Jaatiryaatu rasaatalam-----This subhashitam is derived from Raja Bhartrhari's nitishatakam(arthaartapaddhatih)
This verse ridicules the importance which men give to money
A man too greedy for money cares the least for mannerisms, values or relationships.
The meaning-
" Let jati (caste) go to rasaatalam(one of the lower worlds)
Let gunaganah(group of virtues) go tathaapi adhah (still lower)
Let sheelam (character) fall from shaila tataat (the hill top--)
Let abhijanah (vamsha/clan) burn down in fire --
Let vajram (lightning) strike virtues like souryam valour (that defends us from enemies)--
Let only artha(wealth) be with us without which all other virtues become insignificant!!
This is simply the perspective of a materialistic man whose only criteria to value things in life is MONEY. He cares least for dharma, sentiments, relationships, knowledge, experience , character etc. He shamelessly goes on hoarding money at cost of everything else in life.
There is also a popular saying-
kaamaaturaanam na bhayam na lajjaa(a man overcome with lust has no fear nor shame) or lobhaaturaaNaam na bhayam ana lajjaa--(a man overcome with greed has no fear nor shame)
A momentary greed made Kaikeyi a villain in history. Duryodhana's otherwise great personality dimmed out because of his uncontrollable greed. Ravana's unlawful desires made him a villain and all his other potentials go unaccounted.
There is a kavya named Virupakshavasantotsavachmapu by Ahobala which describes the tale of a miserly brahmin doing every strange thing just to earn money during the great fair of Hampi. The tale is packed with humour and sattire Similarly Nilakantha dikshitar in his kalividambana gives humorous accounts of the ways of greedy people.--(sorry, too detailed to be cited here)
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