यदि सत्संगनिरतो भविष्यसि भविष्यसि ।
तथाऽसज्जनगोष्ठीषु पतिष्यसि पतिष्यसि ॥
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
yadi satsanga nirato bhaviShyasi bhaviShyasi ।
tathA asajjana goShThIShu patiShyasi patiShyasi ॥
- hitopadesha, mitralAbha
If you always stay in the company of virtuous people, you will live and prosper. If you fall into bad company, you will definitely fall.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
यदि न क्वापि विद्यायां सर्वथा क्रमते मतिः ।
मांत्रिकास्तु भविष्यामो योगिनो यतयोपि वा ॥
- कलिविडंबन
yadi na kvApi vidyAyaam sarvathA kramate matiH ।
mAntrikAstu bhaviShyAmo yogino yatayo api vA ॥
- kaliviDambana
We could not learn any of the education streams since we could not understand them. But we will show off as the most knowledgeable people - magicians, saints or religious heads. That is when you know that you are living in the epoch of Kali (present times).
- Kalividambana
यदि स्याद् गृहे माता पत्नी वा पतिदेवता ।
व्यंगे रथ इव प्राज्ञः को नामासीत दीनवत् ॥
- भागवत
yadi na syAd gRuhe mAtA patnI vA patidevataa ।
vyange ratha iva prAjnaH ko nAma AsIta dInavat ॥
- bHAgavata
A household without a mother or a chaste wife is crippled like a broken chariot. It makes one truly miserable. Who in their right mind would continue to live in that?
- Bhagavata
यद्वांछति दिवा मर्त्यो वीक्षते वा करोति वा ।
तत्स्वप्नेऽपि तदभ्यासाद्ब्रूते वाथ करोति वा ॥
- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रभेद
yad vAnChati divA martyo vIkShate vA karoti vA ।
tat svapne api tad abhyAsAd brUte vA atha karoti vA ॥
- panchatantra, mitrabheda
What one sees or does during the day is repeated by him at night during sleep in his dreams.
- Panchatantra, Mitrabheda
यदा देवेषु वेदेषु गोषु विप्रेषु साधुषु ।
धर्मे मयि च विद्वेषः स वा आशु विनश्यति ॥
- भागवत
yadA deveShu vedeShu goShu vipreShu sAdhuShu ।
dharme mayi cha vidveShaH sa vA Ashu vinashyati ॥
- bhAgavata
Destruction comes fast at you when you go against the Gods, the vedas, cows, scholars, virtuous people, dharma and the supreme being.
- Bhagavata
यदशक्यं न तच्छक्यं यच्छक्यं शक्यमेव तत् ।
नोदके शकटं याति न नौका गच्छति स्थले ॥
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
yad ahakyam na tat shakyam yad shakyam shakyameva tat ।
na udake shakaTam yAti na naukA gacChati sthale ॥
- hitopadesha, mitralAbha
That which is impossible will never be possible. That which is possible will always remain possible. A cart can not go over water and a ship can not move over land.
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
यथास्त्ररहिते पुंसि वृथा शौर्यपरिग्रहः ।
तथोपन्यासहीनस्य वृथा शास्त्रपरिग्रहः ॥
- यशस्तिलक
yathA astra rahite pumsi vRuthA shaurya parigrahaH ।
tathA upanyAsa hInasya vRuthA shAstra parigrahaH ॥
- yashastilaka
A soldier may be very brave and courageous. His courage is useless if he does not have any weapons. Just like that, having lot of knowledge is useless if you can not articulate it well so that other people can understand.
- Yashastilaka
