मेघदूत - चक्रनेमिक्रमेण

कस्यैकांतं सुखमुपनतं दुःखमेकांततो वा ।
नीचैर्गच्छत्युपरि च दशा चक्रनेमिक्रमेण ॥

- मेघदूत

kasyaikAntam sukham upanatam duHkha ekAntato vA ।
nIchaiH gacchati upari cha dashaa chakranemikrameNa ॥

- meghadUta

Who in this world can live always in good fortune or always in misfortune? Fortune of a person is like a band on a wheel - it goes up and comes down alternately in time.

- Meghaduta