निन्दन्तु नीतिनिपुणा यदि वा स्तुवन्तु
लक्ष्मीः समाविशतु गच्छतु वा यथेष्टम् ।
अद्वैव वा मरणमस्तु युगान्तरे वा
न्यायात्पथः प्रविचलन्ति पदं न धीराः ॥
nindantu nītinipuṇā yadi vā stuvantu
lakṣmīḥ samāviśatu gacchatu vā yatheṣṭam ।
advaiva vā maraṇamastu yugāntare vā
nyāyātpathaḥ pravicalanti padaṃ na dhīrāḥ ॥
नीतिनिपुणाः (nītinipuṇāḥ) = those who are expert in strategies
निन्दन्तु (nindantu) = may criticise
यदि वा स्तुवन्तु (yadi vā stuvantu) = or may praise
लक्ष्मीः समाविशतु (lakṣmīḥ samāviśatu) = wealth may enter / come well
वा गच्छतु (vā gacchatu) = or may go away
यथेष्टम् (yatheṣṭam) = as (it) pleases
मरणम् अद्व एव अस्तु (maraṇam adva eva astu) = death may come today
वा युगान्तरे (vā yugāntare) = or after a long time
धीराः (dhīrāḥ) = noble people
न्यायात् पथः (nyāyāt pathaḥ) = from the path of right
पदं न प्रविचलन्ति (padaṃ na pravicalanti) = do not deviate their feet / way
Meaning: Those who are expert in strategies may criticise or may praise. Wealth may enter / come well or may go away as it pleases. Death may come today or after a long time. Noble people do not deviate their feet / way from the path of right.
Credits: Courtesy Brahmachari Ved Chaitanya of Chinmaya International Foundation (CIF)
Image courtesy: Arun Yogiraj
P.S.: All errors / mistakes are my own