Bhavanti Namras Taravah Phalodgamaih — Complete Lyrics
भवन्ति नम्रास्तरवः फलोद्गमैः
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
भवन्ति नम्रास्तरवः फलोद्गमैः
नवाम्बुभिर्भूमिविलम्बिनो घनाः।
अनुद्धताः सत्पुरुषाः समृद्धिभिः
स्वभाव एवैष परोपकारिणाम्॥
bhavanti namrās taravaḥ phalodgamaiḥ
navāmbubhir bhūmi-vilambino ghanāḥ।
anuddhatāḥ sat-puruṣāḥ samṛddhibhiḥ
svabhāva evaiṣa paropakāriṇām॥
Trees bow low under the burden of their fruit; rain-laden clouds hang down close to the earth with fresh water; and noble people remain unassuming in the midst of their prosperity — for this very humility is the natural disposition of those who live to benefit others. Bhartrhari draws on nature itself to show that true greatness expresses itself through gentleness, not arrogance.
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