O Brave Bird Chatak Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

O brave bird Chatak, be firm of mind,
Be thou not to this friend's words blind.
Many a clouds there be in sky,
Not all seem for thee to ply—
Some shower rain quenching the earth,
Some thunder idly, vain their worth.
So, such clouds when ye see,
Vouch no words of pity.
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This is translation of a verse from nīti shataka of Bhartŗhari, who was a king of Mālawā (part of today's Madhya Pradesh) . He renounced everything to become a monk. Here is transliteration of the original verse in Sanskrit:

Meter: shārdūlvikriđit

re re chātaka sāvadhāna manasā,
mitra kśhņam shrūyatām,
ambhodā bahavo hi santi gagane,
sarve api nair tādŗshām |
kechid vŗśhţibhir ārdrayanti vasudhām,
garjanti kechid vrthā,
yam yam pashyati tasya tasya purato,
mā brūhi dīnam vachah ||
- from nīti shataka (of bhartŗhari)
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Translations |02.06.2019 |