संस्थितस्य गुणोत्कर्षः प्रायः प्रस्फुरति स्फुटम्।
दग्धस्यागुरुखण्डस्य स्फारीभवति सौरभम्॥
इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ३०८३ दृष्टान्तकलिकाशतकम्
saṁsthitasya guṇotkarṣaḥ prāyaḥ prasphurati sphuṭam|
dagdhasyāagurukhaṇḍasya sphārībhavati saurabham||
indiśce sprūce 3083 dṛṣṭāntakalikāśatakam
The genuine worth, qualities and the extraordinary glory a person carried during his lifetime gets acknowledgment and his name and fame shines forth in their full glory only after the person concerned has passed away, and is not physically present to bask in the shine of that glory.
See, the piece of agar wood spreads out its heavenly fragrance fully and completely only when it is burned to ashes.
Yes, we the living beings are rather blind and jealous too. We fail to acknowledge greatness of a person when he is alive. Moreover, we wax eloquent with our eulogies when the very same person dies and gets a grand burial.
K V ANANTHANARAYANAN
संस्थितस्य dead about to die नरस्य mans एव only गुणोत्कर्षः the merits, the greatness of the qualities, the extraordinary nature of the qualities प्रायः verily स्फुटं clearly प्रस्फुरति shine forth, come out in full glory and brightness दग्धस्य burnt out अगुरु കടപ്പാല Excoecaria agallocha agar wood, aloe wood used in making fragrant incense.. agarbathis खण्डस्य piece सौरभं fragrance स्फारी भवति spreads in all directions
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