सन्तोषपुष्टमनसं भृत्या इव महर्द्धयः । राजानमुपतिष्ठन्ति किङ्करत्वमुपागताः ॥ १६ ॥
santōṣapuṣṭamanasaṁ bhṛtyā iva maharddhayaḥ | rājānamupatiṣṭhanti kiṅkaratvamupāgatāḥ || 16 ||
Translation
Great riches wait upon one whose mind is nourished by contentment, as servants wait upon a king, having become his attendants.
Word by word
- santōṣa
- by contentment
- puṣṭa
- nourished
- manasaṁ
- one whose mind
- bhṛtyā
- (bhṛtyāḥ) servants
- iva
- as
- maharddhayaḥ
- great riches
- rājānam
- a king
- upatiṣṭhanti
- wait upon
- kiṅkaratvam
- attendance
- upāgatāḥ
- having come to
Meaning
Another commentary says they come of themselves. The one who does not chase riches is the one they come to, and they come as servants, not masters. The verse does not promise wealth to the contented; it says that whatever comes to them takes its proper place, serving and not ruling.