the ultimate laughing stock

मूर्खस्य काव्यकरणं गीतमकण्ठस्य ललितमधनस्य।

वृद्धस्य विषयवाञ्च्छा परहास्यकराणि चत्वारि॥

इन्दिस्चे स्प्रूचे ४९१२ सुभाषितार्णवे॥

mūrkhasya kāvyakaraṇaṁ gītamakaṇṭhasya lalitamadhanasya|

vṛddhasya viṣyavāñcchā parahāsyakarāṇi catvāri||

indisce sprūce 4912 subhāṣitārṇave||

The four activities listed below makes a person engaged in such activity the ultimate laughing stock and butt of jokes at the hand of the entire world

1. An idiot, with no knowledge, no understanding of language or words indulging in creation of poetry and flaunting his literary talents. (We find many such great souls strutting around in social media and outside too.)

2. Singing, giving elaborate concerts, by gents and women too whose throats produce only hoarse howls and such sounds without any semblance of sweetness. (Such vocal exercises too are abundant in social media and otherwise too)

3. A fellow with no money, a fellow struggling even for the next morsel of food, somehow indulging in celebrations involving wining and dining.

4. Above all, old doddery persons, dandies indulging in romance, old uncles pursuing young women with romantic intent. (Of course, this phenomenon too is ubiquitous in social media.)

KVA

एते these चत्वारि four परहास्य laughing in derision by others कराणि भवन्ति become reasons

मूर्खंस्य idiotic, simplistic person काव्यकरणम् writing verse, indulging in highsounding literary activity

अकण्ठस्य having no sweetness, no taste in the vocal chord, having coarse voice गीतं singing

अधनस्य a fellow having no money, ललितं indulging in mirthful and expensive celebration, wining and dining

वृद्धस्य of an old, doddery person, dandy विषयवाञ्च्छा eagerness to romance, eagerness to indulge with ladies romantically

Four things make others laugh: when a simpleton writes poetry, when a hoarse man sings, when a poor man plays and jokes and when an old man longs for the world of the senses