कदर्थितस्यापि हि धैर्य-वृत्तेर् । न शक्यते धैर्य-गुणः प्रमार्ष्टुम् । अधोमुखस्यापि कृतस्य वह्नेर् । नाधः शिखा याति कदाचिदेव ॥
kadarthitasyāpi hi dhairya-vṛtter | na śakyate dhairya-guṇaḥ pramārṣṭum | adhomukhasyāpi kṛtasya vahner | nādhaḥ śikhā yāti kadācideva ||
Even when a person of steady courage is tormented, the quality of courage in them cannot be wiped away. Even if a fire is turned upside down, its flame never goes downward.
धैर्यवान पुरुष को कितना भी सताया जाए, उसका धैर्य-गुण मिटाया नहीं जा सकता। आग को उलटा भी कर दें, तो भी उसकी लौ कभी नीचे नहीं जाती।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Circumstances can humiliate or press you down, but they cannot take away your inner steadiness unless you give it up. Like a flame, a steady spirit keeps rising.
हालात आपको अपमानित कर सकते हैं या दबा सकते हैं, पर आपका भीतरी धैर्य तब तक नहीं छीन सकते जब तक आप स्वयं उसे न छोड़ें। लौ की तरह, धीर मन ऊपर ही उठता है।
Bhartrihari uses the image of a flame that always rises to show that a courageous person's nature cannot be crushed.