कन्यायाः वरसंपत्तिः पितुः प्रायः प्रयत्नतः ।
भाग्येषु शेषमायत्तं दृष्टपूर्वं न चान्यथा ॥
- प्रतिज्ञायौगन्धरायण
kanyAyAH varasaMpattiH pituH prAyaH prayatnataH ।
bhAgyeShu sheSham Ayattam dRuShTapUrvam na chAnyathA ॥
- pratijnA yaugandharAyaNa
Who a girl marries depends a lot on her fathers efforts. There is also a lot of luck involved. From our previous experience, these are the only two factors that determines who a girl marries - father's effort and luck.
- Pratijnayaugandharayana
कन्याश्च वरस्यापि यत्रोभयोर्भवेद्रतिः ।
तथा कन्यां वरो धीमान् वरयेद्वंशशुद्धये ॥
- बृहत् पराशर स्मृति
kanyAshcha varasyApi yatra ubhayoH bhavet ratiH ।
tathA kanyAm varo dhImAn varayet vamsha shuddhaye ॥
- bRuhat parAshara smRuti
When a man and woman love each other very much, a wise man will marry the woman to purify (make it better) his lineage.
- Bruhat Parashara Smriti
कन्या वरयते रूपं माता वित्तं पिता श्रुतम् ।
बांधवाः कुलमिच्छंति मिष्टान्नमितरे जनाः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय
kanyA varayate rUpam mAtA vittaM pitA shrutam ।
bAndhavAH kulamicChanti miShTaannam itare janAH ॥
- subhAShitaratnasamucchaya
A girl looks for beauty in her match. Mother wants to make sure that he is wealthy. Father looks for education. Relatives will look for good family so that they can make new acquaintances. Others look for good meal with lots of sweets.
- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya
क्षंतव्यो मंदबुद्धीनामपराधो मनीषिणा ।
न हि सर्वत्र पांडित्यं सुलभं पुरुषे क्वचित् ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
kShAntavyo manda buddhInAm aparAdho manIShiNA ।
na hi sarvatra pAnDityam sulabham puruShe kvachit ॥
- SubhashitaratnabhANDAgAra
A wise man must forgive mistakes done by lesser intelligent people. It is not possible to find wisdom every where. It can only be found in some places.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
कर्तव्यमेव कर्तव्यं प्राणैः कंठगतैरपि ।
अकर्तव्यं न कर्तव्यं प्राणैः कंठगतैरपि ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
kartavyam eva kartavyam prANaiH kanThagatairapi ।
akartavyaM na kartavyam prANaiH kanThagatairapi ॥
- subhashitaratnabhANDAgAra
One must always do his duty as per Dharma even when his life is coming to an end. Similarly, even at that time - one must never do anything that is forbidden by Dharma.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara, Duty
औत्सुक्यमात्रमवसाययति प्रतिष्ठा
क्लिश्नाति लब्धपरिपालनवृत्तिरेवं ।
नातिश्रमापनयनाय न च श्रमाय
राज्यं स्वहस्तधृतदंडमिवातपत्रम् ॥
- अभिज्ञानशाकुन्तल
outsukya mAtram avasAyayati pratiShThA
klishnAti labdhaparipAlanavRuttiH evam ।
nAtishramApanayanAya na cha shramAya
rAjyam svahastadhRutadanDamivAtapatram ॥
- abhijnAna shAkuntala
Before becoming a king, a prince is restless looking forward to the power. Once he gets the power, with it comes great responsibility. Also he will be anxious to retain the power. He would have just traded one anxiety for other. Holding the umbrella will give you respite from sun but will make you tired because of effort involved in holding it up. Running a state is similar to that.
- Abhijnanashakuntala
ऐश्वर्यादनपेतमीश्वरमयं लोकोऽर्थतः सेवते
तं गच्छंत्यनु ये विपत्तिषु पुनस्ते तत्प्रतिष्ठाशया ।
भर्तुये प्रलयेऽपि पूर्वसुकृतासंगेन निःसंगया
भक्त्या कार्यधुरं वहन्ति भवस्ते दुर्लभास्त्वादृशाः ॥
- मुद्रराक्षस - सेवकः
aishvaryAd anapetam eeshvaramayaM loko arthataH sevate
tam gacChantyanu ye vipattiShu punaste tat pratiShThAshayA ।
bhartuH ye pralaye api pUrvasukRuta asangena niHsangayA
bhaktyA kAryadhuram vahanti bahavaH te durlabhAH tu adRushAH ॥
- mudrarAkShasa
There are many who will serve the king when he is prosperous looking to gain some wealth in the process. There are a few who will serve him when he is dethroned in hope that when he regains power, he will be able to help them. But very rare (non-existent) are those people who will still work for their kings (his fame) long after the king is dead. They do it only because they remember the good deeds their king did.
- Mudrarakshasa
