In Indian mythology, Lakshmi the goddess of wealth, is considered to be fickle minded, as she never favours a person permanently. Still wealthy people alwsys keeps their attitude intact.
आपद्गतं हसति किं द्रविणान्धमूढ
लक्ष्मी स्थिरा न भवतीति किमत्र चित्रं|
एतान्प्रपश्यति घटाञ्जलयन्त्र चक्रे
रिक्ता भवन्ति भरिता भरिवाश्च रिक्ताः||
Aapadgatam hasati kim dravinandhamoodha, Lakshmi sthira na bhavateeti kimatra chitram.
etaanprapashyati ghataanjalayantra chakre. Riktaa bhavani bharita bharivaashcha riktaah.
Aapadgatam = fallen into misfortune, Hasati = laughs, redicules.
Kim = why.
Dravinaandramoodha = dravin + andha + moodha.
Dravinaa = wealth, money.
Andha = blind.
Moodha = a stupid or ignorant person. Lakshmi = wealth, name of goddess of wealth.
Sthiraa = stable, faithful.
Na = not.
Bhavateeti = bhavati + iti.
Bhavati = happen
Iti = in this way.
Kimatra = kim + atra
Atra = here.
Chitram = surprise.
Eraanprapashyati = etaan + prapashyati.
Etaan = these.
Prapashyati = observe , look at.
Ghataanjalayantra = a water wheel used to lift water from a river or well.
Chakre = wheel.
Riktaa = empty.
Bhavanti = become.
Bharitaa = filled up.
Bharivaah = filled up.
O stupid and ignorant person blindly pursuing acquisition of wealth, why are you laughing at the misfortune that has befallen on you? Are you not surprised by knowing that wealth is never stable with a person? Look at the water wheel and see how the empty pitchers attached to it are filled with water and again become empty as the wheel rotates.
By the use of a simile of a Water wheel used for lifting water from a river or a well, these Sanskrit phrases has highlighted the fact that wealth is never stable with a person and sooner or later he loses it like the pitchers attached to the water wheel, which when full of water become empty and the empty pitchers get filled by rotation.
In other word we can say, that nothing is permanent in this world. Likewise, wealth , money are not permanent too. It keeps rotating and shifting.
