दुर्जनस्य च सर्पस्य वरं सर्पो न दुर्जनः ।
सर्पो दशति काले तु दुर्जनस्तु पदे पदे ॥
- समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका
durjanasya cha sarpasya varaM sarpo na durjanaH ।
sarpo dashati kAle tu durjanastu pade pade ॥
- samayochitapadyaratnamAlikA
Between a wicked person and a snake, the snake is better. A snake bites occasionally only when provoked. But a wicked person does so often without any provocation.
- Samayochitapadyaratnamalika
विद्वत्सु विमलज्ञाना विरक्ता यतिषु स्थिताः ।
स्वीयेषु च गरोद्गारा नानाकाराः क्षितौ खलाः ॥
- रसगंगाधर
vidvatsu vimala jnAnaa viraktA yatiShu sthitAH ।
svIyeShu cha garodgArA nAnA aakAraaH kShitau khalAH ॥
- rasagangAdhara
Wicked people in this world come in various forms. When they are in company of scholars, they are in the form of a realised soul (with clear mind). When in company of saints they look like ascetics. When they are among others of their own kind, they become very vicious and spit poison.
- Rasagangadhara
पौरोहित्यं रजनिचरितं ग्रामणीत्वं नियोगो
माठापत्यं ह्यनृतवचनं साक्षिवादः परान्नम् ।
ब्रह्मद्वेषः खलजनरतिः प्राणिनां निर्दयत्वं
मा भूदेवं मम पशुपते जन्मजन्मांतरेऽपि ॥
- शिवापराधक्षमापणस्तोत्र
paurohityam rajani charitam grAmaNItvam niyogo
maThApatyam hi anRutavacanam sAkShivAdaH parAnnam ।
brahmadveShaH khalajanaratiH prANinAm nirdayatvam
mA bhUdevam mama pashupate janma janmaantare api ॥
- shivaaparAdhakShamApaNastotra
Oh my lord who is the god of all beings, spare me from these in this and any further lives - being a leader, having to walk at night, being a village head, slavery, head of mutt, having to tell a lie, having to give testimony as a witness in any proceeding, living on other's mercy, enmity of a brahmin, friendship of wicked people, lacking compassion towards animals.
- Shivaaparadhakshamapanastotra
बंधुः को नाम दुष्टानां कुप्येत्को नातियाचितः ।
को न तृप्यति वित्तेन कुकृते को न पंडितः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
bandhuH ko nAma duShTAnAm kupyet ko na ati yAchitaH ।
ko na tRupyati vittena kukRute ko na panDitaH ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
Does a wicked man have any friends? Who will not get angry at a persistent beggar? Who can not be satiated by money? Who is not an expert at sin?
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
अकारणाविष्कृतवैरदारुणात्
असज्जनात्कस्य भयं न जायते ।
विषं महाहेरिव यस्य दुर्वचः
सुदुःसहं सन्निहितं सदा मुखे ॥
- कादंबरी
akAraNa AviShkRuta vaira dAruNAt
asajjanaat kasya bhayam na jAyate ।
viSham mahAheriva yasya durvachaH
suduHsahaM sannihitaM sadA mukhe ॥
- kAdambarI
Who will not scared of a wicked person who is capable of hatred without any reason? They have a ready stock of harsh words in their mouth just like the venom in the mouth of snake.
- Kadambari
कटु क्वणंतो मलदायकः खलाः
तुदंत्यलं बंधनशृंखला इव ।
मनस्तु साधुध्वनिभिः पदे पदे
हरंति संतो मणिनूपुरा इव ॥
- कादंबरी
kaTu kvaNanto maladAyakaH khalaaH
tudanti alam bandhana shRunkala iva ।
manastu sAdhu dhvanibhiH pade pade
haranti santo maNinUpurA iva ॥
- kAdambarI
Wicked people always speak harshly and dirty. Their words cause harsh noise and pain just like chains tied to your feet. On the other hand noble men are like anklets made of pearls - they make very pleasing sounds and never hurt.
- Kadambari
प्रायो दुरंतपर्यंताः संपदोऽपि दुरात्मनाम् ।
भवन्ति हि शुभोदर्का विपदोऽपि महात्मनाम् ॥
- प्रसन्नराघव
prAyo duranta paryantAH sampado api durAtmanAm ।
bhavanti hi shubhot arkA vipado api mahAtmanAm ॥
- prasannarAghava
Bad people will meet with bad ending even if they have wealth now. Good things will happen to good people. It may not be immediate, but surely in future.
- Prasannaraghava
प्रामाण्यबुद्धिः स्तोत्रेषु देवताबुद्धिरात्मनि ।
कीटबुद्धिर्मनुष्येषु नूतनायाः श्रियः फलम् ॥
- कलिविडंबन
prAmANya buddhiH stotreShu devatA buddhiH Atmani ।
kITa buddhiH manuShyeShu nUtanAyAH shriyaH phalam ॥
- kaliviDambana
Approving of praises, thinking oneself as God (in control of everything) and treating everyone else as insects - these are the effects of newly acquired wealth.
- Kalividambana
सुभाषितं हारि विशत्यधो गलात्
न दुर्जनस्यार्करिपोरिवामृतम् ।
तदेव धत्ते हृदयेन सज्जनो
हरिर्महारत्नमिवातिनिर्मलम् ॥
- कादंबरी
subhAShitam hAri vishati adho galAt
na durjanasya arkaripoH ivA amRutam ।
tadeva dhatte hRudayena sajjano
hariH mahAratnam iva ati nirmalam ॥
- kAdambarI
During the mythical churning of the ocean out came elixir. But it so happened that it would not go down the throat of Rahu (the enemy of Arka - Sun). Just like that anything good like a subhashita will not go down the intellect of wicked men. On the other hand virtuous people will take it to their heart. Just like what Vishnu did with the perfect koustubha gem.
- Kadambari
परतोषयिता न कश्चन
स्वगतो यस्य गुणोऽस्ति देहिनः ।
परदोषकथाभिरल्पकः
स्वजनं तोषयितुं किलेच्छति ॥
- शिशुपालवध
paratoShayitA na kashchana
svagato yasya guNo asti dehinaH ।
para doSha kathAbhiH alpakaH
svajanam toShayitum kila icchati ॥
- shishupAlavadha
If one can not please other people by his own qualities, such a lowly person will attempt to please others by talking ill about other (noble) people (by highlighting other's faults).
- Shishupalavadha
निजदोषावृतमनसामतिसुंदरमेव भाति विपरीतम् ।
पश्यति पित्तोपहतः शशिशुभ्रं शंखमपि पीतम् ॥
- काव्यप्रकाश
nija doSha AvRuta manasAm atisundaram eva bhAti viparItam ।
pashyati pittopahataH shashishubhram shankham api pItam ॥
- kAvyaprakasha
Those who are imperfect themselves, will always see fault in others. Even if a caunch shell is as white as the moon, a person with jaundice will see it yellow (pale).
- Kavyaprakasha
आदाय वारि परितः सरितां मुखेभ्यः
किं नाम साधितमनेन महार्णवेन ।
क्षारीकृतं च वडवा दहने हुतं च
पाताळमूलकुहरे विनिवेशितं च ॥
- भट्टेंदुराज
AdAya vAri paritaH saritAm mukhebhyaH
kim nAma sAdhitamanena mahA arNavena ।
kShArI kRutam cha vaDavA dahane hutaM cha
pAtAla mUla kuhare viniveshitam cha ॥
- bhaTTendurAja
What did the ocean do with all fresh water that it collected from the mouths of all rivers? It made it salty, fed it to the underground fire and distributed among the underworld dwellers. Even if you give something magnificent to wicked people, they will misuse it.
- Bhattenduraja
धन्या बधिरा अंधास्त एव जीवन्ति मानुषे लोके ।
न शृण्वन्ति पिशुनजनं खलानां ॠद्धिं न प्रेक्षन्ते ॥
- सप्तशती
dhanyA badhirA andhasta eva jIvanti mAnuShe loke ।
na shRunvanti pishuna janam khalAnAM Ruddhim na prekShante ॥
- sapta shatI
Blessed are the deaf and the blind who live in this world. They don't have to listen to the rumormongers and see the prosperity of the wicked.
- Saptashati
उज्वलगुणमभ्युदितं
क्षुद्रो द्रष्टुं न कथमपि क्षमते ।
दग्ध्वा तनुमपि शलभः
दीप्तं दीपार्चिषं हरति ॥
- प्रबंधचिंतामणि
- prabandhachintAmaNi
- Prabandha chintamani
अपूज्या यत्र पूज्यन्ते पूज्यानां तु विमानना ।
त्रीणि तत्र प्रवर्तन्ते दुर्भिक्षं मरणं भयम् ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, काकोलूकीय
- panchatantra, kAkolUkIya
- Panchatantra, Kakolukiya
कर्म लोकविरुद्धं तु कुर्वाणं क्षणदचर |
तीक्ष्णं सर्वजनो हन्ति सर्पं दुष्टमिवागतम् ||
- रामायण - अरण्य
- Ramayana, Aranya
सहजांधदृशः स्वदुर्नये
परदोषेक्षणदिव्यचक्षुषः |
स्वगुणोच्चगिरो मुनिव्रताः
परवर्णग्रहणेष्वसाधवः ||
- शिशुपालवध
- Shishupalavadha
शुष्केणैकेन वॄक्षेण वनं पुष्पितपादपं |
कुलं चारित्रहीनेन पुरुषेणेव दह्यते ||
- पंचरात्र
- Pancharatra
