Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
पाडावी ते बरी । गांठी धुरेसवें खरी ॥1॥
नये मरों लंडीपणें । काय बापुडें तें जिणें ॥ध्रु.॥
लुटावें भांडार । तरी जया नाहीं पार ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे नांवें । कीर्ती आगळीनें ज्यावें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
When engaging a battle, engage the one at the very front. One must not die in cowardice; what a pitiful life that would be. If you are going to plunder a treasury, choose one that has no end. Says Tuka, one should live in such a way that one's fame is unmatched.
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