कथमहो न विषीदतु पण्डितः

उचितकर्म तनोति न संपदं इतरदप्यसदेव विवेकिनाम्।

इति निरस्तसमस्तसुखान्वयः कथमहो न विषीदतु पण्डितः॥

महासुभाषितसङ्ग्रहे ६३०८ विद्याकर सुभाषितरत्नकोश

ucitakarma tanoti na saṁpadaṁ itaradapyasadeva vivekinām|

iti nirastasamastasukhānvayaḥ kathamaho na viṣīdatu paṇḍitaḥ||

mahāsubhāṣitasaṅgrahe 6308 vidyākara subhāṣitaratnakośa

The scholar who has spent the cream of his life in learning and learning alone is facing this misery

The profession or avocation at hand that follows the prolonged and devoted learning for years does not enable him to earn and enjoy much wealth. And, for the diligent and upright person he is, he can think of no other work to pursue and no additional means to earn some further income. Therefore all sources of income have dried up for him, all doors are almost closed before him. How can a scholar by profession help being utterly miserable?