विज्ञानगुणमहार्घे पुरुषे द्वेष्यत्वमपि रमणीयम् ।
जननिंदिते पुनर्जने प्रियत्वेनापि लज्जामहे ॥
- हालनसप्तशती
vijnAna guNa mahArghe puruShe dveShyatvam api ramaNIyam ।
jana nindane punarjane priyatvenApi lajjAmahe ॥
- hAlanasaptashatI
If person is well learned and possesses good qualities, then being his enemy is also acceptable. But I would be ashamed to be a friend of a rogue who is hated by everyone.
- Halanasaptashati
वायुर्यथा घनानीकं तृणं तूलं रजांसि च ।
संयोज्याक्षिपते भूयस्तथा भूतानि भूतकृत् ॥
- भागवत
vAyuryathA ghanAnIkam tRuNam tUlam rajAmsi cha।
samyojya akShipate bhUyAstathA bhUtAni bhUtakRut ॥
- bhAgavata
A strong wind can scatter clouds, grass, cotton and sand together to different directions. The creator can do the same with all the beings (his creations)
- Bhagavata
व्याधेरनिष्टसंस्पर्शात् श्रमादिष्टविवर्जनात् ।
दुःख चतुर्भिः शारीरं कारणैः संप्रवर्तते ॥
- महाभारत, अरण्य
vyAdhiH aniShTa samsparshAt shramAt iShta vivarjanAt ।
duHkham chaturbhiH shArIram kAraNaiH sampravartate ॥
- mahAbhArata, aranya
Physical pain is caused by four stimuli - disease, bad luck, exhaustion (over working) or by separation from something you love.
- Mahabharata, Aranya
वाणी रसवती यस्य भार्या प्रेमवती सती ।
लक्ष्मीर्दानवती यस्य सफलं तस्य जीवितम् ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय
vANI rasavatI yasya bhAryA premavatI satI।
lakShmIH dAnavatI yasya saphalam tasya jIvitam ॥
- subhAShitaratnasamucchaya
He is lucky whose speech is always uttered in good taste, whose loving wife is chastely and whose wealth is used for charity.
- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya
व्यसने क्लिश्यमानं हि यो मित्रं नाभिपद्यते ।
अनुनीय यथाशक्ति तं नृशंसं विदुर्बुधाः ॥
- महाभारत, उद्योग
vyasane klishyamAnam hi yo mitram na abhipadyate ।
anunIya yathAshakti tam nRushamsam vidurbudhAH ॥
- mahAbhArata, udyoga
If a friend is in trouble, it is one's duty to say a few consoling words and help him as much as possible. One who does not do that is considered as cruel by wise men.
- Mahabharata, Udyoga
वंशभवो गुणवानपि
संगविशेषेण पूज्यते पुरुषः ।
न हि तुंबीफलविकलो
वीणादंडः प्रयाति महिमानम् ॥
- रसगंगाधर
vamshabhavo guNavAn api
sangavisheSheNa pUjyate puruShaH।
na hi tumbIphalavikalo
vINAdanDaH prayAti mahimAnam ॥
- rasagangadhara
It is not enough to be born in a good family or have unique qualities. One gets respected only when he is in company of noble people. The stick (made of bamboo) of the veena does not get any respect even with the strings(unique qualities) if it is not attached to the acoustic drum.
- Rasagangadhara
वनेऽपि सिंहा मृगमांसभक्ष्या
बुभुक्षिता नैव तृणं चरंति ।
एवं कुलीना व्यसनाभिभूता
न नीतिमार्गं परिलंघयंति ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, लब्धप्रणाश
vane api simhA mRuga mAmsabhakshyA
bubhikShitA naiva tRuNam charanti।
evaM kulInA vyasanAbhibhUtA
na nItimArgaM parilanghayanti ॥
- panchatantra, labdhapraNAsha
A lion that is used to eating meat after hunting deer and other creatures will not eat grass even when it is hungry. Just like that, even when troubled by miseries, a person of noble birth (and intentions) will never stray from the path of morality.
- Panchatantra, Labdhapranasha
वर्धत्यधर्मेण नरस्ततो भद्राणि पश्यति ।
ततः सपत्नान् जयति समूलस्तु विनश्यति ॥
- महाभारत, वन
vardhati adharmeNa naraH tato bhadrANi pashyati ।
tataH saptnAn jayati samUlAstu vinashyati ॥
- mahAbhArata
By leaving the path of morality, one can prosper, find himself safe and secured, triumph over all his enemies. But one day, he shall be destroyed completely - from root to tip.
- Mahabharata
वचस्तत्र प्रयोक्तव्यं यत्रोक्तं लभते फलम् ।
स्थायीभवति चात्यंतं रागः शुक्लपटे यथा ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद
vachastatra prayoktavyam yatra labhate phalam ।
sthAyI bhavati cha atyantam rAgah shuklapaTe yathA ॥
- panchatantra, mitrbheda
One must talk only when there will be some good use out of it. He must speak only when his words will stick and some action will follow. Just like color sticks better only on white cloth.
- Panchatantra, Mitrbheda
लोके प्रकृतिभिन्नेऽस्मिन्न कश्चित् कस्यचित् प्रियः ।
कार्यकारणसंबद्धं वालुकामुष्टिवज्जगत् ॥
- सौंदरनंद
loke prakRuti bhinne asmin na kashchit kasyachit priyaH ।
kArya kAraNa saMbaddhaM vAlukA muShTivat jagat ॥
- saundarananda
In this world, different people will have different tastes. Nobody actually likes any other. They are all together just because they depend on each other for survival. They are all together just like grains of sand in a fist. If the fist loosens, they all go their own way.
- Saundarananda
लक्ष्मीर्वसति जिह्वाग्रे जिह्वाग्रे मित्रबांधवाः ।
जिह्वाग्रे बंधनं प्राप्तं जिह्वाग्रे मरणं ध्रुवम् ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
lakShmIH vasati jihvAgre jihvAgre mitrabAndhavAH।
jihvAgre bandhanam prAptaM jihvAgre maraNam dhruvam ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
Speech is a powerful tool. It can earn you money. It can get you friends and relatives. it can also cause equal harm if not used properly. It can get you arrested. It can even get you killed.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
रोहते सायकैर्विद्धं वनं परशुना हतम् ।
वाचा दुरुक्तं भीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक्क्षतम् ॥
- महाभारत, उद्योग
rohate sAyakaiH viddhaM vanaM parashunA hatam ।
vAchA duruktam bhIbhatsam na samrohati vAk kShatam ॥
- mahABhArata, udyoga
if a person is hit by an arrow, the wound will heal. Forests regrow after being razed with an axe. But if a person is hurt by the scary bad words, then the wound can not be healed.
- Mahabharata, Udyoga
रायः कलत्रं पशवः सुतादयो
गृहा मही कुंजरकोशभूतयः ।
सर्वेऽर्थकामाः क्षणभंगुरायुषः
कुर्वन्ति मर्त्यस्य कियत्प्रियं चलाः ॥
- भागवत
rAyaH kalatraM pashavaH sutAdayo
gRuhA mahI kunjarakoshabhUtayaH ।
sarve artha kAmAH kShaNa bhangura AyuShaH
kurvanti martyasya kiyat priyam chalAH ॥
- bhAgavata
How much can all the material pleasures like money, wife, animals, children, house, land, elephants, wealth and other such things that can be bought with money? Life itself is ephemeral, lasting for less than a second. What can these impermanent things do to make us happy?
- Bhagavata
राजा तुष्टो हि भृत्यानामर्थमात्रं प्रयच्छति ।
ते तु संमानमात्रेण प्राणैरप्युपकुर्वते ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद
rAjA tuShTo hi bhRutyAnAm arthamAtraM prayacChati ।
te tu sanmAna mAtreNa prANAiH api upakurvate ॥
- panchatantra, mitrabheda
When a King likes the work of a servant, he just parts with money in the form of rewards. But, the servants on the other hand will be willing to lay down their lives in return of just the honor of being of service to the King. Isn't it an irony?
- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda
रजोभिः समसंख्याकाः पार्थिवैरिह जंतवः ।
तेषां ये केचनेहंते श्रेयो वै मनुजादयः ॥
- भागवत
rajobhiH samam sankhyaakAH pArthivaiH iha jantavaH ।
teShAm ye kechana ihante shreyo vai manujAdayaH ॥
- bhAgavata
In this world there are as many beings as particles of dust. Among them only a handful of them are capable of thinking about their own welfare. Mankind is one among them.
- Bhagavata
यो हि दत्वा गजश्रेष्टं कक्ष्यायां कुरुते मनः ।
रज्जुस्नेहेन किं तस्य त्यजतः कुंजरोत्तमम् ॥
- रामायण, अयोध्या
yo hi datvA gaja shrEShTam kashyAyAm kurute manaH ।
rajju snehena kim tasya tyajataH kunjarottamam ॥
- rAmAyana, ayodhyA
It is an irony that people set their eyes on the girdle after having let the elephant go. What good is the rope that ties the elephant after giving up on the great elephant has gone?
- Ramayana, Ayodhya
यो ध्रुवाणि परित्यज्य अध्रुवाणि निषेवते।
ध्रुवाणि तस्य नश्यन्ति अध्रुवं नष्टमेव च ॥
- पञ्चतन्त्र, मित्रसंप्राप्ति
yo dhruvANi parityajya adhruvANi niShevate।
dhruvANi tasya nashyanti adhruvaM naShTameva ca ॥
- panchatantra, mitrasamprApti
If one leaves the 'permanent' and runs behind the 'temporary' - he will end up losing both. The permanent is lost and the temporary would never have lasted anyway.
- Panchatantra, Mitrasamprapti
येनास्य पितरो याता येन याता पितामहाः ।
तेन यायात्सतां मार्गं तेन गच्छन् न रिष्यते ॥
- मनुस्मृति
yenAsya pitaro yAtA yena yAtA pitAmahAH।
tena yAyAtsatAM mArgaM tena gacchan na riShyate ॥
- manu smRiti
If one follows the footsteps of their fathers and forefathers then there will be no fear of straying from the path of Dharma - moral code of conduct.
- Manu Smriti
येन केन प्रकारेण यस्य कस्यापिदेहिनः ।
संतोषं जनयेत् प्राज्ञस्तदेवेश्वरपूजनम् ॥
- समयोचितपद्यमालिका
yena kena prakAreNa yasya kasyApi dehinaH ।
santoShaM janayet prAgnaH tadeva Ishvara pUjanam ॥
-samayochitapadyamAlikA
By what ever means one should make someone happy. Wise men believe that making other people happy is worship of God.
- Samayochitapadyamalika
यावद् भ्रियेत जठरं तावत् स्वत्वं हि देहिनाम्।
अधिकं योऽभिमन्येत स स्तेनो दंडमर्हति ॥
- भागवत
yAvat bhriyate jaTharam tAvat svatvam hi dEhinAM।
adhikam yaH abhimanyeta saH stEnO danDamarhati ॥
- bhagavata
One must accumulate wealth as much needed to fill his stomach. If one accumulates more than that, he is stealing; and should be punished.
- Bhagavata
यावत्स्वस्थमिदं देहं यावन्मृत्युश्च दूरतः ।
तावदात्महितं कुर्यात् प्राणाते किं करिष्यसि॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभान्डागार
yAvat svAsthyam idam deham yAvat mRutyuH cha dUrataH ।
tAvat Atmahitam kuryAt prANAnte kim kariShyasi ॥
- SubhAshita ratnabhAnDAgAra
When you are in good health and death is still far away, you must ensure that you act in your best interest. What can one do at the end of his life?
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
यस्मिन् देशे न संमानो न मित्राणि न बांधवाः ।
न च विद्यागमः कश्चित्तं देशं परिवर्जयेत् ॥
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
yasmin deshe na sammAno na mitrANi na baandhavAH ।
na cha vidyAgamaH kashchittam desham parivarjayet ॥
- hitopadesha, mitralAbha
One must never live in a country where he does not have respect, no friends, no relatives, no opportunities to study. He must leave such a state immediately.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
यस्यास्ति सर्वत्र गतिः स कस्मात्
स्वदेशरागेण हि याति नाशम् ।
तातस्य कूपोऽयमिति ब्रुवाणाः
क्षारं जलं कापुरुषाः पिबंति ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद
yasya asti sarvatra gatiH sa kasmAt
svadesharAgeNa hi yAti nAsham ।
tAtasya kUpaH ayam iti bruvANAH
kShAram jalam kApuruShAH pibanti ॥
- panchatantra, mitrabheda
If a person has talents that are valued at all places then why would he stick to his own country out attachment? It would certain failure. Only those who do not have talent will drink hard water from the well jest because their father dug it for them.
- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda
यस्य वाङ्मनसी शुद्धे सम्यग्गुप्ते च सर्वदा ।
स वै सर्वमवाप्नोति वेदान्तोपगतं फलम् ॥
- मनुस्मृति
yasya vAk manasi shuddhe samyak gupte cha sarvadA ।
sa vai sarvAm avApnoti vedAnta upagatam phalam ॥
- manu smriti
If you have your mind and speech clean and under control, then you will get all the fruits that are possible by the knowledge of vedantas (extracts of Vedas).
- Manu Smriti
यस्य न विपदि विषादः संपदि हर्षो रणे न भीरुत्वम् ।
तं भुवनत्रयतिलकं जनयति जननी सुतं विरलम् ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद
yasya na vipadi viShAdaH sampadi harSho raNe na bhIrutvam ।
tam bhuvana traya tilakam janayati jananI sutam viralam ॥
- panchatantra, mitrabheda
It is very rare that a mother gives birth to a son who is not sad when faced with trouble, not overly joyous when prosperous and not a coward in battlefield.
- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda
यमाजीवंति पुरुषं सर्वभूतानु संजय ।
पक्वं द्रुममिवासाद्य तस्य जीवितमर्थवत् ॥
- महाभारत, उद्योग
yam ajIvanti puruSham sarvabhUtAnu sanjaya ।
pakvaM drumam ivAsAdya tasya jIvitam arthavat ॥
- mahAbhArata, udyoga
Sanjaya, Only his life is worth living who helps all other beings just like a tree with lot of fruits. (as told by Vidula to her son Sanjaya)
- Mahabharata, Udyoga
यं मातापितरौ क्लेशं सहेते संभवे नृणाम् ।
न तस्य निष्कृतिः शक्या कर्तुं वर्षशतैरपि ॥
- मनुस्मृति
yaM mAtA pitarau klesham sahete sambhave nRuNAm ।
na tasya niShkRutiH shakyA kartum varShashatairapi ॥
- manusmRuti
One must never forget the pains that parents take to bring us to this world. One can not repay the debt even by working for a hundred years.
- Manu Smriti
यदृच्छयोपलब्धेन संतुष्टो मितभुञ् मुनिः ।
विविक्तशरणः शांतो मैत्रः करुण आत्मवान् ॥
- भागवत
yadRucChayaH upalabdhena santuShTo mitabuk muniH ।
vivikta sharaNaH shAnto maitraH karuNa AtmavAn ॥
- bhAgavata
He is considered to have known his self if he can - be satisfied by windfall that happens once in a while (not greedy), eats less, lives a life of a hermit, likes to live by himself, peaceful, greets everyone friendly and shows compassion towards everyone.
- Bhagavata
यद्युच्चैरपि न परानुपकुरुषे तन्मृषैव ते जन्म ।
यदि नैष जनितवर्षः को नाम पयोधरोत्कर्षः ॥
- हरिहरसुभाषित
yadi ucchairapi na parAn upakuruShe tat mRuShaiva te janma ।
yadi naiSha janitavarShaH ko nAma payodharotkarShaH ॥
- harihara subhAShita
If you do not help people in spite of being highly placed, then your whole life is a grand waste. What is the use of cloud going so high in the sky if it does not rain?
- Harihara Subhashita
यदीच्छसि वशीकर्तुं जगदेकेन कर्मणा ।
परापवादसस्येभ्यो गां चरन्तीं निवारय ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
yadi icChasi vashIkartum jagat ekEna karmaNA।
para apavAda sasyebhyo gAm charantIm nivAraya ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
If you intend to conquer the entire world with one action, that action should be to control the cow that is tempted to eat the grass of slander. Control your mind for giving in to the temptation to tall ill about others.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
