Words Well Worth 32: Nuisance Draws Reverence

A man mighty, how so great, If no nuisance can create, Li'le respect he'd beget, Tuskers, nor beasts so regal, Nor even great eagle, It's cobra that gets it all. ______________________________________________________ Transliteration of the subhāśhita along with the meanings of Sanskrit words is given as under: akŗta upadravah kashchit mahān api na pujyate | archayanti narā nāgam na tārkshyam na gaja ādikam || a-kŗta-: (one who does)not create/raise upadravah: trouble; nuisance, calamity kashchin mahān api: even howsoever great, mighty napujyate: (is)never respected/worshipped archyanti: (people)worship/propitiate narāh: people, men nāgam: a cobra (who can bite and create trouble) na tārkśhyam: (but)not an eagle (can kill this trouble maker, but not dangerous) na gaja: nor an elephant, (a great/noble animal) ādikam: or others, and the like Topic: snake, cobra