विश्रान्तमनसो धन्याः प्रयत्नेन परेण हि । दरिद्रेणेव मणयः प्रेक्षणीया हि साधवः ॥ १२ ॥
viśrāntamanasō dhanyāḥ prayatnēna parēṇa hi | daridrēṇēva maṇayaḥ prēkṣaṇīyā hi sādhavaḥ || 12 ||
Translation
The good, blessed, their minds at rest, are to be sought out and looked upon with the utmost effort, as a poor man looks upon jewels.
Word by word
- viśrānta
- at rest
- manasō
- (manasaḥ) their minds
- dhanyāḥ
- blessed
- prayatnēna
- effort
- parēṇa
- with the utmost
- hi
- indeed
- daridrēṇa
- by a poor man
- iva
- as
- maṇayaḥ
- jewels
- prēkṣaṇīyā
- (prekṣaṇīyāḥ) are to be looked upon
- sādhavaḥ
- the good
Meaning
The commentary: as a poor man gazes at gems with great longing, so these should be seen with great effort. Another commentary says they should be searched for. The poor man knows the worth of a jewel better than the rich. So does a seeker who knows his own poverty of peace. Prekṣaṇīya, to be looked upon, also echoes darśana, the seeing of a holy person that is itself counted a blessing.