Rasarnavasudhakara 2.224
Rasārṇavasudhākara 2.224
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2.224
yathā-
kas tvaṃ bhoḥ, kathayāmi daiva-hatakaṃ māṃ viddhi śākhoṭakaṃ vairāgyād iva vakṣi, sādhu viditaṃ, kasmād idaṃ, kathyate |
vāmenātra vaṭas tam adhvaga-janaḥ sarvātmanā sevate na cchāyāpi paropakāra-karaṇe mārga-sthitasyāpi me ||
As in: / 'Who are you, sir?' 'I will tell: know me to be an ill-fated śākhoṭaka tree.' / 'You speak as if from world-weariness.' 'You have understood well.' 'Why is this?' 'It is told: / On the left here stands a banyan tree, whom travelers serve with all their heart; / but to me, though standing by the road, not even my shade serves to do good to others.'
2.224.p1
atra vṛkṣa-viśeṣatvād acetane śākhoṭake citta-vikārasyāsambhavānucito nirvedo' yam ābhāsatvam āpadyate |
Here, because it is a particular kind of tree, mental transformation is impossible in an inanimate śākhoṭaka; therefore this improper despondency becomes a semblance.
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- Ekāvalī — Vidyādhara, Sanskrit