Showing posts with label Intelligence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Intelligence. Show all posts

Thursday, December 2, 2010

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - बुद्धि


न तच्छस्त्रैः न नागेंद्रैर्न हयैः न पदातिभिः ।
कार्यं संसिद्धिमभ्येति यथा बुद्ध्या प्रसाधितम् ॥


- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद


One can be achieve a lot by using wisdom. The same is not true about weapons, elephants, horses and cavalry (army in total).

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda

Sunday, November 14, 2010

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रभेद - बुद्धिमतः


एकं हन्यान्न वा हन्यात् इषुर्मुक्तो धनुष्मता ।
बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतः सृष्टा हन्ति राष्ट्रं सनायकम् ॥


- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद


An arrow may or may not kill the target. But an intelligent plot can destroy an entire nation along with its leaders.

- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

याज्ञवल्क्य - धर्म - सत्य शौच


सत्यमस्तेयमक्रोधो ह्रीः शौचं धीर्धृतिर्दमः ।
संयतेंद्रियता विद्या धर्मः सर्व उदाहृतः ॥


- याज्ञवल्क्य


The following aspects living constitute Dharma - Truth, never stealing, no anger, remorse, cleanliness, intelligence to separate good and bad, calm mind, austerity, control over senses and good education

- Yajnavalkya

Monday, February 1, 2010

अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल - स्त्री पाण्डित्य


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