खद्योतो द्योतते तावत् यावन्नोदयते शशि '
उदिते हि सहस्रIशो न खद्योतो न चन्द्रमा .
khadyoto dyotate taawat yaawannodayate shashih.
udite hi sahasraansho na khadyoto na Chandrama.
i.e. A firefly shines in the sky so long as the Moon does not rise. But as soon as the Sun rises, neither the firefly nor the Moon shine in the sky.
Khadyot = firefly, an insect which emits light intermittently from its tail during night. It is also called 'Jugnu'.
Dyotate = shines. Taawat = so long as. . Yawannodayate = Yaawat + na + udayate.
Yaawat = until such time, as soon as. Na = not Udayate = rises in the sky. Shashi = Moon
Udite hi = on rising of. Sahasraansho = Sun. Chandrama Moon.
(Through this Subhashit the author emphasises the fact that ordinary or mediocre persons are able to attract attention so long as there is no learned person among them.. But as soon as a really great person arrives on the scene all these persons lose their importance and no body will notice them.)
उदिते हि सहस्रIशो न खद्योतो न चन्द्रमा .
khadyoto dyotate taawat yaawannodayate shashih.
udite hi sahasraansho na khadyoto na Chandrama.
i.e. A firefly shines in the sky so long as the Moon does not rise. But as soon as the Sun rises, neither the firefly nor the Moon shine in the sky.
Khadyot = firefly, an insect which emits light intermittently from its tail during night. It is also called 'Jugnu'.
Dyotate = shines. Taawat = so long as. . Yawannodayate = Yaawat + na + udayate.
Yaawat = until such time, as soon as. Na = not Udayate = rises in the sky. Shashi = Moon
Udite hi = on rising of. Sahasraansho = Sun. Chandrama Moon.
(Through this Subhashit the author emphasises the fact that ordinary or mediocre persons are able to attract attention so long as there is no learned person among them.. But as soon as a really great person arrives on the scene all these persons lose their importance and no body will notice them.)
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