dailyprompt-1949

What does “having it all” mean to you? Is it attainable? I believe the best answer to this question lies in a verse by the renowned poet Bhartṛhari, from his Nītiśataka: क्षान्तिश्चेत्कवचेन किं किमरिभिः क्रोधोऽस्ति चेद्देहिनांज्ञातिश्चेदनलेन किं यदि सुहृद्दिव्यौषधं किं फलम्।किं सर्पैर्यदि दुर्जनाः किमु धनैर्विद्याऽनवद्या यदिव्रीडा चेत्किमु भूषणैः सुकविता यद्यस्ति राज्येन किम्॥ kṣāntiścetkavacena kiṃ kimaribhiḥ Continue reading