Wealth

Poem : 591

'Tis energy gives men o'er that they own a true control;
They nothing own who own not energy of soul.

Explanation :
Energy makes out the man of property; as for those who are destitute of it, do they (really) possess what they possess ?

Poem : 592

The wealth of mind man owns a real worth imparts,
Material wealth man owns endures not, utterly departs.

Explanation :
The possession of (energy of) mind is true property; the possession of wealth passes away and abides not.

Poem : 593

'Lost is our wealth,' they utter not this cry distressed,
The men of firm concentred energy of soul possessed.

Explanation :
They who are possessed of enduring energy will not trouble themselves, saying, "we have lost our property."

Poem : 594

The man of energy of soul inflexible,
Good fortune seeks him out and comes a friend to dwell.

Explanation :
Wealth will find its own way to the man of unfailing energy.

Poem : 595

With rising flood the rising lotus flower its stem unwinds;
The dignity of men is measured by their minds.

Explanation :
The stalks of water-flowers are proportionate to the depth of water; so is men's greatness proportionate to their minds.

Poem : 596

Whate'er you ponder, let your aim be loftly still,
Fate cannot hinder always, thwart you as it will.

Explanation :
In all that a king thinks of, let him think of his greatness; and if it should be thrust from him (by fate), it will have the nature of not being thrust from him.

Poem : 597

The men of lofty mind quail not in ruin's fateful hour,
The elephant retains his dignity mind arrows' deadly shower.

Explanation :
The strong minded will not faint, even when all is lost; the elephant stands firm, even when wounded by a shower of arrows.

Poem : 598

The soulless man can never gain
Th' ennobling sense of power with men.

Explanation :
Those who have no (greatness of) mind, will not acquire the joy of saying in the world, "we have excercised liaberality".

Poem : 599

Huge bulk of elephant with pointed tusk all armed,
When tiger threatens shrinks away alarmed!

Explanation :
Although the elephant has a large body, and a sharp tusk, yet it fears the attack of the tiger.

Poem : 600

Firmness of soul in man is real excellance;
Others are trees, their human form a mere pretence.

Explanation :
Energy is mental wealth; those men who are destitute of it are only trees in the form of men.