[neeti-11]
शास्त्रोपस्कृतशब्दसुन्दरगिरः शिष्यप्रदेयागमाविख्याताः कवयो वसन्ति विषये यस्य प्रभोर्निर्धनाः ।तज्जाड्यं वसुधाधिपस्य कवयस्त्वर्थं विनापीश्वराःकुत्स्याः स्युः कुपरीक्षका हि मणयो यैरर्घतः पातिताः ॥११॥śāstropaskṛtaśabdasundaragiraḥ śiṣyapradeyāgamāvikhyātāḥ kavayo vasanti viṣaye yasya prabhornirdhanāḥ |tajjāḍyaṃ vasudhādhipasya kavayastvarthaṃ vināpīśvarāḥkutsyāḥ syuḥ kuparīkṣakā hi maṇayo yairarghataḥ pātitāḥ ||11||
Translation
(HEY KINGS! IF YOU DO NOT VALUE MY KNOWLEDGE, LOSS IS YOURS FOR SURE! I DO NOT LOSE MY WORTH!)
If the celebrated poets who are eloquent with the usage of beautiful words refined by the knowledge of the scriptures; who have mastered enough knowledge to be passed through disciples; live without any wealth in a king’s place, then it is the apathy of the ruler! The men of wisdom are rich even without the material wealth! Precious gems get despised by those who do not have the expertise to appraise them, and appear less in value; but gems never ever lose their real worth! ॥ 11 ॥