We have different quality and traits among differrnt individuals. With so many people around the world, we have very few with some unique talent or mindset. Billionaire like Bill Gates, Elon musk and others are rarely born. Citing the example of these wealthy person, we a have a Sanskrit shloka dedicated to them.
शतेषु जायते शूरः सहस्रेषु च पण्डितः |
वक्ता दश सहस्त्रेषु दाता भवति वा न वा.|
Shateshu jaayate shoorah sahasreshu ch panditah.
vaktaas dash sahasreshu daataa bhavati waa na waa.
The lines can be translated as :
Shateshu = among one hundred.
Jaayate = takes birth, happens.
Shoorah = a brave person.
Sahasreshu = among one thousand.
Cha = and.
Panditah = a learned and wise person.
Vaktaa = an orator.
Dash = ten.
Das sahreshu = among ten thousand.
Daataa = a person who gives donations, a philanthropist
Bhavati = happens, becomes.
Waa na waa = an expression of surprise as also of certainty.
The meaning is :
"Among one hundred persons only one person happens to be brave , and among a thousand of such brave persons only one person is also learned and wise. And it is not surprising that among such ten thousand orators and learned persons ,hardly one person is also a philanthropist."
The shloka highlighted the fact that persons who are brave, learned and good orators are available in the society in the descending order, but rarely a philanthropist is found among them. The example of Mr,Bill Gates and Shri Narayan Murthy among the billionairs in this World, who have freely shared their wealth for the welfare of mankind. Such great persons are rarely born.
