सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार - श्री

अकृत्वा पौरुषं या श्रीर्विकासिन्यपि किं तया ।
जरद्गवोऽपि चाश्नाति दैवादुपगतं तृणम् ॥

- सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार

akRutvA pauruSham yA shrIH vikAsinyapi kim tayA ।
jarat gavo api cha ashnAti daivAt upagatam tRuNam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

If you are accumulating wealth without any effort from your side, then what is there to be proud about. Even an old cow will graze happily if it come across a green pasture by luck.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara

उपमितिभवप्रपंचकथा - मूढः

अकार्यवारणोद्युक्तो मूढे यः परिखिद्यते ।
वाग्विस्तरो वृथा तस्य भस्मन्याज्याहुतिर्यथा ॥

- उपमितिभवप्रपंचकथा

akArya vAraNOdyuktaH mUDhe yaH parikhidyate ।
vAgvistaro vRuthA tasya bhasman yAji AhutiH yathA ॥

- upamitibhavaprapanchakathA

No matter how well you explain to an idiot how to avoid a disaster, it does not bear fruits. He will walk straight into the disaster. It is like pouring ghee over ashes in a pyre (it can not kindle fire, neither is it useful).

- Upamitibhavaprapanchakatha

सुभाषितसुधानिधि - मद्य

अकार्य करणात् भीतः कार्याणां च विवर्जनात् ।
अकाले मन्त्रभेदात् च येन माद्येन्न तत् पिबेत् ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि - मद्य

akAryakaraNAdbhItaH kAryANAm ca vivarjanAt ।
akAle mantrabhedAccha yena mAdyenna tatpibet ॥

- subhaShitasudhAnidhi

Such is the effect of alcohol. It makes you do wrong things. It makes you miss doing the right things. It makes you let out secrets.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi

मनुस्मृति - आशा

अकामस्य क्रिया काचिद्दृष्यते नेह कर्हिचित् ।
यद्यद्धि कुरुते किंचित् तत्तत् कामस्य चेष्टितम् ॥

- मनुस्मृति - आशा

akAmasya kriyA kAchit dRuShyate na iha karhichit ।
yadyadi kurute kinchit tat tat kAmasya cheShTitam ॥

- manu smRuti

What can be achieved someone lacking desire? There is nothing that seems to be possible. Whatever has been done seems to have its roots in desire.

- Manusmriti

मधुसूदनसरस्वती - ध्यान

ध्यानाभ्यासवशीकृतेन मनसा तन्निर्गुणं निष्क्रियं
    ज्योतिः किंछन योगिनो यदि परं पश्यन्ति पश्यन्तु ते ।
अस्माकं तु तदेव लोचनचमत्काराय भूयाच्चिरं
    कालिंदीपुलिनोदरे किमपि यन्नीलं महो धावति ॥

- मधुसूदनसरस्वती

dhyAnAbhyAsa vashIkRutena manasA tannirguNaM niShkriyam
    jyotiH kiMchana yogino yadi paraM pashyanti pashyantu te ।
asmAkam tu tadeva lochana chamatkArAya bhUyAt chiram
    kAlindI pulinaH udare kimapi yannIlam maho dhAvati ॥

- madhusUdana sarasvatI

Let the saints see God in the form of a formless, quality-less, activity-less entity or a light. This may be possible since they have mastered the process of meditation. Let them have their ways. But for us, let God be always seen as that blue boy running and playing on the sands of Yamuna (Sri Krishna).

- Madhusudhanasarasvati

वेदान्तदेशिक - अध्यात्म

संतोषार्थं विमृशति मुहुः स्द्भिरध्यात्मविद्यां
    नित्यं ब्रूते निशमयति छ स्वादुसुव्याहृतानि ।
अंगीकुर्वन्ननघललितां वृत्तिमादेहपातात्
    दृष्टादृष्टस्वभरविगमे दत्त दृष्टिः प्रसन्नः ॥

- वेदान्तदेशिक

santoShArtham vimRushati muhuH sadbhiH adhyAtma vidyAm
    nityam brUte nishamayati cha svAdu suvyAhRutAni ।
aMgIkurvannanaghalalitAm vRuttimAdehapAtAt
    dRuShTa adRuShTa svabharavigame datta dRuShTiH prasannaH ॥

- vedAntadeshika

A devotee amuses himself by indulging in philosophical discussions. Everyday, he talks and hears good words. He goes about his business by not hurting those people who are good, who have not greed in this world or the next.

- Vedantadeshika

करुणालहरि - दयानिधिर्यदुपते

वाचा निर्मलया सुधामधुरया यां नाथ शिक्षामदाः
    तां स्वप्नेऽपि न संस्मराम्यहमहंभावावृतो निस्त्रिपः ।
इत्यागःशतशालिनं पुनरपि स्वीयेषु मां बिभ्रतः
    तत्त्वो नास्ति दयानिधिर्यदुपते मत्तो न मत्तः परः ॥

- करुणालहरि

vAchA nirmayA sudhAmadhurayaa yAm nAtha shikShAm adAH
    tAm svapne api na samsmarAmi aham ahambhAvRuto nistrapaH ।
ityAgaH shatashAlinaM punarapi svIyeShu mAm bibhrataH
     tattvo nAsti dayAnidhiH yadupate patto na mattaH paraH ॥

- karuNAlahari

Your teachings were wonderful, pure and sweet. But I was too proud to learn any of them. I have made hundreds of mistakes. Yet to accept me. There is not greater truth than the fact that you are the no one more compassionate than you and no bigger idiot than me.

- Karunalahari