दैन्यदारिद्र्यदोषाढ्या दृष्टयो दर्शितान्तराः । न निकृन्तन्ति मर्माणि ससन्नाहमिवेषवः ॥ १४ ॥
dainyadāridryadōṣāḍhyā dṛṣṭayō darśitāntarāḥ | na nikṛntanti marmāṇi sasannāhamivēṣavaḥ || 14 ||
Translation
Looks full of the faults of misery and poverty, once their inner nature is shown, do not cut into the vital parts, as arrows do not pierce one in armour.
Word by word
- dainya
- of misery
- dāridrya
- and poverty
- dōṣa
- of the faults
- āḍhyā
- (āḍhyāḥ) full
- dṛṣṭayō
- (dṛṣṭayaḥ) looks
- darśita
- is shown
- antarāḥ
- once their inner nature
- na
- not
- nikṛntanti
- cut into
- marmāṇi
- the vital parts
- sasannāham
- one in armour
- iva
- as
- iṣavaḥ
- arrows
Meaning
The commentary: once the emptiness of wealth and such things is known, the looks of misery and poverty do not wound the heart. One in armour is struck and not hurt. The verse does not say poverty will not come.