Sangrahaikaparah praayah samudropi rasaatale |
daataaram jaladam pashya garjantam bhuvanoparee ||
saMga`hOkpr: p`aya: samaud`aoip rsaatlao a
datarM jaladM pSya gaja-ntM BauvanaaoprI aa
The sea only hoards water which remains useless for the life process. It therefore remains at the level of the ground. In contrast, clouds which shower life sustaining water with a thunder, occupy the position high above. Here the subhāşita wants to emphasize that the person that engages in charity, always achieves a higher station in life than the one who only amasses something for its own sake.
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