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PRASNOTTARA RATNA MALIKA OF ADI SANKARACHARYA part-6
Part-6
३६. किं सम्पाद्यं मनुजैः?विद्या बलं यशः पुण्यं।
कः सर्वगुणविनाशी? लोभःशत्रुश्च कः? कामः॥
36. kim sampaadyam manujaih? Vidya balam yashah punyam
kah sarvagunavinaashee? Lobhah shatrushcha kah? Kaamah
Q: What should be earned by men?
A: Knowledge, strength, fame and meritorious deeds (punya)
Q: Which is the destroyer of all good qualities?
A: Greed
Q: Who is the enemy?
A: Lust, desire.
३७. का च सभा परिहार्या? हीना या वृद्धसचिवेन।
इह कुत्र अवहित स्यान्मनुष्यः किल राजसेवायां॥
37. kaa cha sabhaa parihaaryaa? Heenaa yaa vriddhasachivena
Iha kutra avahitah syaanmanujah? Kila raajasevaayaam
Q: Which assembly should be avoided
A: One which is devoid of an experienced minister
Q: Where should a person be careful in this world?
A: In the service of the King.
38. प्राणादपि को रम्यः? कुलधर्मः साधुसंगश्च।
का संरक्ष्या? कीर्तिः पतिव्रता नैज बुद्धिश्च॥
38. Praanaadapi ko ramyah? Kuladharmah saadhusangashcha
Kaa samrakshyaa? Keertih pativrataa naija buddhishcha
Q: What is dearer than life?
A: The dharma followed by the forebears and company of saintly persons
Q: Who deserve to be protected?
A: Fame, chaste woman and one’s own intellect (common sense)
३९. का कल्पलता लोके? सच्छिष्यायार्पिता विद्या।
कोऽक्षयवटवृक्षस्यात्? विधिवत् सत्पात्रदत्तं दानं यत्॥।
39. kaa kalpalataa loke? Sachchhishyaayaarpitaa vidyaa
Ko’kshayavatavrikshasyaat? Vidhivat satpaatradattadaanam yat
Q: Which is the wish-yielding creeper (kalpalataa) in this world?
A: Knowledge imparted to a deserving disciple.
Q: Which is the eternal banyan tree (akshayavatavriksha)?
A: A gift to a fit recipient given in accordance with scriptural injunctions.
४०. किं शस्त्रं सर्वेषां? युक्तिः, माता च का? धेनु:।
किं नु बलम्? यद्धैर्यं. को मृत्युः? यदवधारणारहितत्वं॥
40. kim sastram sarveshaam? Yuktih, maataa cha kaa? Dhenuh
Kim nu balam? Yaddhairyam,ko mrityuh? Yadavadhaanarahitatwam
Q: Which is the weapon for everybody?
A: Stratagem (ruse, trick)
Q: Who is the mother of all?
A: the cow
Q: What is strength?
A: Courage, adamantine heart
Q: Which is death?
A: Carelessness
४१. कुत्र विषं? दुष्टजने, किमिहाशौचम् भवेत्? ऋणं नृणां।
किमभयमिह? वैराग्यं भयमपि किं? वित्तमेव सर्वेषां ॥
41. kutra visham? Dushtajane, kimihaashaucham bhavet? Rinam nrinaam
kimabhayamiha? Vairaagyam bhayamapi kim? Vittameva sarveshaam
Q: Where is poison?
A: In bad persons
Q: What is ceremonial pollution (aashaucham)?
A: Indebtedness of men
Q: What is it which gives fearlessness?
A: Non-attachment to worldly things
Q: What is fear?
A: For everyone wealth is the source of fear
४२. का दुर्लभा नराणाम्? हरिभक्तिः, पातकं च किम्? हिंसा।
को हि भगवत्प्रियः स्यात्? योऽन्यमुद्वेजयेदनुद्विग्नः
42. kaa durlabhaa naraanaam? Haribhaktih, paatakam cha kim? himsaa
Ko hi bhagavat priyah syaat? Yo’nyam nodwejayedanudwignah
Q: What is difficult to acquire for men?
A: Devotion to Hari
Q: What is sin?
A: Himsaa (causing physical or mental injury to living beings)
Q: Who is dear to God?
A: One who does not cause mental agitation to others and himself does not get mentally agitated.
४३. कस्मात्सिद्धिः? तपसः, बुद्धिः क्व नु? भूसरे।
कुतोबुधिः? वृद्धोपसेवया, के व्रिद्धा: ये धर्मतत्त्वज्ञा:॥
43. kasmaat siddhih? Tapasah, buddhih kwa nu? Bhoosure, kuto
buddhih? Vriddhopasevayaa, ke vriddhaah? Ye dharmatattvajnaah
Q: What is the source of achievement?
A: Penance (Tapas)
Q: where is intelligence?
A: In the brahmin
Q: From where intelligence?
A: From the service of the aged (vriddhaah)
Q: Who are aged (vriddhaah)?
A: Those who know the essence of dharma
४४. संभावितस्य मरणादधिकं किं? दुर्यशो भवति।
लोके सुखी भवेत् को? धनवान्, धनमपि च किं? यतश्चेष्टं॥
44. sambhaavitasya maranaadadhikam kim? Duryasho bhavati
Loke sukhee bhavetko? Dhanavaan, dhanamapi cha kim?
Yatashcheshtam
Q: What is worse than death for a person who is honoured by men?
A: Ignominy is worse than death.
Q: Who is comfortable in this world?
A: A wealthy person
Q: What is wealth?
A: That by which one can get what one likes
45. सर्वसुखानां बीजं किं? पुण्यम्, दु:खमपि कुतः पापात्।
कस्यैश्वर्यं? यःकिल शंकरमाराधयेत्भक्त्या॥
45. Sarvasukhaanaam beejam kim? Punyam, dukhamapi kutah? papaat
Kasyaishwaryam? Yah kila shamkaramaaraadhayet bhaktyaa
Q: What is the seed of all happiness(comforts)?
A: Punya (the fruit of meritorious deeds)
Q: From where is sorrow?
A: From paapa (the fruit of sins)
Q: Who has affluence and exerts control over others?
A: One who worships Lord Shiva with devotion
३६. किं सम्पाद्यं मनुजैः?विद्या बलं यशः पुण्यं।
कः सर्वगुणविनाशी? लोभःशत्रुश्च कः? कामः॥
36. kim sampaadyam manujaih? Vidya balam yashah punyam
kah sarvagunavinaashee? Lobhah shatrushcha kah? Kaamah
Q: What should be earned by men?
A: Knowledge, strength, fame and meritorious deeds (punya)
Q: Which is the destroyer of all good qualities?
A: Greed
Q: Who is the enemy?
A: Lust, desire.
३७. का च सभा परिहार्या? हीना या वृद्धसचिवेन।
इह कुत्र अवहित स्यान्मनुष्यः किल राजसेवायां॥
37. kaa cha sabhaa parihaaryaa? Heenaa yaa vriddhasachivena
Iha kutra avahitah syaanmanujah? Kila raajasevaayaam
Q: Which assembly should be avoided
A: One which is devoid of an experienced minister
Q: Where should a person be careful in this world?
A: In the service of the King.
38. प्राणादपि को रम्यः? कुलधर्मः साधुसंगश्च।
का संरक्ष्या? कीर्तिः पतिव्रता नैज बुद्धिश्च॥
38. Praanaadapi ko ramyah? Kuladharmah saadhusangashcha
Kaa samrakshyaa? Keertih pativrataa naija buddhishcha
Q: What is dearer than life?
A: The dharma followed by the forebears and company of saintly persons
Q: Who deserve to be protected?
A: Fame, chaste woman and one’s own intellect (common sense)
३९. का कल्पलता लोके? सच्छिष्यायार्पिता विद्या।
कोऽक्षयवटवृक्षस्यात्? विधिवत् सत्पात्रदत्तं दानं यत्॥।
39. kaa kalpalataa loke? Sachchhishyaayaarpitaa vidyaa
Ko’kshayavatavrikshasyaat? Vidhivat satpaatradattadaanam yat
Q: Which is the wish-yielding creeper (kalpalataa) in this world?
A: Knowledge imparted to a deserving disciple.
Q: Which is the eternal banyan tree (akshayavatavriksha)?
A: A gift to a fit recipient given in accordance with scriptural injunctions.
४०. किं शस्त्रं सर्वेषां? युक्तिः, माता च का? धेनु:।
किं नु बलम्? यद्धैर्यं. को मृत्युः? यदवधारणारहितत्वं॥
40. kim sastram sarveshaam? Yuktih, maataa cha kaa? Dhenuh
Kim nu balam? Yaddhairyam,ko mrityuh? Yadavadhaanarahitatwam
Q: Which is the weapon for everybody?
A: Stratagem (ruse, trick)
Q: Who is the mother of all?
A: the cow
Q: What is strength?
A: Courage, adamantine heart
Q: Which is death?
A: Carelessness
४१. कुत्र विषं? दुष्टजने, किमिहाशौचम् भवेत्? ऋणं नृणां।
किमभयमिह? वैराग्यं भयमपि किं? वित्तमेव सर्वेषां ॥
41. kutra visham? Dushtajane, kimihaashaucham bhavet? Rinam nrinaam
kimabhayamiha? Vairaagyam bhayamapi kim? Vittameva sarveshaam
Q: Where is poison?
A: In bad persons
Q: What is ceremonial pollution (aashaucham)?
A: Indebtedness of men
Q: What is it which gives fearlessness?
A: Non-attachment to worldly things
Q: What is fear?
A: For everyone wealth is the source of fear
४२. का दुर्लभा नराणाम्? हरिभक्तिः, पातकं च किम्? हिंसा।
को हि भगवत्प्रियः स्यात्? योऽन्यमुद्वेजयेदनुद्विग्नः
42. kaa durlabhaa naraanaam? Haribhaktih, paatakam cha kim? himsaa
Ko hi bhagavat priyah syaat? Yo’nyam nodwejayedanudwignah
Q: What is difficult to acquire for men?
A: Devotion to Hari
Q: What is sin?
A: Himsaa (causing physical or mental injury to living beings)
Q: Who is dear to God?
A: One who does not cause mental agitation to others and himself does not get mentally agitated.
४३. कस्मात्सिद्धिः? तपसः, बुद्धिः क्व नु? भूसरे।
कुतोबुधिः? वृद्धोपसेवया, के व्रिद्धा: ये धर्मतत्त्वज्ञा:॥
43. kasmaat siddhih? Tapasah, buddhih kwa nu? Bhoosure, kuto
buddhih? Vriddhopasevayaa, ke vriddhaah? Ye dharmatattvajnaah
Q: What is the source of achievement?
A: Penance (Tapas)
Q: where is intelligence?
A: In the brahmin
Q: From where intelligence?
A: From the service of the aged (vriddhaah)
Q: Who are aged (vriddhaah)?
A: Those who know the essence of dharma
४४. संभावितस्य मरणादधिकं किं? दुर्यशो भवति।
लोके सुखी भवेत् को? धनवान्, धनमपि च किं? यतश्चेष्टं॥
44. sambhaavitasya maranaadadhikam kim? Duryasho bhavati
Loke sukhee bhavetko? Dhanavaan, dhanamapi cha kim?
Yatashcheshtam
Q: What is worse than death for a person who is honoured by men?
A: Ignominy is worse than death.
Q: Who is comfortable in this world?
A: A wealthy person
Q: What is wealth?
A: That by which one can get what one likes
45. सर्वसुखानां बीजं किं? पुण्यम्, दु:खमपि कुतः पापात्।
कस्यैश्वर्यं? यःकिल शंकरमाराधयेत्भक्त्या॥
45. Sarvasukhaanaam beejam kim? Punyam, dukhamapi kutah? papaat
Kasyaishwaryam? Yah kila shamkaramaaraadhayet bhaktyaa
Q: What is the seed of all happiness(comforts)?
A: Punya (the fruit of meritorious deeds)
Q: From where is sorrow?
A: From paapa (the fruit of sins)
Q: Who has affluence and exerts control over others?
A: One who worships Lord Shiva with devotion