Neeti Shataka: On Learning

Harturyaati Na Gocharam Kimapi Shampushnaatiyatsarvadaa|
Hyaarthibhyahpratipaadyamaanamanishampraapnotivruddhimparaam||
Kalpanteshvapinaprasaatinidhanam Vidyaakhyamantardhanam|
Yeshaamtaanpratimaanamunjatanrupaahkastaihsahaspardhate||
Cast away thine vain pride O King(s)
Bow and make way, nay, treat men of
Learning as your equals, nay your superiors;
What chance stands your abundance in face of such Opulence
That thieves cannot rob
That provides them perennial delight
That does not dimish when distributed, nay–
That grows indeed, by distribution amongst its seekers and
Is never destroyed even as the Kalpa ends.