detachment is the real comfort

 

अर्थी करोति दैन्यं लब्धार्थो गर्वमपरितोषं च।

नष्टधनोऽस्ति सशोकः सुखमास्ते निःस्पृहः पुरुषः॥

जैन सुभाषितम् म्हासुभाषितसग्रहे ३००६

arthī karoti dainyaṁ labdhārtho garvamaparitoṣaṁ ca|

naṣṭadhano'sti saśokaḥ sukhamāste niḥspṛhaḥ puruṣaḥ||

jaina subhāṣitam mhāsubhāṣitasagrahe 3006

The man who is short of cash would be running around fretully seekig ways to to have some money. The pursuit would carry him around confronting him and exposing him to many situations filled with difficulties and miseries.

The same gentleman would go overboard with arrogance, pride and vanity when some cash fills his coffers. He would flaunt his affluence unabashedly.

And when the mney earned is exhausted or lost, either throguh spening or through robbery or any other manner, his sorrow breaches all baarriers and his meserabbe cries echo in all directions.

All the while, the balanced person who is satisfied with what he has and what comes by hs way without his seeking for it, remains happy for ever, He does not celbrate any gain. Nor does he bother much about what is lost.

kva

अर्थी the one who is in desperate search for money दैन्यं करोति ever remains miserable लब्ध अर्थः one who has acquired ore earned some money गर्व arrogance परितोषं unreasoonable, limitless jubilation कुरुते does नष्टधनः,one who loses money सशोकः is sulking a d weeping miserablyअस्ति is निः स्पृहः the one who is detached पुरुषः personसुखं आस्ते is sitting happily without any care or bother