रम्ये धनेऽथ दारादौ हर्षस्यावसरो हि कः ।वृद्धायां मृगतृष्णायां किमानन्दो जलार्थिनाम्
In plain words
In wealth, then, and a wife, delightful though they be, what real occasion is there for joy? When a mirage grows and swells, what delight is there for those who thirst for water?