Sunday, 12 August 2012

To day's Subhashit

नास्ति विद्या समं चक्षु नास्ति सत्य समं तपः
नास्ति राग समं दु:खं नास्ति त्याग समं सुखं

Naasti Vidyaa samam Chakshu naasti Satyam samam Tapahh
Naasti Raag samam Dukhham naasti Tyaag samam Sukham .

i.e.  There is no other means equal to knowledge and learning in giving insight to a person, and no 'Tapa' ( a difficult and hard work) like always speaking and adhering to Truth, no grief or misfortune like excessive attachment to any thing and no pleasure like doing self-less sacrifice to help others and make them happy.

Naasti = na + asti.    Na= not.    Asti = exists.    Vidya = knowledge and learning    Samam= equal to.
Chakshu = Eyes. This is the literal meaning of 'chakshu', but here it implies insight, the power of seeing  into and underatanding a thing. In Sanskrit it is called "Gyaan Chakshu" i.e  knowledge and learning used as eyes to evaluate a subject.       .
.Raag = excessive attachment or desire for a thing.       Dukha = sorrow, grief.     Sukh = pleasure,joy.    
Tapa = willingly relinquishing the easy going lifestyle and leading a life full of hard work and sacrifice to achieve a noble and difficult objective.  Here we can give an example of 'Tapa' the way a mother brings up a child facing all odds and serious problems in rearing up a child and sacrifices all her worldly comforts in doing so.

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