आशा प्रभाव February 10, 2010
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सेवाध्वजोऽजलिमूर्ध्व्नि हृदि दैन्यं मुखे स्तुतिः |
आशाग्रहगृहीतानां कियतीयं विडंबना ||
Isn’t it funny? A person who is blinded by greed makes servitude his flagship, on his head he keeps an open palm (a sign of beggary). He is weak at heart and always has praise (of others) in his mouth (anticipating some money/help in return)
शिशुपालवध – मूर्ख February 9, 2010
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स्पृशन्ति शरवत्तीक्ष्णाः स्तोकमन्तर्विशन्ति च |
बहुस्पृशाऽपि स्थूलेन स्थीयते बहिरश्मवत् ||
- शिशुपालवध
Wise men are like arrows. They touch very lightly and penetrate by making the slightest slit. Even when explained with few words, they understand the entire picture. But idiots are like stones. They make huge impact but can not penetrate. Even after repeated explaining, they still can not understand.
- Shishupalavadha
मुद्रराक्षस – तृष्णा February 8, 2010
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स्तुवन्ति श्रान्तास्याः क्षितिपतिमभूतैरपि गुणैः |
प्रवाचः कार्पण्याद्यदवितथवाचोऽपि पुरुषाः |
प्रभावस्तृष्णायाः स खलु सकलः स्यादितरथा
निरीहाणामीशस्तृणमिव तिरस्कारविषयः ||
- मुद्रराक्षस
Even the most articulate people, honest people lie in front of a king by praising about qualities that he does not have. This is the effect that greed has on people. There is another alternative. If a person can win over his greed, then to him even a king is as insignificant a blade of grass.
- Mudrarakshasa
पञ्चतंत्र – मित्रभेद – सेवकः February 7, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Mitrabheda, Panchatantra, Service
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सुवर्णपुष्पितां पृथ्वीं विचिन्वन्ति नरास्त्रयः |
शूरश्च कृतविद्यश्च यश्च जानाति सेवितुम् ||
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद
Three kinds of people in this world will hit gold (happiness) – the brave, the wise and a person who knows the art of service.
- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda
चारुदत्त – तमसः February 6, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Charudatta, Darkness, Forest, Thief
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सुलभशरणमाश्रयो भयानां
वनगहनं तिमिरं च तुल्यमेव |
उभयमपि हि रक्षतेऽन्धकारो
जनयति यश्च भयानि यश्च भीतः ||
- चारुदत्त
Darkness and a deep forest are alike. They create fear and they also protect those who seek refuge. Look at the theif who steals at night and the person who runs away from him. The forest protects the thief and the darkness protects the other (from the thief)
- Charudatta
हितोपदेश – मित्रलाभ – लोभ February 5, 2010
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सुमहान्त्यपि शास्त्राणि धारयन्तो बहुश्रुताः |
छेत्तारः संशयानां च क्लिश्यन्ते लोभमोहिताः ||
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
People with lot of wisdom and very learned, people who routinely clear other people’s doubts also get into lot of difficulties because of greed.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
बृहत् पराशर स्मृति – कृषि February 4, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Farmer, Farming, parashara smriti
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सुखं न कृषितोऽन्यत्र यदि धर्मेण वर्तते |
अवस्त्रत्वं निरन्नत्वं कृषितो नैव जायते ||
-बृहत् पराशर स्मृति
A farmer will always be happy as long as he leads his life following Dharma (moral code of life). He should respect the land and not try to exploit. If he lives like that, he will never go hungry or without clothes.
- Bruhat Parashara Smriti
पराशर स्मृति – सुपुत्रः February 3, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: parashara smriti, Seed, Son
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सुक्षेत्रे वापयेद्बीजं सुपुत्रे दापयेद्धनम् |
सुक्षेत्रे च सुपुत्रे च यत्क्षिप्रं नैव नश्यति ||
- पराशर स्मृति
A farmer must sow seeds in a fertile land. A father must entrust money to an able son. Seed or money when handed over to able recipients will always prosper
- Parashara Smriti
अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल – स्त्री पाण्डित्य February 2, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Abhijnana Shakuntala, Intelligence, Nightingale, Women
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स्त्रीणामशिक्षितपटुत्वममानुशीषु
संदृश्यते किमुत याः प्रतिभोधवत्यः |
प्रागंतरिक्षगमनात्स्वमपत्यजातं
अन्यैर्द्विजैः परभृताः खलु पोषयन्ति ||
- अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल
Women are smart even if they do not go to school. This trait can be seen even in birds (and animals). A wise man will understand this immediately. A nightingale will lays its eggs in the crow’s nest and bring up its young ones very carefully. It is so smart and cunning.
- Abhijnana Shakuntala
मनुस्मृति – स्त्री February 1, 2010
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स्त्रियां तु रोचमानायां सर्वं तद्रोचते कुलम् |
तस्यां त्वरोचमानायां सर्वमेव न रोचते ||
- मनुस्मृति
If the women in the family are happy, then the whole family will be happy. If they are sad (or dissatisfied) then the entire clan will be made unhappy.
- Manu Smriti
शिशुपालवध – कोपः January 31, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Anger, Shishupalavadha
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सामवादाः सकोपस्य तस्य प्रत्युत दीपकाः |
प्रतप्तस्येव सहसा सर्पिषस्तोयबिन्दवः ||
- शिशुपालवध
When one is angry we should not try to placate him by talking sensibly and logically. Such talk will only aggravate his anger since it would show that his anger is not justified. If you sprinkle water over hot oil (or ghee) in the pan, it will agitate oil more.
- Shishupalavadha
हितोपदेश – मित्रलाभ – अल्पकैरपि संहतिः January 30, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Hitopadesha, Mitralabha, Weak
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संहतिः श्रेयसी पुंसां स्वकुलैरल्पकैरपि |
तुषेणापि परित्यक्तः तण्डुलो न प्ररोहति ||
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
Success comes to only those people who stick by their fellow beings even if they are weak. A seed of rice can not grow into a plant if it abandons the husk.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
किरातार्जुनीय – विमृश्यकारिणः January 29, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Deliberation, Kiratarjuniya, Patience
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सहसा विदधीत न क्रियां
अविवेकः परमापदां पदम् |
वृणते हि विमृश्यकारिणं
गुणलुब्धाः स्वयमेव संपदः ||
- किरातार्जुनीय
One must not hurry while starting something important. If you hurry, it is a recipie for disaster. Success automatically comes to those who patiently plan before starting something. Success is attracted towards such qualities.
- Kiratarjuniya
शिशुपालवध – नीचगुण January 28, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Shishupalavadha, Wicked
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सहजांधदृशः स्वदुर्नये
परदोषेक्षणदिव्यचक्षुषः |
स्वगुणोच्चगिरो मुनिव्रताः
परवर्णग्रहणेष्वसाधवः ||
- शिशुपालवध
Wicked people are blind to their own mistakes. But they have microscopic eyes when it comes to finding faults with others. They shout on top of their voices when they are talking about their qualities. However, they go mute when asked to describe other people’s virtues
- Shishupalavadha
मृच्छकटिक – स्वभाव दोष January 27, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Behaviour, Bull, Gambling, Mrucchakatika, Women
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सस्यलंपटबलीवर्दो न शक्यो वारयितुं
अन्यप्रसक्तकलत्रं न शक्यं वारयितुम् |
द्यूतप्रसक्तमनुष्यो न शक्यो वारयितुं
योऽपि स्वाभाविकदोषो न शक्यो वारयितुम् ||
- मृच्छकटिक
One can not control a bull that is running towards green grass eager to eat it. One can not control a wife who is interested in some one else. One can not control a man who is addicted to gambling. One can not reform a person whose innate character is to be wicked. He is incorrigible.
- Mrucchakatika
गरुडपुराण – सुखासक्तः January 26, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Garuda Purana, Sensory Pleasures
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संसारजसुखासक्तं ब्रह्मज्ञोस्मीति वादिनम् |
कर्मब्रह्मोभयभ्रष्टं संत्यजेदंत्यजं यथा ||
- गरुडपुराण
If a person showing lot of interest in sensory pleasure claims that he has the knowledge of the universe, then he neither knows the real meaning of the universe nor that of karma (actions). He must be considered as a rogue and ostracized
- Garuda Purana
वल्लभदेव – वीर्यवान् January 25, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Courage, Qualities, Vallabhadeva, Virtuous
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सर्वैर्गुणैर्विहीनोऽपि वीर्यवान् हि तरेद्रिपून् |
सर्वैरपि गुणैर्युक्तो निर्वीर्यः किं करिष्यति ||
- वल्लभदेव
If one does not have lofty virtues but is courageous, he can conquer his enemies. What good is all the virtues if one does not have the courage to confront and conquer your adversaries?
- Vallabhadeva
श्लोकवार्तिक – शास्त्र प्रयोजनं January 24, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Action, Applications, Knowledge, Shlokavartika
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सर्वस्य हि शास्त्रस्य कर्मणो वाऽपि कस्यचित् |
यावत् प्रयोजनं नोक्तं तावत् तत् केन गृह्यते ||
- श्लोकवार्तिक
One must always tell the use (or applications) of any knowledge, wisdom or any action. If people do not see applications, they will not pay attention to it.
- Shlokavartika
हितोपदेश – मित्रलाभ – स्वभाव January 23, 2010
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सर्वस्य हि परीक्ष्यन्ते स्वभावा नेतरे गुणाः |
अतीत्य हि गुणान्सर्वान् स्वभावो मूर्ध्नि वर्तते ||
- हितोपदेश – मित्रलाभ
Everybody has to be tested on his innate character than their acquired behavior. In case of distress (or any other pressure) it is the innate character that stands out in the open without any masks (of acquired behavior)
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
उत्तररामचरित – वाचन January 22, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Noble, Speech, Uttararamacharita, Women
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सर्वथा व्यवहर्तव्यं कुतोह्यवचनीयता |
यथा स्त्रीणां तथा वाचां साधुत्वे दुर्जनो जनः ||
- उत्तररामचरित
How can one be silent in the face of adversary? One has to talk (and defend himself). When it is the matter of some one accusing you of something, or hurting the ladies – inaction is not an option. One is called noble only when wickedness is paid back in the same coin.
- Uttararamacharita
पञ्चतंत्र – मित्रभेद – स्वभाव January 21, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Advice, Mitrabheda, Panchatantra, Qualities, Water
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स्वभावो नोपदेशेन शक्यते कर्तुमन्यथा |
सुतप्तमपि पानीयं पुनर्गच्छति शीतताम् ||
- पञ्चतंत्र – मित्रभेद
Objects or people will always follow their innate disposition. It can not be changed by any amount of advice. No matter how much heat water, left to itself, it will cool down.
- Panchatantra, Mitrabhedha
याज्ञवल्क्य – वणिजानां कपटसूत्र January 20, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Commerce, punishment, Yajnavalkya
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संभूय वणिजां पण्यं अनर्घेणोपरुन्धताम् |
विक्रीणतां वा विहितो दन्ड उत्तम साहसः ||
- याज्ञवल्क्य
If all the vendors get together and hoard merchandise to create artificial scarcity so that they can sell them at higher price, then all of them must be punished.
- Yajnavalkya
मनुस्मृति – सभा औचित्य January 19, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Gathering, Manu Smriti, Speech
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सभा वा न प्रविष्टव्यं वक्तव्यं वा समंजसम् |
अब्रुवन् विब्रुवन् वाऽपि नरो भवति किल्बिषी ||
- मनुस्मृति
One must not go to a gathering without proper preparation. Even when one does, one should not speak inappropriately. It does not matter whether your bad words were intentional or accidental. You will be guilty.
- Manu Smriti
शिशुपालवध – अल्पतृप्ति January 18, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Providence, Shishupalavadha, Wealth
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संपदा सुस्थिरंमन्यो भवति स्वल्पयाऽपि यः |
कृतकृत्यो विधिर्मन्ये न वर्धयति तस्य ताम् ||
- शिशुपालवध
If a person is happy with little wealth, providence will assume that his job is done. Hence He will not provide him with riches. This is a view point that says one must aim for greater wealth and only then would he be able to achieve it. However, there is no mention about what kind of wealth it is. If it is the wealth of knowledge then it is good to aim for more wealth. But there are countless other verses that say it is futile to wish for more wealth in the material worldly sense.
- Shishupalavadha
सोमप्रभाचार्यस्य सूक्तिमुक्तावलि – रोषः January 17, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Anger, Somaprabhacharya, Suktimuktavali
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संतापं तनुते भिनत्ति विनयं सौहार्दमुत्सादय-
त्युद्वेगं जनयत्यवद्यवचनं सूते विधत्ते कलिम् |
कीर्तिं कृंतति दुर्मतिं वितरति व्याहन्ति पुण्योदयं
दत्ते यः कुगतिं स हातुमुचितो रोषः स दोषः सताम् ||
- सोमप्रभाचार्यस्य सूक्तिमुक्तावलि
A wise man must renounce anger. For anger has the following effect on people. It will cause distress. It will kill humility and friendship. It will beget anxiety. It will make you utter bad words (the unutterable). It will give rise to differences. It will cut short your fame. It will spread wickedness (among all of them who suffer from your anger). It will diminish all your collected good karma and let you die a horrible death.
- Somaprabhacharya’s Suktimuktavali
नारदस्मृति – सत्य January 16, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: God, Narada Smriti, Truth
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सत्यं देवाः समासेन मनुष्यास्त्वनृतं स्मृताः |
इहैव तस्य देवत्वं यस्य सत्ये स्थिता मतिः ||
- नारदस्मृति
In sanskrit etymology, one can break the word “deva” (= Gods) as truth and “mnushya” (=humans) as lies. But if a human being on earth keeps his mind (and actions) truthful all his life, he is to be considered as God on earth.
- Narada Smriti
विष्णुपुराण – क्रोध January 15, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Anger, Vishnu Purana
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संचितस्यापि महता वत्स क्लेशेन मानवैः |
यशसस्तपसश्चैव क्रोधो नाशकरः परः ||
- विष्णुपुराण
People collect good qualities like fame and righteousness with all the hard work and care. But if they succumb to anger, then all of that goes away in an instant.
- Vishnupurana
महाभारत – बहुदोषा हि मानवाः January 14, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Mahabharatha, Mistake
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स्खलितः स्खलितो वध्य इति चेन्निश्चितं भवेत् |
द्वित्रा यद्यवशिष्येरन् बहुदोषा हि मानवाः ||
- महाभारत
If you dictate that every person who makes a mistake be killed, then there will be at most two or three people left in this world. Here, almost all people have committed one or the other mistake in life.
- Mahabharatha
हितोपदेश – मित्रलाभ – षड्दोषाः January 13, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Anger, fatigue, Fear, Hitopadesha, Laziness, Mitralabha, procrastination, sleep
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षड्दोषाः पुरुषेणेह हातव्या भूतिमिच्छता |
निद्रा तन्द्रा भयं क्रोधः आलस्यं दीर्घसूत्रता ||
- हितोपदेश – मित्रलाभ
Any person who intends to prosper should get rid of these six qualities in him: excessive sleep, easily fatigued, fear, anger, laziness, procrastination.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
मनुस्मृति – स्त्री सौख्य January 12, 2010
Posted by Prashanth Kota in Subhashita.Tags: Manu Smriti, Welfare, Women
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शोचन्ति चामयो यत्र विनश्यत्याशु तत्कुलम् |
न शोचन्ति तु यत्रैता वर्धते तद्धि सर्वदा ||
- मनुस्मृति
If the women of the house are in distress (due to oppression) then that family will surely be destroyed. If they are not oppressed (and hence happy) then such a family surely prosper.
- Manu Smriti
