अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल - परीक्ष्य

अतः परीक्ष्य कर्तव्यं विशेषात्संगतं रहः ।
अज्ञातहृदयेष्वेवं वैरीभवति सौहृदम् ॥

- अभिज्ञान शाकुन्तल

ataH parIkShya kartavyaM vishESha atsaMgataM rahaH ।
ajnAta hRudayeShu evam vairI bhavati sauhRudam ॥

- abhijnAna shAkuntala

When a man and a woman decide to get married in secrecy, they must be really careful and examine each other thoroughly. If there keep secrets from each other, the love can soon turn to hatred.

- Abhijnana Shakuntala

भागवत - कुशलः नरः

अणुभ्यश्च महद्भ्यश्च शास्त्रेभ्यः कुशलो नरः ।
सर्वतः सारमादद्यात् पुष्पेभ्य इव षट्पदः ॥

- भागवत

aNubhyaH cha mahadbhyaH cha shAstrebhyaH kushalo naraH ।
sarvataH sAram AdadyAt puShpebhya iva ShaTpadaH ॥

- bhAgavata

A wise man does not differentiate between knowledge - small as an atom or mighty. There are things to learn from everything. He will extract value from all like a bee visiting all flowers for nectar.

- Bhagavata

चारुदत्त - छायार्थी

अज्ञानात् या मया पूर्वं शाखापत्रैर्वियोजिता ।
छायार्थी ग्रीष्मसंतप्तस्तामेव पुनराश्रितः ॥

- चारुदत्त

ajnAnAt yA mayA pUrvam shAkhA patraiH viyojitA ।
ChAyArthI grIShma santaptaH tAm eva punarAshritaH ॥

- chArudatta

Oh! Because of my ignorance I made this branch (of tree) devoid of all its leaves (looted it). Now, I have come to take refuge below it to escape from this summer Sun beating on me.

- Charudatta

मालविकाग्निमित्र - शत्रु संहार

अचिराधिष्ठितराज्यः शत्रुः प्रकृतिष्वरूढमूलत्वात् ।
नवसंरोपणशिथिलस्तरुरिव सुकरः समुद्धर्तुम् ॥

- मालविकाग्निमित्र

achirAdhiShThitarAjyaH shatruH prakRutiShu arUDhamUlatvAt ।
navasaMropaNa shithilaH taruH iva sukaraH samuddhartum ॥

- mAlavikAgnimitra

It is very easy to defeat an enemy who has usurped your kingdom just a few days ago. He would not have made his presence felt in the hearts of the people. Defeating him is as easy as uprooting a plant that we just planted recently.

- Malavikagnimitra

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार - रूप कुल विद्या धन

अगुणस्य हतं रूपं अशीलस्य हतं कुलम् ।
असिद्धेस्तु हता विद्या अभोगस्य हतं धनम् ॥

- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

aguNasya hatam rUpam ashilasya hatam kulam ।
asiddhestu hatA vidyA abhogasya hatam dhanam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Beauty is of no use if you do not have right qualities. Being born in a good family is useless unless you develop character. If not practiced, education is of no use. If not used (enjoyed) wealth is of no use.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार - देहि देहि

अक्षरद्वयमभ्यस्तं नास्ति नास्तीति यत्पुरा ।
तदिदं देहि देहीति विपरीतमुपस्थितम् ॥

- सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार

akShara dvayam abhyastam nAsti nAsti iti yat purA ।
tadidam dehi dehi iti viparItam upsthitam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Long ago, you were used to telling "No! No!" (when people asked for help/alms). The same habit has intensified and is making you tell "More! More!". Greed grows and times change.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

शाबरभाष्य - इष्टसिद्धि

अर्के चेन्मधु विंदेत किमर्थं पर्वतं व्रजेत् ।
इष्टस्यार्थस्य संसिद्धौ को विद्वान् यत्नमाचरेत् ॥

- शाबरभाष्य

arke chet madhu vindeta kimartham parvatam vrajet ।
iShTasya arthasya saMsiddhau ko vidvAn yatnam Acharet ॥

- shabara bhAshya

If one gets honey in the plant in the backyard, who will climb the mountain to get honey. They will not. Just like that, any scholar will not put any effort after (he thinks) he has learned all there is to learn.

- Shabarabhashya