नाभ्युत्थानक्रिया यत्र नालापा मधुराक्षराः ।
गुणदोषकथा नैव तत्र हर्म्ये न गम्यते ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रसंप्राप्ति
na abhyutthAna kriyA yatra na AlApA madhura akSharAH ।
guNa doShakathA naiva tatra harmye na gamyate ॥
- panchatantra, mitrasamprApti
One must not visit a house where the guests are welcomed sitting down (not standing up in respect), where there are no sweet words spoken and where there is no harmless gossip.
- Panchatantra, Mitrasamprapti
नाप्राप्यमभिवांछंति नष्टं नेच्छंति शोचितुम् ।
आपत्स्वपि न मुह्यन्ति नराः पंडितबुद्धयः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
na aprApyam abhivAnChati naShTam na icChanti shochitum ।
Apatsu api muhyanti narAH paNDita buddhayaH ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
Wise and learned men will never desire for things that are not to be had. They will not grieve over loss. They will not turn their backs on troubles - they face it head on.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
नापृष्टः कस्यचिद्ब्रूयात् न चान्यायेन पृच्छतः ।
जानन्नपि हि मेधावी जडवल्लोक आचरेत् ॥
- मनुस्मृति
na apRuShTaH kasyachid brUyAt na cha anyAyena pRucChataH ।
jAnannapi hi medhAvI jaDavat loka Acharet ॥
- manu smRuti
One must never answer without being asked a question. One must never answer when the question is not posed with correct intentions (illegal, arrogance, etc..). Even after knowing everything, a wise man must act stupid in this world.
- Manu Smriti
नाद्रव्ये निहिता काचित्क्रिया फलवती भवेत् ।
न व्यापारशतेनापि शुकवत्पाठ्यते बकः ॥
- हितोपदेश
nAdravye nihitA kAchit kriyA phalavatI bhavet ।
na vyApAra shatena api shikavat pAThyate bakaH ॥
- hitopadesha
One must not expend effort in trying to improve something that does not deserve the efforts (or simply can not change). No matter how hard you try, you can not teach a duck the same tricks you teach a parrot.
- Hitoapadesha
नातंत्री वाद्यते वीणा नाचक्रो वर्तते रथः ।
नापतिः सुखमेधेत या स्यादपि शतात्मजा ॥
- रामायण, अयोध्या
na atantrI vAdyate na achakro vartate rathaH ।
na apatiH sukhamedheta yA syAdapi shata AtmajA ॥
- rAmAyaNa, ayodhyA
A veena can not play melodiously without the strings. A chariot can not move without the wheels. A wife can not live happily without her man (after his death) even if she has hundred children.
- Ramayana, Ayodhya
न ह्यम्मयानि तीर्थानि न देवा मृच्छिलामयाः ।
ते पुनंत्युरुकालेन दर्शनादेव साधवः ॥
- भागवत
na hyam mayAni tIrthAni na devA mRut shilAmayAH ।
te punaMtyurukAlEna darshanAdeva sAdhavaH ॥
- bhAgavata
The holy water or the idols made of mud and stone will take a long time to cleanse one's sins. But virtuous people will cleanse sins by just by showing up (letting us see them).
- Bhagavata
लभेत वा प्रार्थयिता न वा श्रियम् ।
श्रिया दुरापः कथमीप्सितो जनः ॥
- अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तला
labheta vA prArthayitA na vA shriyam ।
shriyA durApaH katham Ipsito janaH ॥
- abhijnAnashAkuntalA
People who wish for wealth may or may not get it. But if wealth wishes for some people, has it ever not got it?
- Abhijnanashakuntala
