | dhanatṛṣṇābhibhūtaśca kiṃ kurvansukhamāpnuyāt ||
If a man who keeps striving through one undertaking after another does not obtain wealth, and is overpowered by thirst for wealth, by doing what can he find happiness?
यदि कोई मनुष्य एक के बाद एक उद्यम करते हुए भी धन न पा सके, और धन की प्यास उस पर हावी हो, तो वह क्या करके सुख पा सकता है?
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
This is the question of anyone whose hard work has not paid off and who still cannot stop wanting. Bhishma's answer does not promise the money; it changes where happiness is looked for.
यह हर उस व्यक्ति का प्रश्न है जिसकी मेहनत का फल नहीं मिला और जो फिर भी चाह छोड़ नहीं पा रहा। भीष्म का उत्तर धन का वादा नहीं करता; वह बताता है कि सुख कहाँ खोजा जाए।
Yudhishthira asks Bhishma (12.171.1): what should a person do to be happy when all his efforts fail to bring wealth and he is still consumed by the thirst for it?