Verse 95

Śataka
Nīti Śatakaनीतिशतकम्
Chapter
Way of Destinyकर्मपद्धतिः
Chhanda
Mālinīमालिनी

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गुणवदगुणवद्वा कुर्वता कार्यजालंपरिणतिरवधार्या यत्नतः पण्डितेन ।अतिरभसकृतानां कर्मणामाविपत्तेर्भवति हृदयदाही शल्यतुल्यो विपाकः ॥९५॥

guṇavadaguṇavadvā kurvatā kāryajālaṃpariṇatiravadhāryā yatnataḥ paṇḍitena |atirabhasakṛtānāṃ karmaṇāmāvipatterbhavati hṛdayadāhī śalyatulyo vipākaḥ ||95||

Translation

(HASTE MAKES WASTE)

A man of wisdom should keep in mind with effort, the (perfect) end-result (after completion) of the net-work of actions, whether specialized or ordinary. (He should pay attention to the minute details of the process also.) The actions done with extreme haste to reach the end only as the goal, (without proper attention to the small details involved) result in (failure) burning the heart like a sharp spear. ॥ 95 ॥