Kagga 21
D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original
Transliteration
honnendu jagadi nEm kaige konDudanu vidhimaNNenuvan; avana vara maNNennuve nEnubhinnamintire vastumaulyagaL gaNaneyIpaNyakke gatiyento? – MANKUTIMMA
Interpretation
How does one truly value the material & spiritual gains in Life?
Is it even possible to value them correctly & objectively?
What Man treasures in this world as something very dear & rare – providence just kicks it away
On other hand, Man is not able to recognise the boons that providence hands to him & treats them like dirt
Mankutimma, when there are such large anomalies, how can there be a fair trade in Life? Is it any surprise that there is entropy in the Universe?
Did this poetry & its translation speak to you?