विचारचारुपुरुषो महतामपि रोचते । परिपक्वचमत्कारं सहकारफलं यथा ॥ ४३ ॥
vicāracārupuruṣō mahatāmapi rōcatē | paripakvacamatkāraṁ sahakāraphalaṁ yathā || 43 ||
Translation
A person made lovely by inquiry is dear even to the great, as a mango is dear whose wonder has ripened.
Word by word
- vicāra
- by inquiry
- cāru
- made lovely
- puruṣō
- (puruṣaḥ) a person
- mahatām
- to the great
- api
- even
- rōcatē
- is dear
- paripakva
- has ripened
- camatkāraṁ
- whose wonder
- sahakāra
- mango
- phalaṁ
- the fruit
- yathā
- as
Meaning
The commentary adds: dear even to those who know the truth, so how much more to those who seek it. The image is of ripeness. An unripe mango is the same fruit and is not yet sweet. Inquiry is what ripens a person, and the great recognise and welcome it.