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
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
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
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
माता गुरुतरा भूमेः खात् पितोच्चतरस्तथा ।
मनः शीघ्रतरं वाताच्चिंता बहुतरी तृणात् ॥
- महाभारत, वन
mAtA gurutarA bhUmeH khaat pita uccataraH tathA ।
manaH shIghrataram vAtAH chintA bahutarI tRuNAt ॥
- mahAbhArata, vana
Mother's weight (importance) is more than that of the earth. Father's place should be held higher than the sky. Mind moves faster than wind. Worries outnumber the blades of grass.
- Mahabharata, Vana
अहन्यहनि भूतानि गच्छन्तीह यमालयम् ।
शेषाः स्थावरमिच्छन्ति किमाश्चर्यमतःपरम् ॥
- महाभारत, वन
- mahabhArata, vana
- Mahabharata, Vana
यद्भूतहितमत्यन्तं तत्सत्यमिति धारणा ।
विपर्ययकृतोधर्मः पश्य धर्मस्य सूक्ष्मताम् ॥
- महाभारत, वन
- Mahabharta , Vana
मृषावादं परिहरेत् कुर्यात् प्रियमयाचितः ।
न च कामान्न संरंभान्न द्वेषाद्धर्ममुत्सृजेत् ॥
- महाभारत, वन
- Mahabharata, Vana
