Subhāṣitāvali 1-1040 · Verses 0502-0521

pṛthvī pṛthvī guṇā mānyāḥ santi bhūpā vivekinaḥ /
parābhavāpadaṃ yānti kasmādunnatabuddhayaḥ //

adṛṣṭamukhabhaṅgasya yuktamandhasya yācitum /
aho bata mahatkaṣṭaṃ cakṣuṣmānapi yācate //

dāridryānalasaṃtāpaḥ śāntaḥ saṃtoṣavāriṇā /
yācakāśāvighātāntardāhaṃ ko nāma paśyatu //

paripūrṇaguṇābhogagarimodnāra eva saḥ /
trijagatspṛhaṇīyesminna rucirdraviṇepi yat //

vidyayaiva mado yeṣāṃ kārpaṇyaṃ ca dhane sati /
teṣāṃ daivābhiśaptānāṃ salilādagnirutthitaḥ //

kiṃ tayā kriyate lakṣmyā yā vadhūriva kevalā /
yā na veśyeva sāmānyā pathikairapi bhujyate //

tyāgo guṇo vittavatāṃ vittaṃ tyāgavatāṃ guṇaḥ /
parasparaviyuktau tu vittatyāgau viḍambanā //

kusumastabakasyeva dvayī vṛttirmanasvinaḥ /
mūrdhni vā sarvalokasya śīryate vana eva vā //

nṛṇāṃ dhuri sa evaiko yaḥ kaścittyāgapāṇinā /
nirmārṣṭi prārthanāpāṃsudhūsaraṃ mukhamarthinām //

ākāramātravijñānasaṃpāditamanorathāḥ /
dhanyāste ye na śṛṇvanti dīnāḥ praṇayināṃ giraḥ //

buddhiryā sattvarahitā strītvaṃ tatkevalaṃ matam /
sattvaṃ cānayasaṃpannaṃ tatpaśutvaṃ na pauruṣam //

kāmaṃ priyānapi prāṇānvimuñcanti manasvinaḥ /
icchanti na tvamitrebhyo mahatīmapi satkriyām //

atyadbhutamimaṃ manye svabhāvamamanasvinaḥ /
yadupakriyamāṇopi prīyate na vilīyate //

pratyupakurvatpūrvaṃ kṛtopakāramapi lajjayati cetaḥ /
yastu vihitopakārādupakāraḥ sodhiko mṛtyoḥ //

pratyupakurvanbahvapi na bhavati pūrvopakāriṇā tulyaḥ /
ekonukaroti kṛtaṃ niṣkāraṇameva kurutenyaḥ //

jīvañjīvayati hi yo jñātijanaṃ parijanaṃ ca suhṛdaśca /
tasya saphalā gṛhaśrīrdhiganupajīvyāṃ dhanasamṛddhim //

yacchañjalamapi jalado vallabhatāmeti sarvalokasya /
nityaṃ prasāritakaraḥ savitāmapi bhavatyacakṣuṣyaḥ //

nāptaṃ yatkenacidapi manorathā api yato nivartante /
tadyapi na labhyatenyanmanasvinaḥ kimabhimānaphalam //

ghaṭanaṃ vighaṭanamathavā kāryāṇāṃ bhavati vidhiniyogena /
ucitenucite karmaṇi vṛttinivṛttī mamāyatte //

kalpasthāyi na jīvitamaiścaryaṃ nāpyate ca yadabhimatam /
lokastathāpyakāryaṃ kurute kāryaṃ kimuddiśya //