सहस्व श्रियमन्येषां यद्यपि त्वयि नास्ति सा ।
अन्यत्रापि सतीं लक्ष्मीं कुशला भुंजते सदा ॥
- महाभारत, शान्ति
sahasva shriyam anyeShAm yadyapi tvayi nAsti sA ।
anyatrApi satIm lakShmIm kushalA bhunjate sadA ॥
- mahAbhArata, shAnti
If you see wealth (that you don't have) with others, don't feel jealous. Just live with it. You must understand that if you have done good things in the past, then you will be able to enjoy the wealth even if it does not belong to you.
- Mahabharata, Shanti
श्वः कार्यमद्य कुर्वीत पूर्वाह्णे चापराह्णकम् ।
न हि प्रतीक्षते मृत्युः कृतमस्य न वा कृतम् ॥
- महाभारत
shvaH kAryam adya kurvIta pUrvAhNe cha aparAhNakam ।
na hi pratIkShate mRutyuH kRutam asya na vA kRutam ॥
- mahAbHArata
Do it today what needs to be done tomorrow, in the morning what needs to be done in the afternoon. When it is time, death does not wait to see if you have done all your duties or not yet.
- Mahabharata
लोकयात्रार्थमेवेह धर्मस्य नियमः कृतः ।
उभयत्र सुखोदर्कः इह चैव परत्र च ॥
- महाभारत
loka yAtraartha meva iha dharmasya niyamaH kRutaH ।
ubhayatra sukhodarkaH iha chaiva paratra cha ॥
- mahAbhArata
The rules are dharma are made thus to enable smooth functioning of this world. But following it will give you lot of happiness not only in this world, but also the afterlife.
- Mahabharata
यथा हि रश्मयोऽश्वस्य द्विरदस्यांकुशो यथा ।
नरेंद्रधर्मो लोकस्य तथा प्रग्रहणं स्मृतम् ॥
- महाभारत, शांति
yathA hi rashmayoH ashvasya dviradasya ankusho yathA ।
narendro dharmo lokasya tathA pragrahaNam smRutam ॥
- mahAbhArata, shAnti
One needs ropes and blinds to control a horse. One needs hooks to control an elephant. The king needs to follow his duties (Rajadharma) to control the dealings of the world.
- Mahabharata, Shanti
यत्र स्त्री यत्र कितवो बालो यत्रानुशासिता ।
मज्जंति तेऽवशा राजन् नद्यामश्मप्लवा इव ॥
- महाभारत, उद्योग
yatra strI yatra kitavo bAlo yatra anushAsitA ।
majjanti te avashA rAjan nadyAm ashma plavA iva ॥
- mahAbhArata, udyoga
If a kingdom is administered by a woman, a rumormonger or a kid, then that kingdom will sink like a boat made of stone.
- Mahabharata, Udyoga
मृदुमप्यवमन्यंते तीक्ष्णा दुद्विजते जनः ।
मा तीक्ष्णो मा मृदुर्भूस्त्वं तीक्ष्णो भव मृदुर्भव ॥
- महाभारत, शान्ति
mRudum api avamanyante tIkShNA dudvijate janaH ।
mA tIkShNo mA mRudur bhUH tvam tIkShNo bhava mRuduH bhava ॥
- mahAbhArata, shAnti
One must not be too soft. People will ridicule them. One must not be too aggressive. People will be anxious around them. One must not be too soft or too aggressive always. One must be soft and aggressive as required.
- Mahabharata, Shanti
पुण्यस्य फलमिच्छन्ति पुण्यं नेच्छन्ति मानवाः ।
पापस्य तु नहीच्छन्ति पापं कुर्वन्ति यत्नतः ॥
- महाभारत
puNyasya phalamicChanti puNyam na icChanti mAnavAH ।
pApasya tu na hi icChanti pApam kurvanti yatnataH ॥
- mahAbhArata
All humans want to enjoy the rewards for good action. But no one wants to do good action. No one looks forward to the punishment for sins. But continue committing sins every day.
- Mahabharata
प्रिये नातिभृशं हृष्येत् अप्रिये न च संज्वरेत् ।
न मुह्येदर्थच्छिद्रेषु न च धर्मं परित्यजेत् ॥
- महाभारत, वन
priye na ati bhRusham hRuShyet apriye na cha sanjvaret।
na muhyed artha cChidreShu na cha dharmaM parityajet ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
When things happen as you like, you should not rejoice too much. You should not feel too sad when they go the other way also. When your wealth is destroyed, you should not lose your mind. One must not stray from the path of dharma ever.
- Mahabharata, Vana
पठकाः पाठकाश्चैव ये चान्ये शास्त्रचिंतकाः ।
सर्वे व्यसनिनो मूर्खाः यः क्रियवान् स पण्डितः ॥
- महाभारत, वन
pAThakAH pAThakAshchaiva ye cha anye shAstra chintakAH ।
sarve vyasanino mUrkhAH yaH kriyavAn sa paNDitaH ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
Students, teachers and thinkers are all addicted to logic, discussion and theory. All are fools. Only the guys who act are the real scholars.
- Mahabharata, Vana
न हि पापानि कर्माणि शुद्ध्यंत्यनशनादिभिः ।
सीदत्यनशनादेव मांसशोणितलेपनः ॥
- महाभारत, वन
na hi pApAni karmANi shudhyanti anashanAdibhiH ।
sIdanti anashanAdeva mAmsa shoNita lepanaH ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
One's sins will not be washed away by rituals like fasting. Only thing that is achieved by fasting is wearing of the body made of flesh and blood.
- Mahabharata, Vana
न व्याधयो नापि यमः प्राप्तुं श्रेयः प्रतीक्षते ।
यावदेव भवेत् कल्पस्तावच्छ्रेयः समाचरेत् ॥
- महाभारत, सभा
na vyAdhayo nApi yama prAptum shreyaH patIkShate ।
yAvadeva bhavet kalpaH tAvat shreyaH samAcharet ॥
- mahAbhArata, sabhA
Illness or Death do not wait for a man to accumulate good Karma by doing good things over time. So, do not wait longer. Keep on doing good as and when such opportunity arises.
- Mahabharata, Sabha
न हायनैर्न पलितैः न वित्तेन न बंधुभिः ।
ॠषयश्चक्रिरे धर्मं योऽनूचानः स नो महान् ॥
- महाभारत, शल्य
na hAyanaiH na palitaiH na vittena na bandhubhiH ।
RushayaH chakrire dharmam yo anUchAnaH sa no mahAn ॥
- mahAbhArata, shalya
It is not considered Dharma just because old people, people with white hair, rich people or your relatives said so. The sages have observed what is considered moral from ages and spoken that to be the Dharma. We value that the most.
- Mahabharata, Shalya
धन्यानामुत्तमं दाक्ष्यं धनानामुत्तमं श्रुतम् ।
लाभानाम् श्रेय आरोग्यं सुखानां तुष्टिरुत्तमा ॥
- महाभारत, वन
dhyAnAm uttamam dAkShyam dhanAnAm uttamaM shRutam ।
lAbhAnAm shreya aarogyam sukhAnAm tuShTiH uttamA ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
Of all the qualities, efficiency is the best. Of all the wealth, knowledge is the best. Of all the profits, health is the best. Of all the happiness, being satisfied is the best.
- Mahabharata, Vana
द्विविधो जायते व्याधिः शारीरो मानसस्तथा ।
परस्परं तयोर्जन्म निर्द्वंद्वं नोपलभ्यते ॥
- महाभारत, शान्ति
dvividho jAyate vyAdhiH shArIro mAnasaH tathA ।
parasparaM tayoH janma nirdvandvam na upalabhyate ॥
- mahAbhArata, shAnti
There are two kinds of origins for disease – one is from he body and the other is mental. They are interdependent one each other. Without one, the other does not exist. All diseases are part physical and part mental. Solve one and the other gets solved by itself.
- Mahabharata, Shanti
दुःखोपघाते शारीरे मानसे चाप्युपस्थिते ।
यस्मिन्न शक्यते कर्तुं यत्नस्तं नानुचिंतयेत् ॥
- महाभारत
duHkho apaghAte shArIre mAnase cha api upasthite ।
yasminna shakyate kartum yatnastam nAnu chintayet ॥
- mahAbhArata
When there is some grief to the mind or any wound to the body that we cannot do anything about – one must just stop thinking about it. That is best way to deal with the unsolvable problem.
- Mahabharata
दान्तस्य किमरण्येन तथाऽदान्तस्य भारत ।
यत्रैव निवसेद्दान्तस्तदरण्यं स चाश्रमः ॥
- महाभारत, शान्ति
daantasya kim araNyena tathA adAntasya bhArata ।
yatraiva nivaset dAntaH tat araNyam sa cha AshramaH ॥
- mahAbhArata, shAnti
For a person with restraint, an abundant forest is nothing because he does not wish to own anything more than what he needs. For a person with out restraints, the forest again is not enough because the entire forest can not satiate him. Where ever the ascetic lives, that is a forest – that is also a hermitage.
- Mahabharata, Shanti
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
चत्वारि यस्य द्वाराणि सुगुप्तान्यमरोत्तमाः ।
उपस्थमुदरं हस्तौ वाक्चतुर्थी स धर्मवित् ॥
- महाभारत
chatvAri yasya dvArANi suguptAni amaro uttamaaH ।
upastham udaram hastau vAk chaturthI sa dharmavit ॥
- mahAbhArata
There are four doors through which adharma can enter us – private parts, stomach, hands and speech. If one guards these doors carefully at all the time, he will be known as Dharmajna and avoid all sins. All sins are related to man losing control of these doors.
- Mahabharata
गोशतादपि गोक्षीरं प्रस्थं धान्यशतादपि ।
प्रासादादपि खट्टार्धं शेषाः परविभूतयः ॥
- महाभारत
go shatAdapi gokShIram prastham dhAnya shatAdapi ।
prAsAdAdapi khaTTaardham sheShAH para vibhUtayaH ॥
- mahAbhArata
Even if there are hundreds of cows, you need only very little milk. Even if you have hundreds of granaries, all you need a little food. Even if you have huge palace, all you need is half a bed to sleep in. Rest is to treated as if they belong to others.
- Mahabharata
कीर्तिर्हि पुरुषं लोके संजीवयति मातृवत् ।
अकीर्तिर्जीवितं हंति जीवतोऽपि शरीरिणः ॥
- महाभारत, वन
kIrtiH hi puruSham loke sanjIvayati mAtRuvat ।
akIrtiH jIvitam hanti jIvato api sharIriNaH ॥
- mahAbHArata, vana
Fame is what keeps a man filled with life – like his mother. Without any fame people are as good as dead.
- Mahabharata, Vana
