संगतिः श्रेयसि पुंसां स्वपक्षे च विशेषतः ।
तुषैरपि परिभ्रष्टा न प्ररोहंति तंडुलाः ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र
sangatiH shreyasi pumsAm svapakShe cha visheShataH ।
tuShaiH api paribhraShTA na prarohanti tanDulAH ॥
- panchatantra
One must enjoy the company of others, especially of people are like you and willing to help. If the rice is separate from the chaff, then it can not germinate. Even if the chaff is useless, rice will benefit from the association.
- Panchatantra
द्रोग्धव्यं न च मित्रेषु न विश्वस्तेषु कर्हिचित् ।
येषां चान्नानि भुंजीत यत्र स्यात् प्रतिश्रयः ॥
- महाभारत, वन
drogdhavyam na cha mitreShu na vishvasteShu karhichit ।
yeShAm cha annAni bhunjIta yatra syAt pratishrayaH ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
One must never cheat a friend, any one who believes in you, who have given you food or whose refuge you have taken.
- Mahabharata, Vana
हृदयं सदयं यस्य भाषितं सत्यभूषितम् ।
कायः परहितोपायः कलिः कुर्वीत तस्य किम् ॥
- पद्मनंदनस्य वैराग्य शतक
hRudayam sadayam yasya bhAShitam satyabhUShitam ।
kAyaH parahitopAyaH kaliH kurvIta tasya kim ॥
- padmanandana's vairAgya shataka
Kali (who can corrupt anyone) will not be able to do anything to a person who has compassion in his heart, truth in his words and uses his body to help others.
- Padmanandana's Vairagya Shataka
षडेते ह्यवमन्यंते नित्यं पूर्वोपकारिणं
आचार्यं शिक्षिताः शिष्याः कृतदाराश्च मातरम् ।
नारीं विगतकामास्तु कृतार्थश्च प्रयोजकम्
नावं निस्तीर्णकांतारा आतुराश्च चिकित्सकम् ॥
- महाभारत, उद्योग
Shad ete hi avamanyante nityam pUrvopakAriNam
aachAryam shikShitAH shiShyAH kRutadArAH cha mAtaram ।
nArIm vigata kAmAH tu kRutArthashcha prayojakam
nAvam nistIrNakAMtArA aaturAshcha chikitsakam ॥
- mahAbhArata, udyoga
The following six people are known to forget those who helped them before - students forgetting their teachers, daughters forgetting about mothers after marrying, a mendicant who has no interest in sensual pleasures forgetting the ladies who gave him pleasures, any beneficiary of help forgetting the benefactor, people forgetting the boatman after crossing the river and patients forgetting about the doctor after being treated.
- Mahabharata, Udyoga
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
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
परोपकारशून्यस्य धिङ्मनुष्यस्य जीवितम् ।
जीवन्तु पशवो येषां चर्माप्युपक्रिष्यति ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय
paropakAra shUnyasya dhik manuShyasya jIvitam ।
jIvantu pashavo yeShAm charma api upakariShyati ॥
- subhAShitaratnasamucchaya
Damned let be the person who has not helped anyone in his whole life. Let the animals live instead. They are useful even after their death because of their hide.
- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya
खगा वीतफलं वृक्षं भुक्त्वा चातिथयो गृहं ।
दग्धं मृगस्तथारण्यं जारो भुक्त्वा रतां स्त्रियम् ॥
- भागवत
khagA vItaphalaM vRukSham bhuktvA cha atithayo gRuham ।
dagdham mRugaH tathA araNyam jAro bhuktvA ratAm striyam ॥
- bhAgavata
No one sticks around once a thing is no longer useful. Birds abandon a tree that has emptied the fruits. Guests leave the hosts when he has nothing to offer. A herd of deer will just move on and abandon a forest that was burnt down. A philander leaves a woman after satiating his urges.
- Bhagavata
एतावानेव पुरुषः कृतं यस्मिन् न नश्यति ।
यावच्च कुर्यादन्योऽस्य कुर्याद्बहुगुणं ततः ॥
- महाभारत, आदि
etAvAneva puruShaH kRutaM yasmin na nashyati ।
yAvaccha kuryAd anyo asya kuryAd bahuguNam tataH ॥
- mahAbhArata, Adi
He is a real man who remembers the help done to him by others. He will make sure that it does not end there. He will always return more help than he received.
- MahbhArata, Adi
एतावज्जन्मसाफल्यं देहिनामिह देहिषु ।
प्राणैरर्थैर्धिया वाचा श्रेय एवाचरेत्सदा ॥
- भागवत
- bhAgavata
- Bhagavata
उपकर्तुं यथा स्वल्पः समर्थो न तथा महान् ।
प्रायः कूपस्तृषां हन्ति न कदापि तु वारिधिः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय
- subhAShita ratna samucchaya
- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya
सर्वहिंसानिवृत्ता ये नराः सर्वं सहाश्च ये ।
सर्वस्याश्रयभूताश्च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
सर्वंसहा ये ऋजवः प्रतिज्ञातार्थपालकाः ।
परोपकारिणः सेव्याः निर्धना अपि ते जनाः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
- Subhashiaratnabhandagara
संपदो जलतरंगविलोल
यौवनं त्रिचतुराणि दिनानि ।
शारदाभ्रपरिपेलवमायुः
किं धनैः परहितानि कुरुध्वम् ॥
- सुभाषितसुधानिधि
- Subhashitasudhanidhi
मृषावादं परिहरेत् कुर्यात् प्रियमयाचितः ।
न च कामान्न संरंभान्न द्वेषाद्धर्ममुत्सृजेत् ॥
- महाभारत, वन
- Mahabharata, Vana
मय्येव जीर्णतां यातु यत्त्वयोपकृतं मम ।
नरः प्रत्युपकारार्थी विपत्तिमनुकांक्षति ॥
- सुभाषितसुधानिधि
- Subhashitasudhanidhi
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