भवन्ति नम्रास्तरवः फलोद्गमैर् । नवाम्बुभिर्दूरविलम्बिनो घनाः । अनुद्धताः सत्-पुरुषाः समृद्धिभिः । स्वभाव एष परोपकारिणाम् ॥
bhavanti namrāstaravaḥ phalodgamair | navāmbubhirdūravilambino ghanāḥ | anuddhatāḥ sat-puruṣāḥ samṛddhibhiḥ | svabhāva eṣa paropakāriṇām ||
Trees bend low as their fruit appears; clouds hang low, heavy with new water; good people do not grow haughty with prosperity. This is the very nature of those who do good to others.
फल आने पर पेड़ झुक जाते हैं; नए जल से भरे बादल नीचे लटक आते हैं; सज्जन समृद्धि पाकर उद्धत नहीं होते। परोपकारियों का यही स्वभाव है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
The more you have to give, the humbler you can afford to be. Success that makes you arrogant has missed its purpose; success that makes you more useful to others has found it.
जितना अधिक देने को हो, उतना ही झुकना शोभा देता है। जो सफलता घमंडी बना दे, वह अपना उद्देश्य चूक गई; जो दूसरों के काम आने लायक बनाए, उसने उसे पा लिया।
Bhartrihari uses the images of fruit-laden trees and rain clouds to show that those who help others become humbler as they gain.