वनकुसुमं कृपणश्रीः कूपच्छाया सुरंगधूली च।
तत्रैव विलयं यान्ति मनोरथाः भाग्यहीनानाम्॥
vanakusumaṁ kṛpaṇaśrīḥ kūpacchāyā suraṁgadhūlī ca|
tatraiva vilayaṁ yānti manorathāḥ bhāgyahīnānām||
Beautiful wild flowers blooming deep inside the forests
Wealth, even if it is immense, held by a stingy person
Shadow of a well
Dust floating inside a dark cave
And the fond desires and dreams of a person who lacks luck
All these just wither away in the places they originate.
(They never live upto the beauty or utility they really deserve)