Wednesday 11 September 2013

To day's Subhashita.

कार्पण्येन यशः क्रुधा गुणचयो दम्भेन  सत्यं क्षुधा
मर्यादा व्यसनैर्धनं च विपदा स्थैर्यं प्रमादेर्द्विजः   |
पैशुन्येन कुलं मदेन विनयो दुश्चेष्टया पौरुषं
दारिद्र्येण जनाSSदरो ममतया चात्मप्रकाशो हतः ||

Kaarpanyen yashh krudhaa gunachayo dambhen satyam kshudhaa.
Maryaadaa vyasaniardhanam cha vipadaa sthairyam pramaaderdvijahh,
Paishunyen kulam madena vinayo dushchestayaa paurusham.
Daaridryena janaadaro mamatayaa chaatmaprakasho hatah.

Kaarpanyena = poverty,parsimony, indigence.      Yashh = fame.       Krudhaa =  anger.
Gunachayo = various qualities and virtues.      Dambhen =hypocrisy.    Satyam= truth.
Kshudhaa = hunger.       Maryaadaa= propriety, standard of behaviour and morals accepted in society as correct.       Vyasanairdhanam = Vyasanai +dhana    m.     Vyasanai =addictions.    Dhanam = wealth, money.  Cha =and.    Vipadaa =misfortune, calamity.    Sthairyam =stability, firmness.   Pramaaderdwijahh =
Pramaade +dwijahh.       Pramade =by carelessness or negligence, by intoxication.    Dvijah = twice born,
(According to Hindu Religion's caste system the society is divided into four main castes namely Brahmin, Kshtriya, Vaishya and Shoodra.  The first three castes are considered twice born classes i.e. after a  religious ceremony known as 'yagyopavita' they are considered as twice born.  Brahmins are considered to be most revered among all the castes, as they are considers as teachers having divine knowledge and provide guidance to the society on all matters )
Paishunya = wickedness.      Kulam = lineage of a family in a society.       Maden =-pride, insolence.
Vinayo = humility, propriety of conduct.       Dushchestayaa = by improper behaviour or action.
Paurush = manliness.     Daaridryena = indigence, penury.     Janaadar = jana + aadar.    Jana = persons.
Aadar = respect, regard.   Mamatayaa= self interest, too much attachment to a person or thing.  Chaatmaprakasho = Cha+ aatmaprakasho.     Cha = also.    Aatmaprakash = self enlightenement.
Hatah = destroyed, gone.

i.e.       If a person  is very poor he loses his fame.  If he always remains angry his virtues and qualities are destroyed.  If he is a hypocrite he will no longer be truthful,and hunger in him results in loss of propriety in society. He will lose his  wealth if he has any type of addiction and also his  firmness if he faces any calamity.
A respected Brahmin priest or a preacher loses all his respect if he is negligent and indulges in any type of intoxication. .If  a person is wicked he loses the status of his family in society. Pride and insolence results in loss of humility and propriety of conduct in a person, and improper behaviour results in loss of manliness..  Poverty results in loss of respect in the society and self interest and too much attachment for any thing by a person destroys  all his self -enlightenment.

(This subhashita lists all the pitfalls that a person faces during his life time and expects that these should be avoided.  As regards hunger there is another  saying - '( वुभुक्षितम्  किं न करोति पापं '  (vubhukshitam kim na karoti paapam) i.e. a hungry person does not hesitate to do any sinful act.  Hunger can be for any thing besides food.)

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