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September 2024

Qualify to Adore a Position

By C. N. Vaze, Chartered Accountant
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These two are very interesting lines, often used like proverbs. Let us see both the verses.

१. एरंडोsपि द्रुमायते (Erandopi Drumayate)

यत्र विद्वज्जनो नास्ति श्लाघ्यस्तत्राल्पधीरपि !

निरस्तपादपे देशे एरण्डोऽपि द्रुमायते!

This is indeed a great thought. It reflects the richness of our Indian culture.

This is from Hitopadesh (1.67). It literally means:

यत्र विद्वज्जनो नास्ति - Where there is no knowledgeable person.

श्लाघ्यस्तत्राल्पधीरपि - A person with mediocre or average intelligence also is regarded as a scholar.

निरस्तपादपे देशे - Where there are no trees (desert).

एरंडोSपि द्रुमायते - Even a small bush or shrub like Eucalyptus is treated as a big ‘tree’.

We observe and experience this at many places. For example, the speakers invited in some conferen

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