Bhartṛhari K168

Tawney

            
            For life fast slipping from my hold
            
              I've borne the last and worst disgrace, —
            
            I've sat 'mongst wealthy fools, and told
            
              My merits with unblushing face.

Mādhavānanda

            
            अमीषां प्राणानां तुलितबिसिनीपत्रपयसां
            
              कृते किं नास्माभिविर्गलित­विवेकैर्व्यवसितम् ।
            
            यदाढ्यानामग्रे द्रविणमदनि:संज्ञमनसां
            
              कृतं वीतव्रीडैनिर्जगुणकथा­पातकमपि ।।५।।
            
            5. What have we not endeavoured to do, with our depraved conscience, for the sake of our prāṇas (five vital forces) which are unreliable and compared to water on the leaves of a lotus, since in the presence of the rich, with their minds stupefied by the pride of wealth, we have shamelessly committed the sin of recounting our own merits!
            
            [According to the scriptures, self-glorification is tanta­mount even to the sin of suicide.]

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अमीषां प्राणानां तुलितविसिनीपत्तपयसां

कृते किं नास्माभिर्विगलितविवेकैर्व्यवसितम् ।

यदाढ्यानामग्रे द्रविणमदनिःसंज्ञमनसां

कृतं वीतव्रीडैर्निजगुणकथापातकमपि ॥ ३६ ॥

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XXXVI . ( c ) ° दाया ; दन्धा M. ° दज्ञा ० G. डावा . Bo.n. ° सं

ज्ञ ; ° शङ्क . C. ( a ) वील ; म्लान . T. Bo . G. N. मान A. पात ° ° ख्यात ० .

B. Oru Bon .

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St. XXXVI .- = which are like the water on

the lotus - leaf , a very common simile . - S'ikharini .

Gopinath1914

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Gopinath1896

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अमीषां प्राणानां तुलितबिसिनीपत्रपयसां

कृते किं नास्माभिर्विगलितविवेकैर्व्यवसितम् ।

यदाढ्यानाम द्रविणमदनिःसंज्ञमनसां

कृतं वीतवीडैर्निजगुणकथापातकमपि ॥ १६८ ॥

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168 Om . in C. a ) Aot 1 B1 E2.5 ६ 13.5H - बिशिनी ; Aoc . 2 B2 3 - बिशनी ;

A3 विशिनी ; Wat X 2 - विसिनी ; W3c विषनी ; X1 -विसनी- ( for -बिसिनी- ) . - 1 ) DW X

कृतं ( for कृते ) . J1 वास्माभिर् . Jac . 2. 3 - विशेषैर् ( for - विवेकैर् ) . GA – ° ) 40-2 यदीशानाम् ; Est

Fs यदंधानाम् ; F3.4mm.v. यदज्ञानाम् ; + मदाढ्यानाम् ; Y 2 धनाढ्यानाम् . A0 - 2 D I - मोहांध ;

F14 ( m.v. as in text ) J -निःसंग- ; X - निःसीम - ( for -नि : संज्ञ- ) . M1.2 - मनसा . — d ) W1

G1 - 8 कृत - ( for कृतं ) . B मुक्त- ; F 2. 3 Jac . 2 Y8T1G4.5 मान- ; Jit Wt X Y 2-7 T2.3 G1-3

M म्लान ; Ja मानं ( for वीत - ) . Aot J नीऊं ; G1 M नीकैर् . F० कथाख्यानमपि ; Ja

' कथापातकमिति .

BIS . 526 ( 197 ) Bhartṛ . ed . Bohl . Haeb . lith . ed . I , Galan 3. 7. lith , ed . II . 35 ;

SRB . p . 77. 45 ; SDK 5 43. 3 ( p . 306 , Dharmakirti ) ; SRK . p . 67. 10 ( Bh . ) .

Sāntis . 1. 19 ; SSD 4. f . 9a .