Kagga 260

D. V. Gundappa · 1887–1975 · from the Kannada original

Transliteration

drAKSHirasavEnalla jIvanada tiruLargamiKSHudanDadavoladu kaSHTabhOjanavedaKSHateyiniDiyouvangonderaDu guTuku rasamAKSHikaru mikkella – MANKUTIMMA

Interpretation

For man to achieve anything meaningful, he has to go through the grind of facing challenges, finding ways to overcome them & learning from each such experience

Man’s life is not easy by any means…trying to search for an easy life by running away from its struggles is not beneficial to either the mind or the body

Mankutimma, in order to experience the nuanced experiences of life fully, one has to be willing to put in the efforts of mind & body…only then will he be able to enjoy the fruits…else, he will be like the flies that sit on top of a sugarcane…who can only sense & feel the sweet juices lying beneath; but not savour it. To enjoy the sugarcane juices, one has to figure out ways to crush it & derive the sweet nectar…such is life.

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