भवेस्त्वं यद्यपि त्वाढ्यो न राजा न च दैवतम् । देवत्वं प्राप्य चेन्द्रत्वं नैव तुष्येस्तथा सति ॥
bhavestvaṃ yadyapi tvāḍhyo na rājā na ca daivatam | devatvaṃ prāpya cendratvaṃ naiva tuṣyestathā sati ||
Even if you became rich, you would not rest without being a king, or a god; and even having gained godhood and Indra's rank, you would still not be satisfied.
यदि तुम धनवान हो भी जाओ, तो राजा या देवता बने बिना चैन नहीं पाओगे; और देवत्व तथा इंद्रपद पाकर भी तुम संतुष्ट नहीं होगे।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The wealth Kashyapa grieves for would not have satisfied him anyway. Contentment has to come from within; no outer gain supplies it.
कश्यप जिस धन के लिए दुखी हैं, वह मिल भी जाता तो उन्हें तृप्त नहीं करता। संतोष भीतर से आता है; कोई बाहरी लाभ उसे नहीं दे सकता।
Mahabharata 12.173.24: Indra, disguised as a jackal, speaks to the despairing sage Kashyapa: even if Kashyapa became rich, a king, a god, even Indra, he would not be satisfied.