The Sanskrit writers cultivated poetry to such an extent that every work, whether on philosophy or any other subject came to be written in verse. Thousands of couplets embodying in them choicest thoughts on various subjects are used in learned conversation, and a man is not considered as learned, unless he is able to repeat some celebrated saying. A collection of such epigrams handed over to us by generations of Shastris is known as 'Subhashitas' ..
Sunday, 16 June 2013
To day's Subhashit.
अश्व:शस्त्रं शास्त्रं वीणा वाणी नरश्च नारी च
पुरुषः विशेषं प्राप्ता भवन्ति योग्या अयोग्यास्च
Ashwah shashtram shaashtram veena vani narascha nari cha.
Purushah vishesham praaptaa bhawanti yogyaa ayaogyyscha.
Ashwah = a horse. Shashtram = a weapon. Shaashtram = scriptures, books of learning.
Veena = an ancient stringed musical instrument of Indian Classical Music. Vaani = diction, choice and use of words. Narscha = a man's. Naari cha = a woman's . Purushah = a person.
Vishesham = specialisation, excellence. Praptaa = gained. Bhawanti = become.
Yogya = suitable, useful.competent. Ayogya = not suitable, incompetent,
i.e. Horses, weapons, books of learning )shashtras), veena, diction (way of speaking and choice of words), men and women, when they are handled by a specialist become useful and competent, even if they may not be so earlier.
(Through this Subhashit the author has highlighted the fact that much depends upon the skill and expertise of a person handling horses, weapons, musical instruments and ordinary men and women.If the person concerned is a specialist he can even use unsuitable things to his advantage. On the contrary even best horses, weapons, musical instruments etc. handled by incompetent persons can not give the desired results. )
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