धनमेव धरणिवलये कलयति सफलायुषं पुरुषम् ।
यदि जीवति धनरहितः कथय मृतः कीदृशो भवति ॥
- हरिहर सुभाषित
dhanameva dharaNi valaye kalayati saphala aayuSham puruSham ।
yadi jIvati dhana rahitaH kathaya mRutaH kIdRusho bhavati ॥
- harihara subhAShita
In some way, wealth is what makes ones life on this earth worthwhile. If you say a person without wealth also lives, then I beg to see how dead people are like. Aren't people without money as good as dead here?
- Harihara Subhashita
धत्ते भरं कुसुमपत्रफलावलीनां
घर्मव्यथां वहति शीतभवां रुजं च ।
यो देहमर्पयति चान्यसुखस्य हेतोः
तस्मैवदान्यगुरवे तरवे नमोऽस्तु ॥
- भामिनीविलास
dhatte bharaM kusumapatraphalAvalInAM
gharma vyathAm vahati shItabhavAM rujum cha ।
yo dehamarpayati chAnya sukhasya hetoH
tasmaiva dAnyagurave tarave namostu ॥
- bhAminIvilAsa
A tree is the best example of charity. It bears the weight of the leaves, flowers, fruits and climbers. It protects you from the heat (by providing shade) and cold (by shielding you from cold winds), It doe all these for other people's happiness. I bow to you the the foremost among charity doers.
- Bhaminivilasa
द्वौ सम्मताविह मृत्यू दुरापौ
यद् ब्रह्मसंधारणया जितासुः ।
कलेवरं योगरतो विजह्याद्
यद्ग्रणीर्वीरशयेऽनिवृत्तः ॥
- भागवत
dvau sammatau iha mRutyU durApau
yad brahma sandhAraNayA jita asuH ।
kalevaram yogarato vijahyAd
yad agraNIH vIrashayeH anivRuttaH ॥
- bhAgavata
There are two difficult ways of dying honourably. Both are very difficult. One is to be able to reconcile with the supreme being and leave this body as is and die by performing Yoga (that enables you to control your breath). The other is to be in the fore-front of an army and never return from battlefield.
- Bhagavata
दौर्मंत्र्यान्नृपतिर्विनश्यति यतिः संगात् सुतो लालनात्
विप्रोऽनध्ययनात् कुलं कुतनयात् शीलं खलोपासनात् ।
ह्रीर्मद्यादनवेक्षणादपि कृषिः स्नेहः प्रवासाश्रयात्
मैत्री चाप्रणयात् समृद्धिरनयात् त्यागात् प्रमादाद्धनम् ॥
daurmantryAt nRupatiH vinashyati yatiH sangAt suto lAlanAt
vipro anadhyayanAt kulam kutanayAt shIlam khalopAsanAt ।
hrIH madyAt anavekShaNAt api kRuShiH snehaH pravAsAshrayAt
maitrI cha praNayAt samRuddhiH anayAt tyAgAt pramAdAt dhanam ॥
A king gets destroyed by his unfair policies. A sage - by contact (attachment). A kid - by pampering. A brahmin - by not studying continuously. A family - by a bad son. Character - by befriending rogues. Mind - by liquor. Agriculture - by not monitoring it. Friendship - by traveling together to a far off place. Good friendship - by falling in love. Prosperity - by going against Dharma. Wealth - by spending recklessly. These are the ways the above objects get destroyed.
दोषभीतेरनारंभस्तत्कापुरुषलक्षणम् ।
कैरजीर्णभयाद्भृतभोजनं परिहीयते ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
doShabhIteH anAraMbhaH tat kApuruSha lakShaNam ।
kaiH ajIrNa bhayAd bhratabhojanam parihIyate ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
It is cowardly not to start an industry out of fear of failing. Does any one stop eating good food being afraid of indigestion?
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
दैवेन ते हतधियो भवतः प्रसंगात्
सर्वाशुभोपशमनाद्वि मुखेन्द्रिया ये।
कुर्वन्ति कामसुखलेशलवाय दीना
लोभाभिभूतमनसोऽकुशलानि शश्वत् ॥
daivena te hatadhiyo bhavataH prasangAt
sarva ashubhopashamanAdvi mukhendriyA ye ।
kurvanti kAmasukha lesha lavAya dInA
lobhAbhibhUta manaso akushalAni shashvat ॥
Who are weak? Those whose mind gets corrupted easily (perhaps due to influence of fate). Those who lose faith in god (who can set right everything) and go the other way. Those who get greedy even for a small portion of material pleasures. Those who will always do the wrong thing. They are the people who are really weak.
देहे पातिनि का रक्षा यशो रक्ष्यमपातवत् ।
नरः पातितकायोऽपि यशःकायेन जीवति ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
dehe pAtini kA rakShA yasho rakShyam apAtavat ।
naraH pAtitakAyo api yashaHkAyena jIvati ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
What can one achieve by protecting the body that is bound to get destroyed? If you want to protect anything, it must be your fame. A person lives long due to his fame - long after the body is dead.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
