सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार – विद्याविघ्नकराणि षट्

द्यूतं पुस्तकवाद्ये च नाटकेषु च सक्तता ।
स्त्रीयस्तंद्री च निद्रा च विद्याविघ्नकराणि षट् ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

dyUtam pustaka vAdye cha nAtakeShu cha saktatA ।
strIyaH tandrI cha nidrA cha vidyA vighnakAriNi ShaT ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

The following six are known to be greatest obstacles to learning – gambling, addicted to reading books (novels) or listening to music, watching plays, women, laziness and sleep.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

योगवासिष्ठ - आलस्य

आलस्यं यदि न भवेज्जगत्यनर्थः
    को न स्याद् बहु धनको बहुश्रुतो वा ।
आलस्यादियमवनिः ससागरांता
    संपूर्णा नरपशुभिश्च निर्धनैश्च ॥

- योगवासिष्ठ

Alasyam yadi na bhavet jagati anarthaH
    ko na syAd bahu dhanako bahushruto vA ।
AlasyAdiyamavaniH sasAgarAntA
    sampUrNA nara pashubhiH cha nirdhanaiH cha ॥

- yogavAsiShTha

If there were no such thing as laziness in this world, who would be poor? Every one would be either rich or very learned. Because of laziness, this world (including the seas) is filled with animal like men (uneducated) and penniless people.

- Yogavasishtha

सुभाषितरत्नतेभाण्डागार - सुमेरुरपि हीयते

अर्थानामर्जनं कार्यं वर्धनं रक्षणं तथा ।
भक्ष्यमाणो निरादायः सुमेरुरपि हीयते ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नतेभाण्डागार

arthAnAmarjanam kAryam vardhanam rakShaNam tathA ।
bhakShyamANo nirAdAyaH sumerurapi hIyate ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Wealth must be earned, grown, protected. If one only consumes wealth without earning, then even the Mt Sumeru (mountain of gold) will not be enough.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

हितोपदेश - मित्रलाभ - षड्दोषाः

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 - तामस लक्षण

लोभः स्वप्नोऽधृतिः क्रौर्यं नास्तिक्यं भिन्नवृत्तिका |
याचिष्णुता प्रमादश्च तामसं गुणलक्षणम् ||

- मनुस्मृति

The following are the qualities of darkness (found in a person): greed, laziness (always dreaming), fear, cruelty, disbelief, lacking righteousness in occupation, beggary, insanity.

- Manu Smriti