Words Well Worth 7: Not When Calamity Calls Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Worry the what if well before,
Not when tragedy knocks at door,
Fire furies when rage house like hell,
Is it wise digging up a well?
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The transliteration of the subhāśhita is given below:

chintanīyā hi vipadām ādau eva prati-kriyāh |
na kūpa-khananam yuktam pradipte vahinā gŗhe ||

We all know of ‘digging a well when fire rages in a spell'.
chintanīyā:worth contemplating; should be thought through; hi:indeed; vipadām: at an adverse time; in trying circumstances; ādau eva: in the beginning, right earnest; prati-kriyāh: reaction, remedial act, counter measure; na:never (is): kūpa-khananan: digging of a well; yuktam: (is)proper, appropriate; pradipte:when (fire)is raging; vahninā: of fire; gŗhe: in the house.
Topic: water, well, calamity, fire