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SECTION -  -106

    VERSES 1051 TO 1060

¬õ²     Begging

 

¬õæÐæ ¬õêÐêæÐæèõÐæÐ æèú¨äª æõçªç¨äª 1051
íôõÐçȨ êëªçȨ áäª×

¬õæÐæ   may seek assistance
¬õêÐêæÐæèõР  from those fit to be sought after
æèú¨äª   if come across
æõçªç¨äª   if he would decline
íôõÐçȨ   his fault
êëªçȨ   the seeker's fault
íäª×   not

Beg,ifyou mustfrom persons who can afford.And if such persons do not give,it is theirfault,notyours (1051).

¬äªçëª øÕô÷ª æ¨õêÐêùª ¬õåÐêéô 1052
Êäªçëª ã÷èí ôõ¨äª

¬äªç몠  pleasure
øÕô÷ªÆ   for one
¬õêÐêùª   seeking help
¬õåÐêéô   that obtained through seeking
Êäªç몠  sufferings
ã÷èí   without
ôõ¨äª   will come

Begging may even be pleasant, as long as it is not
accompanied by pain (1052).

æõçªç¨ùè â墪ò¨÷ª æìä÷¨ôèõÐ Ëäªå¨äª× 1053
¬õ窵îëè îõöõÐ ãéìêÐÊ

æõ窵   duplicity
¬ùè  devoid of
â墪ò¨äª   of the mind (person)
æìäª   duty
í÷¨ôèõР  one who has realised
Ëäª  in front of
å¨äª×   standing
¬õ窵몠  even begging
ØõÐ  in a way
Ö öõÐ   agreeable
ãéìêÐÊ   of the nature of
 
There may be something agreeable in begging from persons who consider it a duty to give readily(1053).  
¬õêÐêÙëª ¼êîù îçèÙ§ª æõêÐêùª 1054
æäô¨ÙåÐ îê÷ª÷èêèõÐ ëèìªÌ

¬õêÐêÙ몠  even begging
¼êîù   verily giving
îçèÙ몠  like
õêÐêùª   deceit
æäô¨Ù몠  even in dream
îê÷ª÷èêèõР  who do not know
ëèìªÌ   of that nature

Begging may be equal to giving when the giver is one who not even dreams of refusing to give (1054).

æõçªç¨ùèõÐ éôáæêÐ Êúªéëáè÷ª æúªú¨äª× 1055
¬õçªçôõÐ îë÷ªâæèóª ôÊ

æõ窵  ¬ùèõÐ  those without deceit-
éôáæêÐÊ   in the worldld
ãúªéëáèùª   because they exist
æúªå¨äª×   manifestly
¬õçªçôõР  those who beg
îë÷ªâæèóª  ôÊ  reason for their begging

People take to begging only because there are generous people who give alms without hesitation (1055).

æõçªç¨Ìëªéç ¬ùªùèéõæÐ æèú¨äª å¨õçªç¨Ìëªéç 1056
öùªùè âëèÕ§ªÆ âæÌëª

æõ窵   duplicity
¬Ìëªéç   disease
¬ùªùèéõ   those without
æèú¨äª   when come across
å¨õ窵   (arising from) indigence
¬Ìëªéç   sufferings
öùªùè몠  all
øÕ§ªÆ   at one stroke
âæÌëª   will be destroyed

Poverty will disappear at the sight of those
of ready generosity (1056).

¬æȪåÐâêóªóè ê©ôèéõæÐ æèú¨äª ëæ¨ÈªåÐÊóªóëª 1057
ãóªÓóª ãôçªçÊ ãéìêÐÊ

¬æȪåÐÊ   (not) deriding - (not) deriding
öóªóèÊ   not ridiculing
¼ôèéõ   those who give
æèú¨äª   if come across
ëæ¨ÈªåÐÊ   with happiness
ãóªó몠   1057 mind
ãóªÓóª   in the heart of hearts
ãôçªçÊ   becoming joyful
ãéìêÐÊ   of the nature of

When alms are given without condescension
orderision,the receiver will have a sense of joy and self-respect (1057).

¬õçªçèéõ ¬ùªùèá¨äª ¼õЧªæúªëè ¢èùëª 1058
ëõçªçèéô âòäª×ôåÐ ê÷ª×

¬õçªçèõР  those who seek
É  O!
¬ùªùèá¨äª   if not there
¼õЧªæúª   cool
ëè ¢èù몠  wide world
ëõçªçèéô   wooden puppets
âòäª×ôåÐÊ   forward and backward motions
í÷ª×   like

Without generous giving and the poor receiving,
the world will be unreal like a puppet show (1058).

  ¼ôèõÐæúª öäªÄúªìèëª îêè÷ª÷ëª ¬õåÐÊîæèóª 1059
îëôèõÐ ¬ùèíæÐ æéì

¼ôèõÐæúª   in respect of those who give
öäª ãúªìè몠  what remains ?
îêè÷ª÷몠  fame
¬õåÐÊîæèóª   what is got through begging
îëôèõР  those who desire
¬ùèíæР æéì  are not there

If there were no one to beg, what place would there be in the world for generosity ? (1059).

¬õçªçèäª âôÆóèéë îôúªÌëª å¨õçªç¨Ìëªéç 1060
êèîä±ëª òèÙëª æõ¨

¬õçªçè䪠  the one who seeks
âôÆóèéë   not getting annoyed
îôúªÌ몠  should have (the nature of)
å¨õ窵   poverty
¬Ìëªéç   suffering therefrom
êèîä±ëª   by itself
òèÙ몠  enough
æõ¨  proof

He who begs should never show anger when denied; his
indigent predicament itself is proof thereof (1060).

 

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