नानर्थकं सान्त्वयति प्रतिज्ञाय ददाति च । राद्धापराद्धे जानाति यः स मध्यमपूरुषः ॥
nānarthakaṃ sāntvayati pratijñāya dadāti ca | rāddhāparāddhe jānāti yaḥ sa madhyamapūruṣaḥ ||
One who does not offer empty consolation, who gives once he has promised, and who knows success from failure and merit from fault: he is a middling man.
जो झूठी सांत्वना नहीं देता, वचन देकर देता है, और सफलता-असफलता तथा गुण-दोष को पहचानता है, वह मध्यम पुरुष है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Keeping promises, not giving hollow reassurance and seeing clearly what went right and wrong is solid, reliable character, even if not the highest.
वचन निभाना, खोखली तसल्ली न देना और साफ़ देखना कि क्या ठीक हुआ और क्या गलत, यह भरोसेमंद चरित्र है, चाहे सर्वोच्च न हो।
The Hamsa describes the middling person (madhyama purusha): honest in comfort and promises, and able to tell good conduct from offence.