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body? The figure of speech is Anyokti, with specific reference to great men who disappear when they cannot give anything in charity. Cf. महतां दानसामर्थ्यनाशः पलायनं च मृत्युवदिति भावः । Com.
986. Happiness can be secured and unhappiness can be avoided (सुहदुक्खागम), if proper steps are taken (सोवाय) or acted upon by men of action ( TTT). Mere wishing, willing or brooding will not help. Howsoever you scratch (FETOT) Fate, with a view to coax and cajole it to favour you, with the finger-nails (ITE) of your ambitious thoughts (fear), you will fail to turn it towards you. Cf. Jh fe fufa Aruffor T AATTE: 1 afge सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखे मृगाः ।। Also उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मी-। वं हि दैवमिति कापुरुषाः वदन्ति । दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या । यत्ने कृते यदि न सिध्यति कोऽत्र दोषः ।।
987. Some men find themselves in prosperity (Aftet), which came to them unexpected or unasked (BTTTTTT). This sudden state of plenty and abundance (FT) turns their heads and, overcome by infatuaton (TE), they behave indiscreetly, as a result of which they soon lose their wealth (ft). Repentant, they again go after her in search. But then why should not prosperity, that came to them of its own accord without being invited, now go far away from them, when they had acted foolishly before, in their days of plenty and lost her (atator) ?
988. We have seen how in the case of the new rich, their behaviour, impolite and indiscreet through infatuation, caused them loss of prosperity. In the same way (5#3T), if some of these men, finding themselves rich, cut away from people and snobbishly live a sequestered, isolated life of withdrawal (faforsteft), although generally delicately polite in their behaviour (आआरपेसल), they too, I believe, suffer the same fate and total (HAFES) failures followed by disasters (3795), which take away all prosperity from them.
989. Great men bravely face difficulties and disasters (fa ) without losing their heart (अविसण्णहिअअ) and rise to glory (गारवं
nift) in overcoming them. Fate, which brought on them such a calamity, should now relent. But it refuses to do away (romana) with these disasters, delighting to prolong their misery. Truly, cussed Fate plays the role of a villain ( ) in their lives. Cf.
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