स्वच्छंदवनजातेन शाकेनापि प्रपूर्यते ।
अस्य दग्धोदरस्यार्थे कः कुर्यात्पातकं महत् ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
svacchanda vanajAtena shAkenApi prapUryate ।
asya dagdha udarasyArthe kaH kuryAt pAtakam mahat ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
Hunger can be satiated by tubes and fruits that grow freely in the forests. Then why does one commit horrible sins just to satiate this burnt stomach?
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
मस्तकन्यस्तभारादेर्दुःखमन्यैर्निवार्यते ।
क्षुधादिकृतदुःख तु विना स्वेन न केनचित् ॥
- विवेक चूडामणि
mastaka nyasta bhArAdeH duHkham anyaiH nivAryate ।
kShudAdi kRuta duHkham tu vinA svena na kenachit ॥
- viveka chUDAmaNi
If you are carrying a burden on your head, someone can help you by taking part of it. But there are some troubles - of hunger and mind that no one else can help you with. You have get through it by yourself.
- Viveka Chudamani
तावद्धर्मकथा मनोभवरुचिर्मोक्षस्पृहा जायते
यावत्तृप्तिसुखोदयेन न जनः क्षुत् क्षामकुक्षिः क्षणम् ।
प्राप्ते भोजनचिंतनस्य समये वित्तं निमित्तं विना
धर्मे कस्य धियः स्मरं स्मरति कः केनेक्ष्यते मोक्षभूः ॥
- चतुर्वर्गसंग्रह
tAvad dharmakathA mano bhava ruchiH mokSha spRuhA jAyate
yAvat truptisukhodayena na janaH kShut kShAmakukShiH kShaNam ।
prApte bhojanachintanasya samaye vittam nimittam vinA
dharme kasya dhiyaH smaraM smarati kaH kEna eekShyate mokShabhUH ॥
- chaturvargasangraha
Kama(luxuries), stories about dharma and salvation make sense only when one the carnal necessities (hunger) are satisfied. Who can think about dharma when you are hungry and it is lunch (or dinner) time? Who can even think of other luxuries of life? Who can even think about salvation?
- Chaturvargasangraha
यदसत्यं वदेन्मॄत्यः यद्वाऽसेव्यं च सेवते ।
यद्गच्छति विदेशं च तत्सर्वमुदरार्थतः ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - उदरार्थं सर्वं
- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda
