Today's Subhashita.

अति दानात् बलिर्बद्धः अभिमानात् सुयोधनः |
विनष्टो रावणो लौल्यात् अतिः सर्वत्र वर्जयेत् ||

अर्थ -    अत्यधिक दानशील होने के कारण दैत्यराज बलि ने स्वयं को बन्दी बनने दिया  था और अत्यधिक अभिमानी होने के कारण कौरव सम्राट दुर्योधन तथा  लोBल्यता (अस्थिर मन तथा गर्व) के कारण राक्षसराज महाबली रावण का भी नाश हो गया |     अतः किसी भी प्रवृत्ति या परिस्थिति का एक सर्वमान्य  सीमा से अधिक  होने से बचना चाहिये |

(इस सुभाषित में राज बलि  की अत्यधिक दानशीलता का जो संदर्भ दिया है वह् पुराणों में वर्णित है| समस्त देवताओं को जीतने के पश्चात् राज बली अजेय हो गये थे | अतः देवताओं के अनुरोध  पर भगवान विष्णु एक बौने के रूप में बलि के पास गये और उनसे तीन पग भूमि की याचना की | यह  जानते  हुए भी कि छद्म वेश में विष्णु उन्हें धोखा देने आये हैं, अपनी दानशीलता  के वशीभूत उन्होने विष्णु की प्रार्थना स्वॆकार् कर ली और तीन पगों मे सारी पृथ्वी नाप ली और बलि को बन्दी बना लिया |  दुर्योधन और रावण के कथानक से तो सभी परिचित हैं |   "अतिः सर्वत्र वर्जयेत् "  यह  उद्धरण बहुत प्रसिद्ध है |)

Ati daanat balirbaddhah abhimaanaat suyodhanah.
Vinashto raavano laulyaat atih sarvatra varjayet.

At = extreme.    Daanat = charity.    Balirbaddhah = Balih + baddhah ,    Bali = The name of the King of Demons as per Hindu Mythology.     Baddhah = bound.     Abhimanaat = due to pride.
Suyodhanh = reference to the Kaurav King Duryodhan a prominentr character of the epic Mahabharata.     Vinashto = destroyed.     Ravano = King Ravana of Lanka, as mentioned in the
epic Ramayana.     Laulyaat = due to lust and unsteadiness.     Srvatra = every where.
Varjayet =  should be give up.

i.e.    The Demon King Bali made himself a bonded person due to his excessive inclination towards charity, and being too proud resulted in the downfall of King Duryodhan of Kaurav dynesty , and the most powerful Demon King Ravana's downfall was also as a result of his lust and unsteadiness. It is therefore truly said that excess of any thing ,even if for a noble purpose, must be given up.

(In this Subhashita there is reference to the Demon King Bali's charitable nature, as detailed in Indian mythology.  Bali conquered all the Gods and ruled  the entire earth. So at the request of  Gods, Lord Vishnu knowing the weakness of Bali approached him as a dwarf beggar and requested for a piece of land measuring three foot steps.  Knowing very well that Vishnu has come in the disguise of a dwarf, Bali agreed to his request. At this Vishnu measured the entire Earth in three foot steps and made Bali as a captive.   The episodes of Duryodhan and Ravan are well known in Mahabharat and Ramayan epics respectively.   'Atih Sarvatra Varjayet' is one of the oft quoted sentence.   The episode of Bali and Vishnu as a dwarf (vaaman) is known as 'Vaaman Avatar'  among the 10 incarnations of Vishnu knowen as 'Dashaavatar' in Hindu Mythology. To know in detail about this please refer to - Avatar -Wikipedia -the free encyclopedia .)