Today's Subhashita.

दानेन तुल्यं सुहृदास्ति नान्यो                  
लोभाच्च नान्योस्ति रिपुः पृथिव्यां  |
विभूषणं शील समं न चान्यत्
संतोष तुल्यं धनमस्ति नान्यत् ||

अर्थ -      एक व्यक्ति के लिये इस संसार में  दानशीलता के समान कोई और
हितचिन्तक नहीं होता है और  न लोभ के समान कोई  और शत्रु है | सच्चरित्रता
के समान और कोई अन्य अलंकरण किसी व्यक्ति की शोभामें वृद्धि नहीं  करता
है तथा संतोष के तुल्य  कोई और धन है  |

Daanena tulyam suhrudaasti  naanyo
Lobhaacccha naanyosti ripuh pruthivyaam
Vibhooshanam  sheela samam na chaanyat.
Santosh tulyam  dhanamasti naanyat.

Daanena =  charity   Tulyam = like (for comparison)   Suhrudaasti =
suhruda + asti.    Suhruda = friend, well wisher.   asti =  is.
Naanyo = na+ anyo.     Na = not.    Anyo = another.   Lobhaaccha=
Lobhaat + cha.    Lobhaat = (like)greed.    Cha = and.   Naanyosti =
is none other.   Ripuh = enemy.    Pruthivyaam = in this world.
Vibhooshanam = adornment.     Sheela = character.    Samam =equal,
similar.   Chaanyat = cha+anyat.      Anyat = another.   Santosh =
contentedness     Tulyam = equal to.    Dhanamasti = dhanam + asti.
Dhanam = wealth.  Naanayat = na+ anyat.

i.e.       There is no better friend and well wisher like the charitable nature
 of a person and no enemy more harmful than greed. There is no adornment
of one's personality comparable to good moral character and no wealth is
comparable to contentedness in a person. 

Today's Subhashita.

जरा रूपं  हरति  हि धैर्यमाशां  मृत्युः प्राणान् धर्मचर्यामसूया  |
कामो ह्रियं वृत्तमनार्यसेवा  क्रोधः श्रियं सर्वमेवाभिमानः       ||

अर्थ -     बुढापे से  सुन्दरता , धैर्य से  आशा , मृत्यु से  प्राण  तथा धर्माचरण करने से द्वेष और
असहिष्णुता नष्ट हो जाते हैं | ऐसे ही  कामवासना से मानसिक संतुलन , नीच और दुष्ट व्यक्ति की
सेवा करने से नौकरी , क्रोध  करने से प्रसन्नता और अभिमान करने से सब कुछ  नष्ट हो जाता है |

Jaraa roopam harati  hi dhairyamaashaa mrutyuh praanaan dharmacharyaamasooyaa.
Kaamo hriyam vrattamanaaryaseva krodhh shriyam  sarvamevaabhimaanah.

Jaraa = old age.     Roopam = beauty.    Harati = destroys, steals.   Dhairyamaashaa=
dhairyam +aashaa.     Dhairya =patience, firmness.     Aashaa = hope.   Mrutyuh = death.
Praanaan =breath of life        Dharmacharyaamasooya =  dharmacharyaam + asooyaa.
Dharmacharyam = observance of religious austerity.    Asooyaa = envy, intolerance.
Kaamo =  sexuality.     Hriyam = balance of mind.   Vruttamanaaryaseva = vruttam +
anaarya + seva.     Vruttam = service, job.  Anaarya = ill mannered person.   Seva = service.
Krodha = anger.     Shriyam = happiness.      Sarvamevaabhinaamanah =  sarvam + aiva +
abhimaanah.      Sarvam = all.    aiva = really.     Abhimaanah =  arrogance, pride.

i.e.    Old age destroys beauty, and similarly patience wins over hope. Death takes away
the breath of life, and observance of religious austerity destroys envy and intolerance. Being
oversexed destroys the balance of mind, a job is lost while serving under an ill mannered
and wicked person,  anger destroys happiness, and arrogance and pride in a person steals
every thing from him.

Today's Subhishata.

गर्वान्ध  परपीडायै दुर्जनस्य  धनं  बलम् |
सज्जनस्य तु दानाय रक्षणाय च ते सदा ||

अर्थ -      एक दुष्ट (दुर्जन) व्यक्ति अपने  धन तथा शक्ति के अभिमान
में अन्धा (विवेकहीन) होकर धन का   दुरुपयोग उसके अभद्र प्रदर्शन  में
तथा अपनी शक्ति का अन्य व्यक्तियों को पीडित करने में  ही करता है |
परन्तु सज्जन व्यक्ति इन्हीं  का सदुपयोग गरीबों को दान देने और
निर्बल व्यक्तियों की रक्षा करने मे करते हैं |

Garvaandha parapeedaaya durjanasya dhanam balam.
Sajjanasya tu  daanaaya rakshanaaya cha te sadaa.

Garvaandha = garva+andha.      Garva = arrogance, pride.
Andha = blind, blinded.   Parapeedaayai = para +peedaayai.
Para = others.     Peedaayai = trouble/pain to.   Durjanasya =
a wicked and mean person's.    Dhanam = wealth, money.
Balam = power, strength.     Sajjanasya = a virtuous and
noble person's     Tu = but.     Daanaaya = used for donations.
Rakshanaaya = used for protecting.   Cha = and.   Te = they.
Sadaa =  always.

i.e.      A wicked and mean person blinded by his wealth and
power,  uses his wealth for its vulgar display and his power  in
causing trouble and pain to others.  But a noble and righteous
person uses his wealth for charitable purposes and his power
in protecting the meek and downtrodden people.

Today's Subhashita.

वृथा वृष्टिः समुद्रेषु वृथा तृप्तेषु भोजनात्  |
वृथा दानं  धनाढ्येशु वृथा  दीपो दिवापि च ||

अर्थ -    समुद्र के ऊपर बरसात होना व्यर्थ होता है और उसी प्रकार एक
भरपेट भोजन किये हुए व्यक्ति को पुनः भोजन देना व्यर्थ है | एक धनवान्
व्यक्ति को दान देना भी व्यर्थ है तथा दिन के समय दीपक जलाना भी
व्यर्थ होता है |

Vruthaa vrushtih samudreshu  vruthaa trupteshu  bhojaanaat |
Vruthaa daanam  dhanaDheyeshu vruthaa deepo  divaapi cha,

Vruthaa = futile, useless    Vrushtih = rainfall.    Samudreshu =
over the Ocean.    Trupteshu =  a satiated person.     Bhojanam =
food.      Daanam = donation, charity.    DhanaaDheysu =
a wealthy person.   Deepo = a lighted lamp.   Divaapi = diva +api
Diva = day time.    Api = even.     Cha = and..

i.e.       Rainfall over the Ocean is useless and so also offering food
to a satiated person.   Similarly giving donation to a wealthy person
and lighting a lamp during day time is also of no use.

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थिको  व्याधितो  मूर्खः प्रवासी  परसेवकः |
जीवन्तोSपि  मृताः पञ्च पञ्चैते दुःखभागिनः ||

अर्थ -      भिखारी , रोगी,  मूर्ख , परदेस मे रहने वाला  तथा किसी
अन्य व्यक्ति का सेवक , ये पांचों व्यक्ति सदैव दुःखी ही रहते  हैं
और जीते जी एक मृत व्यक्ति के समान हैं |

Arthiko vyaadhito  moorkhh pravasee parasevakah .
Jeevantopi mrutaa panch panchaite duhkhabhaaginah.

Arthiko = a beggar.     Vyadhito = diseased.     Moorkhh =
stupid, foolish.     Pravaasee = a  person living in a foreign
country.     Parasevaka = a person in the service of another
person.      Jeevantopi = jeevanto +api       Jeevanto =alive.
Api = even.     Mrutaah = dead.     Pancha = five.
Panchaite = these five.    Duhkhabhaaginah =  unhappy and
facing hardships.

i.e.     A beggar, a diseased person, a stupid person, a person
living in a foreign country, and a servant of another person.
all these four types of persons always face  hardships  and
remain unhappy.  Such persons are better dead than living.
unhappy. Such persons be  better dead than living.

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थिनः त्वरितदानेन  तृप्तिर्भवति यादृशी |
बहुदानं  विलंबेन न  तादृक्तृप्तिकारकं      ||

अर्थ -     भिखारियों को मांगने पर तुरन्त प्राप्त  दान से  जो तृप्ति  प्राप्त
होती  है   वैसी तृप्ति उन्हें बहुत बडे पर विलम्ब से दिये हुए  दान से भी प्राप्त
नहीं होती है  |

Arthinah tvaritadaanena  truptirbhavati yaadrushee.
Bahudaanam vilmbena  na taadruktruptikasarakam.

Arthinah =beggars.    Tvarita =  quick, expedicious.
Daanena =  alms given away as charity to poor people.
Truptirbahvati = truptih +bhavati.     Truptih =contentment,
satisfaction.  Bhavati = happens, becomes.    Yaadrushee =
like this.    Bahudaanam = .substantial sums of money given    
as charity.    Vilambena = very late.    Na = not  
Taadruktruptikaarakam = taadruk +truptikaaarakam,  
Taadruk = like that.   Truptikaarakam = causing satisfaction.

i.e.     The satisfaction which beggars get from the alms given
to them as charity immediately on their making a request,  they
do not get  a similar satisfaction even on getting bigger amount
of alms if they are kept waiting for long.

Today's Subhashita.

अरिणा सह   संवासाद्विषेण सह भोजनात्  |
पाप्मना  सह्  सौहार्दान्मरणं  प्रतिपद्यते    ||

अर्थ -     अपने शत्रुओं के संसर्ग मे रहना, अपने से द्वेष् करने वाले
व्यक्तियों के साथ भोजन करना, तथा पापी और दुष्ट व्यक्तियों से
मित्रता ये सभी परिस्थितियां जीते जी मरने  के समान हैं |

Arinaa saha samvaasaadvishena saha bhojanaat.
Paapmanaa saha sauhaardaanmaranam pratipadyate.

Arinaa = enemies.    Saha= with.     Samvaasadvishena =
Samvaasaat + dvishena.    Samvaasaat =  dwelling together
with.   Dvishena =  persons whom you dislike or hate.
Bhojanaat =  dining with.    Paapmanaa =  wicked  and sinful
persons.       Sauhaardaanmaranam =  Sauhaardaan + maranam.  
Sauhaardaan =  friendship.    Maranam = death.  
Pratipadyate = regarded as,   considered  as.

i.e.       Dwelling together with one's enemies, dining with persons
whom one hates or dislikes, friendship with wicked and sinful
persons, all these situations are considered as being a living dead
person. 

Today's Subhashita.

घृतं  न  श्रूयते  कर्णे दधि स्वप्नेऽपि दुर्लभम् |
मुग्धे दुग्धस्य का वार्ता तक्रं शक्रस्य दुर्लभम् ||

अर्थ -      अरे मूर्ख  !  तूने अपने कानों से कभी घी  का नाम नहीं सुना
होगा और दही तो तूने सपने  में भी नहीं  देखा होगा |  तब तुझसे दूध
के  बारे में क्या कहना जब तेरे लिये अर्जुन वृक्ष से स्रवित होने वाले दूध
के समान रस की छाछ भी दुर्लभ है |

(इस सुभाषित के माध्यम से  समाज के एक अत्यन्त गरीब तथा उपेक्षित
व्यक्ति की दुर्दशा का वर्णन अतिरंजित  रूप से किया गया है | ऐसी
परिस्थिति अभी भी सर्वत्र देखी जाती है | )

Ghrutam na shrooyate karne dadhi svapnopi durlabahm.
Mugdhe dugdhasya kaa vaartaa takram shakrasya sdurlabahm.

Ghrutam = ghee ( a product of milk produced by heating butter
and cooling it afterwards).     Na = not.    Shrooyate = is heard.
Karne =  the ears.      Dadhi = curd.      Svapnepi = svapne +api.
Svapne = in the dreams.    Api = even.     Durlabham = difficult
to get.    Mugdhe = an ignorant and  silly person.  Dugdhasya=
of the milk's .     Kaa = what ?      Vaartaaa = talk about.
Takram = buttermilk.    Shakrasya = of the Arjuna tree.
(Arjuna tree (botanical name Tarminalia arjuna) is a a native
of India. Its extract traditionally prepared as a concoction resembling
milk is used in iindigenous medicine doe treatment of various
diseases).

i.e.      O  ignorant and silly person !   the name of ghee is unheard
of by you and  you might not have seen the curd  even in your dreams.
So, it is futile to talk to you about the milk, when  even the buttermilk
made out of the extract of Arjuna tree is difficult for you to get ?

(The above Subhashita exposes the miseries of poor and downtrodden
persons in the society in an exaggerated manner by saying that even
the extracts of trees and plants is unavailable for them what to say of
milk and its products. This situation is still prevalent in  the society.)

Today's Subahshita.

सौवर्णानि सरोजानि निर्मातुं सन्ति शिल्पिनः |
तत्र  सौरभ  निर्माणे  चतुरश्चतुराननः            ||

अर्थ -      ऐसे  भी चतुर शिल्पी  हैं जो  स्वर्ण  से  सुन्दर कमल पुष्पों का
निर्माण करने में  सक्षम हैं , परन्तु  कमल पुष्पों मे नैसर्गिक सुगन्ध का
निर्माण करना सृष्टिकर्ता बृह्मा के द्वारा ही  सम्भव   है  |

Sauvarnaani sarojaani nirmaatum santi  shilpinah.
tatra saurabha nirmaane chaturashchaturaananah.

Sauvarnaani = from gold metal.    Sarojaani = lotus  flowers.  
Nirmatum = produce, manufacture.    Santi  there are.
Shilpinah = artisans.     Tatra = there.    Saurabha = fragrance.
Nirmaane = in producing.      Chaturashchaturaananah. =
chaturha  + chaturaananah.        Chaturah = expert.
Chaturaananah =  the four faced God Braha ,the Creator,

i.e.      There are expert artisans who can produce beautiful artificial
lotus flowers made of gold, but only Brahama, the Creator God can
produce natural fragrance in flowers.

Today's Subhashita.

प्राप्य चलानधिकारान् शत्रुषु मित्रेषु बन्धुवर्गेषु |
नाSपकृतं नोपकृतं  न  सत्कृतं  किं  कृतं  तेन ||

अर्थ -     बिना किसी जिम्मेवारी के असीमित अधिकार प्राप्त होने पर भी यदि
किसी व्यक्ति ने अपने शत्रुओं को दण्डित नहीं किया , मित्रों को फायदा नहीं
पहुंचाया , तथा  अपने रिश्तेदारों  का  आदर और सम्मान नहीं किया तो उस ने
फिर किया ही  क्या ?

( यह्  सुभाषित व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से लोगों द्वारा  अधिकतर अपनी जिम्मेवारी  का
पालन न करते हुए उन्हें प्रदत्त अधिकारों के दुरुपयोग को इंगित करता है जो अब
एक सामाजिक समस्या बन गयी है  )

Praapya chaalanadhikaaraan shatrushu mitreshu bandhuvargeshu.
Naapakrutam nopakrutam na satrkrutam kim krutena tena.

Praapya = on getting.    Chalaanadhikaaraan = chalaan +adhikaaraan.  
Chalaan = wanton, without any responsibility.Adhikaaraan = authority,
power of administration.    Shatrushu =enemies.     Mitreshu = friends.  
Bandhuvargeshu = various relatives.    Naapakrutam =  na +apakrutam.    
Na = not.      Apakrutam = harmed  maliciously.    Nopakrutam = na +
upakrutam.     Upakrutam =obliged benifitted.  Satkrutam =  treat with
respect .     Kim = what ?      Krutam = done.   Tena = he

i.e.      If on getting absolute authority without any responsibility, a person
does not harm his enemies, does no oblige and benefit  his friends, and
also does not treat his relatives with respect and hospitality, then of what
use is such an authority ?

(The above Subhashita in a satirical manner condemns the tendency among
persons with  authority of misusing their power  without caring for the
responsibility attached to such powers. which  has now become a bane in
the society.)

Today's Subhashita.

निष्णातोपि च वेदान्तो  वैराग्य   नेति दुर्जनः |
चिरं जलनिधौ मग्नो मैनाक इव मार्दवम्     ||

अर्थ -     वेदान्त में पारंगत होने पर भी दुष्ट व्यक्तियों  का  वैराग्य  के प्रति
कोई आकर्षण  नहीं  होता है  ठीक उसी प्रकार जैसे कि समुद्र के अन्दर डूबा
हुआ मैनाक पर्वत समुद्र से प्रभावित नहीं होता है |

Nishnaatopi = nishnaat + api.     Nishnaat = well versed, expert.
Api = even.     Cha = and.     Vedaanto =  Upanishadas i.e  treatises
on philosiophy in Hindu Religion.    Vairagya = indifference towars
worldly objects and life,  asceticism.  Neti = never.   Durjanah = wicked
and mean person.    Chiram =long time.     Jalanidhau = the Ocean.  
Magno = sunken.    Minaak = name of a mountain said to be sunken in
the Ocean mentioned in Scriptures of Hindu Religion.     Iva = like/
Maardavam = leniency towards.

i.e.       Wicked persons may be well versed in 'Vedaant' ( philosophy)
but they are not at all lenient  towards 'vairaagya', just like the legendary
mountain lying sunken in the Ocean.

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थार्थी  यांनि कष्टानि सहते  कृपणो  जनः |
तान्येव यदि धर्मार्थी न  भूयः क्लेशभाजनं  ||

अर्थ -      धन कमाने में प्रवृत्त  एक कंजूस व्यक्ति को जिस प्रकार कष्ट सहने
पडते हैं यदि वैसे ही कष्ट सह्न कर वह् यदि धर्म का पालन करने में प्रवृत्त हो
तो उसे अपने  जीवन में  कभी भी क्लेश नहीं होगा  |

Arthaarthee yaani kashtaani sahate krupano janah.
Taanyeva yadi dharmaarthee na bhooyo kleshabhaajanam.

Arthaarthee = a person striving to become wealthy.   Yaani = whatever.
Kashtaani = difficulties, troubles.    Sahate = suffers.    Krupano = a miser.
Janah = person.     Taanyeva = taan +iva,   Taan= them.    Iva = like.
Yadi = if.    Dharmaarthee = a person striving after religious austerity.
Na = not.   Bhooyah = become.    Kleshbhaajanam = klesh + bhaajan
Klesh = distress, hardship.     Bhajanam = recipient, subject.

i.e.     The difficulties and trouble a miser person  faces while striving to
become rich, if he undergoes  the same for pursuing religious  austerity.
then he will never be subjected to any hardships and distress during his
lifetime.

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थानामर्जने  दुःखं अर्जितानां  च  रक्षणे |
नाशे दुःखं व्यये दुःखं धिगर्थाः कष्टसंश्रयाः ||

अर्थ -      धन संपत्ति अर्जित करने  में दुःख भोगना  पडता है और  अर्जित
संपत्ति की रक्षा करने में भी दुःख ही होता है |  उसका  नाश होने पर भी दुःख
होता है और  व्यय होने पर भी दुःख होता है |   धिक्कार है  ऐसे  कष्टकर
धन संचय की प्रवृत्ति को |

Arthaanaamarjane  duhkhm  arijtaanaam cha rakshane.
Naashe duhkhm vyaye duhkhm  dhigarthaah kashtasamshrayaah.

Arthanaamarjane = Arthaanaam + arjane.    Arthannam  = wealth,
money.    Arjane = acquiring.    Duhkhm = suffering, difficulty.
Arjitaanaam =  when already acquired.    cha = and.    Rakshane =
in protection and preservation.     Naashe = destruction,  loss.
Vyaye = spending.     Dhigarthaah = dhik + arthah.   Dhik = shame.
Arthaah = wealth.     Kashta = trouble,      Smshrayaah = acquiring.

i.e.       One has to face difficulties and suffer too much while acquiring
wealth and so also while preserving and protecting the acquired wealth.
One suffers in losing his wealth as also in spending it.   Shame upon
this fetish for acquiring  wealth.

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थात्पलायते ज्ञानं मार्जारान्मूषिको यथा  |
बकवत्ज्ञायतामर्थः  सिंहवच्च   जयेद्रिपुं     ||

अर्थ -     धन संपत्ति  को देख कर  ज्ञान  ऐसे  पलायन करता है जैसा एक चूहा
बिल्ली को देखा कर करता है |  धन कमाने  के  लिये  उसी प्रकार के  समर्पण और
एकाग्रता की आवश्यकता होती है जैसा  एक बगुला मछली पकडने  के समय
करता है  तथा  शत्रुओं पर विजय प्राप्त करने के लिये एक शेर के समान पराक्रम
की आवश्यकता होती  है |

( संस्कृत साहित्य में सरस्वती और लक्ष्मी के बीच में वैर की धारणा के ऊपर बहुत
कुछ  लिखा गया है | यह सुभाषित भी  इसी पर आधारित है | धन की प्रतीक लक्ष्मी
और ज्ञान की सरस्वती मानी जाती  है  और यह्  मान्यता है कि जहां लक्ष्मी होती है
वहां से  सरस्वती पलायन कर जाती है | )


Arthaatpalaayate  gyaanam maarjaaraanmooshiko  yatha.
Vakavatgyaayataamarthah simhavaccha jayedripum.

Arthaatpalaayate = arthaat + palaayate.    Arthaat =  due to being wealthy.      
Palaayate =  departs, runs away.     Maarjaaraanmooshiko = Maarjaarhaat +
mooshiko.      Maarjaarat = from a cat.      Mooshiko = mouse, rat.
Yatha = for instance.    Vakavtgyaayataamarthh = vakavat +gyaataam +arthh.
Vakavat = like a crane.        Gyaayataam = involve in acquiring.   Artham =
wealth.     Simhavaccha =  simghavat + cha.     Simhavat = like a lion.
Cha = and.   Jayedripum jayet + ripum.    Jayet = conquer.   Ripum =enemies.

i.e.          Knowledge departs from a place where there is  a concentration of
wealth in the same manner as a mouse flees by seeing a cat.  For acquiring
wealth one has to involve himself like a crane while catching fish and to
conquer the enemies one  needs courage like that of  a Lion.

(In Sanskrit Literature there is a pet theme of rivalry between  Lakshmi, the
goddess of Riches ,and Sarasvati, the goddes of Knowledge. Both can not
live together in harmony. If a person is rich he may not be learned and a
learned person may be poor.  The above Subhashita is also on the same theme
in a lighter vein. )

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थागमो नित्यमरोगिता च प्रिया च भार्या  प्रियवादिनी च |
वश्यश्च पुत्रोSर्थकरी च विद्या षड्जीवलोकस्य सुखानि राजन् ||

,अर्थ -      हे राजन्  !   धनवान् होना,  सदैव निरोग रहना ,  प्रेम करने वाली और  
प्रियवादिनी पत्नी , आज्ञाकारी  पुत्र तथा  धन संचय में सहायक होने वाली विद्या
से संपन्न होना,  ये छः विशेषतायें ही इन संसार में सुखमय जीवन व्यतीत करने
के साधन हैं |

Arthaagamo nityamarogitaa cha Priyaa cha Bhaaryaa priyavaadini cha.
Vashyashcha putrorthakaree cha vidyaa shadjeevalokasya sukhaani raajan.

Arthaagamo = acquisition of wealth.   Nityamarogitaa = nityam + arogitaa.
Nityam = always.    Arogitaa = free from diseases.   Cha = and.    Priyaa =
affectionate.     Bhaaryaa = lawful wife.    Priyavaadinee =  speaking kindly.
Vashyashcha = vashyah + cha/    Vashyah  = under control, obedient.
Putrorthakaree + putro + arthakaree.    Putro = son.   Arthakaree = useful in
acquiring wealth.   Vidyaa = education, knowledge.   Shadjeevalokasya +
shat +jeevalokasya.     Shat =  six.    Jeevalokasya =  this world's.
Sukhaani = pleasures.     Raajan =  O King !

i.e.      O King  !    Being rich,  always keeping good health,  having a wife
who is affectionate and soft spoken.  an obedient son, and being endowed
with knowledge useful in acquiring wealth, these are the six attributes  for
leading a comfortable and pleasurable life in this World.

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थवानेव लोकेSस्मिन्पूज्यते मित्रबान्धवैः  |
अर्थहीनोस्तु  पुरुषो  जीवन्नपि  मृतोपमः     ||

अर्थ -     समाज में धनवान् व्यक्तियों  की ही  उनके  मित्र और बान्धव
पूजा (सम्मान) करते हैं |  इसके विपरीत यदि कोई व्यक्ति धनहीन हो तो
उसकी स्थिति  जीते जी एक मृत व्यक्ति के समान हो जाती  है  |

Arthavaaneva lokesminpoojyate mitrabaandhavaih.
Arthheenostu purusho jeevannapi mrutopamah.

Arthavaaneva = arthavaan + iva.     Arthavaan = rich persons
Lokesminpoojyate = Loke +asmit + poojyate.    Loke =  in society.    
Asmin = in this.       Poojyate, venerated , revered.
Mitra = friends.     Baandhavsaih = relatives.    Arthaheenostu=
arthaheenoh +tu.     Arthaheenoh = poor, without any wealth.
Tu = but,  and.     Jeevannapi = jeevan +api.     Jeevan = living.
Api = even.    Mrutopamah = mruta = upamah.  Mruta = dead.
Upamah =  like a.,  similar to a.

i.e.     Only rich persons in the society are revered by their friends
and relatives.  On the other hand if a person is very poor then he
is treated like a dead person rather than a living being.

Today's Subhashita.

हारं  वक्षसि  केनापि  दत्तमज्ञेन  मर्कटः |
लेढि जिघ्रति संक्षिप्यः करोत्युन्नतमासनम् ||

अर्थ -        एक अज्ञानी बन्दर के वक्ष (छाती) में किसी भी परिस्थिति
में हीरे और मोतियों का हार नहीं पहनाना चाहिये क्यों कि वह् उस हार को
अज्ञानता के कारण कोई खाने की वस्तु समझ कर उसे चाट कर, सूंघ  कर ,
हाथों से दबाकर अन्त में उठा कर(गले से उतार कर) उस पर बैठ जायेगा |

(इस सुभाषित का तात्पर्य यही  है अज्ञानी व्यक्तियों  में गुणग्राहता नहीं
होती है और वे मूल्यवान वस्तुओं और विद्वानों का समुचित आदर करना
नहीं जानते  हैं |)

Haaram vakshasi kenaapi dattamagyena markatah.
ledhi jighrati smkshipyah karotyunnatamaasanam.


Haaram = a necklace   Vakshasi = on the chest.   Kenaapi =
Kena +api.     Kenaapi - whichever     Dattamagyena =Dattam
+agyena.     Dattam = given.    Agyena = ignorant, stupid.
Markatah = a monkey.     Ledhi =  by liking.      Jighrati -=
perceives by smelling    Samkshpyah = by compressing.              
Karotyunnatamaasanam = karoti +unnatam + aasanam.  
Karoti - does.   Unnatam = lifting up.   Aasanam = sitting.

i.e.     One should never put a necklace of pearls and jewels on
the chest of an ignorant monkey, because he will  think that it is
an edible thing and will  lick it, smell it, press it and ultimately
lift it from his neck and sit over it.

(The idea behind this Subhashita is that foolish persons can not
appreciate the beauty and importance of valuable things as also
the virtues of learned persons. )

Today's Subhashita.

अर्थपतौ भूमिपतौ  बाले वृद्धे तपोSधिके विदुषी |
योषिति  मूर्खे  गुरुषु  च  विदुषां  नैवोत्तर  देयं  ||

अर्थ -     धनवान व्यक्तियों ,  भूस्वामियों, बालकों , वृद्ध जनों , तपस्या में रत
संतों, विदुषी स्त्रियों, युवतियों,  मूर्खों , गुरुओं तथा विद्वान् व्यक्तियों द्वारा
कही गयी बातों को नकारते हुए उन्हें कभी भी उत्तर नहीं देना चाहिये |

(व्यवहारिकता का तकाजा है कि इस सुभाषित मे वर्णित व्यक्तियों से वाद विवाद में
उलझना नहीं चाहिये क्योंकि ये सभी अपने को ही सही समझते हैं और प्रत्युत्तर
सुनना  पसंद  नहीं करते हैं |)  

Arthapatau bhoomipatau baale vruddhe tapodhike vidushi.
Yoshiti moorkho  gurushu cha vidushaam naivottara deyam.

Arthapatau = rich persons.    Bhoomipatau = landlords     Baale = children.
Vruddhe = aged people.     Tapodhike = tapo +adhike.    Tapo =religious
austerity.        Adhike = too  much.            Tapodhika = deeply involved in
religious austerity.   Vidushi = a learned woman.    Yoshiti = young women.
Moorkhe = fools.   Gurushu = teachers.   Cha = and.    Vidushaam = learned
persons.    Naivottara = naiva +uttar.      Naiva = never .      Uttar = reply,
countering a statement with argument.     Devam = given.

i.e.     One should never reply to counter  statements made by rich persons,
landlords, children, aged persons, persons deeply involved in religious
austerity (tapasya) , learned, women, young ladies, foolish persons, teachers
and learned persons.

(Common sense dictates that persons listed in the above Subhashita have the
tendency of disliking any reply given for countering their statements.  So,it
is preferable not to involve in an argument with them and keep mum as far
as possible. )  

Today's Subhashita.

कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च मदो मानस्तस्थैव  च |
हर्षश्च  शत्रवो  ह्येते    नाशाय कुमहीभृतां       ||

अर्थ -   काम वासना,  क्रोध , लोभ, घमण्ड , अविनय तथा  मौज मस्ती
ये सभी दुर्गुण उस व्यक्ति के लिये  जिस ने गलत साधनों से जमीन  जायदाद
अर्जित की  हो शत्रु के समान है और अन्ततः उसके नाश के निमित्त बनते  हैं |

(प्रायः यह्  देखा गया है कि गलत साधनों से संपत्ति अर्जित करने वाले व्यक्ति
 इस सुभाषित में वर्णित दुर्गुणों में लिप्त हो कर नष्ट हो जाते है | यह सुभाषित
इसी बात  की चेतावनी देता है )

kaaamh krodhashcha lobhashcha mado maaanastathaiva cha.
Harshashcha shatravo hyate  naashaaya kumaheebhrutaam.

Kaamh = sexual desire.    Krodhashcha = Krodhh+cha.
Krodhh =  anger.    Cha = and.    Lobha= greed.   Mada = pride.
insolenc, intoxication    Manastathaiva = maanh+tathaa+iva.
Maan = arrogance.   Tathaa =also.     Iva = similalarly
Harashascha = Harshah + cha.    Harshah = pleasure.
Shatravo = enemies.   Hyate = are.    Naashaaya = for destruction.
Kumaheebhrutaam = ku+ mahee+ bhrutaam.    Ku = prefix to a letter.
denoting deterioration like 'un' in English.   Mahee =relating to land.
Bhrutaam = acquired.  Kumaheebhrutaam = those persons who
have acquired land and property through unfair means.

i.e.        Over indulgence in sexual matters, anger, greed, pride, addiction
 to liquor, arrogance, as also lavish lifestyle are the enemies of a person
who has acquired land and property through unfair or illegal means, and
ultimately result in his destruction.

(The above Subhashita is a sort of warning to those persons who want
to become rich quickly through foul means and their downfall results
in no time due to their arrogance and indulgence in the vices mentioned
in this Subhashita.)

Today's Subhashita.

अरिपक्षाश्रिते   मित्रे मर्मवेदिप्रियंवदे  |
विश्वासो नैव कर्तव्यः यदि साक्षाद्वृहस्पतिः ||

अर्थ -     यदि तुम्हारा कोई मृदुभाषी  मित्र तुम्हारे गुप्त रहस्यों से
 अवगत हो परन्तु तुम्हारे शत्रु पक्ष के ऊपर आश्रित  हो, तो उस के
 ऊपर कभी भी विश्वास नहीं करें , चाहे वह् साक्षात् देवगुरु वृहस्पति
 ही क्यों न हो |

Aripakshaashrite mire marmavedi priyamvade.
vishvaaso naiva kartavyh yadi saakshaadvruhaspatih.

Aripakshaashrite = Ari  +paksha +aashrite.    Ari = enemy.
Paksha =  side.    Aashrite = dependent on.    Mitre = a friend.
Marmavedi= knowing the weak points.          Priyamvade =
speaking favourably.   Vishvaaso = confidence.      Naiva =
not at all.     Kartavyah = done.     Yadi = even if.
Saakshaadvruhaspatih = saakshaat + vruhaspatih.
Saakshaat = in person.    Vruhaspatih = the high priest of Gods.

i.e.      If  your very soft spoken friend who is well aware of your
secrets is dependent upon your enemy for his subsistence, you
should never confide with him even if he be Vruhaspati (the
high priest of Gods) in person.

Today's Subhashita.

अरण्ये पुष्पिता वृक्षाः दूरस्थाने च बान्धवाः  |
समृद्धेनापि किं  तेन  यः कालो नोपतिष्ठति  ||

अर्थ -    एक घने जंगल मे फूलों से लदे वृक्ष तथा दूर स्थानों  मे रहने
वाले रिश्तेदार और मित्र यदि वे  धनवान  भी हों तो  उसका क्या लाभ  
यदि वे  आवश्यकता पडने के समय सहायता  के लिये उपलब्ध नहीं हों
सकते  हैं  |

Aranye pushpitaa vrukshaah doorasthaane cha baandhavaah.
Samruddhenaapi kim tena yah kaalo nopatishthati.

Aranye =  a forest.    Pushpitaa = blooming with flowers.
Vrukshaah = trees.    Doorasthaane - far away places.  
Cha = and.    Baandhavaah =  relatives, friends.   Samruddhenaapi +
Kim tena = so what ?     Yahh = whosoever.   Kaalo = at the time
of real need.   Nopatishthati = na + upatishthati.    Na = not.
Upatishthati = be present at.

i.e.      Of what use are flowers blooming on trees in a dense forest,
and  rich  relatives living  at far off places if they are not available
at the time when they are needed most ?

Today's Subhashita.

अप्रतिबुद्धे   श्रोतारि वक्तुर्वाक्यं  प्रयाति  वैफल्यं |
नयनविहीने  भर्तरि लावण्यमिवेह खञ्जनाक्षीणां

अर्थ -    यदि श्रोतागण मूर्ख हों तो उन्हे प्रवचन करना उसी प्रकार निरर्थक और असफल होता है जिस प्रकार एक रूपवान
और खञ्जन पक्षी के समान सुन्दर नेत्रों वाली स्त्री की सुन्दरता उसके नयन विहीन (अंधे) पति के लिये निरर्थक होती है 

Apratibuddha shrotaari vakturvaakyam prayaati vaiphalyam.
Nayanaviheene bhartari laavanyamiveha khanjanaaksheenaam.

Apratibuddha = a foolish person. Shrotaari = a listener.
Vakturvaakyam = vaktuh + vaakyam. Vaktuh = statements.
Vaakyam = sentences. Prayaati = causes. Vaiphalyam =
useless, fruitlessness.. Nayanaviheene = a blind person.
Bhartari =husband, Laavanyamiveha =laavanyam +iva+ iha.
Laavanyam = grace, beauty. Iva = like. Iha = here.
Khanjanaaksheenaam =Khanja +aksheenaam,
Khanjan = a bird (Wagtail) known for its beautiful eyes.
Aksha =eyes. Khanjanaaksheenaam = a woman having beautiful
eyes like the Khanjan bird's eyes.

i.e. Addressing an assembly in which the listeners are foolish persons is a futile exercise and results in failure just like the loveliness of a woman having beautiful eyes like that of a 'khanjan' bird (Wagtail) is of no consequence to her blind husband.(who can not envisage and appreciate the youth and beauty of his wife).

Today's Subhashita.

क्षणशः कणशश्चैव  विद्यामर्थं च  चिन्तयेत्  |
क्षणत्यागे कुतो विद्या कणत्यागे कुतो धनम् ||

अर्थ -        विद्याध्ययन करते समय एक क्षण भी  तथा उसी तरह धन
संग्रह करते समय एक कण भी व्यर्थ न जाये इस की चिन्ता एक विद्यार्थी
तथा धनार्थी को करनी  चाहिये | समय व्यर्थ नष्ट करने से न तो विद्या
प्राप्त होगी और न छोटी छोटी धन राशियों को त्याग देने  से  धन संग्रह
ही सम्भव होगा |

Kshanashah kanakashchaiva  vidyaamartham cha chintayet.
Kshanatyaage kuto vidyaa kanatyaage  kuto  dhanam.

Kshanashah = every moment.    Kanashashchaiva = kanashh +cha
+iva      .Kanashah =grain or a  particle  (unit of  money).  cha =  and.  
iva =  like.    Vidyaamartham =  vidyaam +artham.    Vidyaam =
learning, knowledge.    Artham = money.    Chintayet =contemplate.
Tyage = leaving, sacrificing.    Kuto = where,    Dhanam = wealth.

i.e.         A student while pursuing education should contemplate to
gainfully utilize every single moment of his time and an entrepreneur
while pursuing acquisition of wealth should take care of even  the
smallest unit of money , because by sacrificing valuable time and
small sums of money there are no chances of becoming learned and
acquire wealth.

Today's Subhashita.

विद्या विवादाय धनं मदाय शक्तिः परेषां परपीडनाय |
खलस्य साधोः विपरीतमेतत्  ज्ञानाय दानाय च रक्षणाय ||

अर्थ -    दुष्ट और नीच व्यक्ति अपनी विद्या का दुरुपयोग अन्य व्यक्तियों
से विवाद करने में , धन का दुरुपयोग अभद्र प्रदर्शन और मद्यपान में, तथा
अपनी शक्ति  का दुरुपयोग दूसरों को हानि और पीडा पहुंचाने में ही करते हैं |
इस के ठीक विपरीत  साधु स्वभाव के व्यक्ति अपनी विद्या, धन तथा शक्ति
का  सदुपयोग क्रमशः जन सामान्य में ज्ञान  के प्रसार हेतु,  दान दे  कर और
निर्बलों की रक्षा के द्वारा करते हैं |

Vidyaa vivaadaaya dhanam madaaya
Shaktih pareshaam parapeedanaaya.
Khalasya saadhoh voipareetametat
Gyaanaaya daanaaya cha rakshnaaya.

Vidya = knowledge, learning.     Vivaadaya = quarrels, disputes.  
Dhanam = wealth. Madaaya = pride, vulgar display.    Shaktih =
power, strength.        Pareshaam = others.          Parapeedanaaya =
torturing or paining others.    Khalasya = a wicked person's
Saadhoh = saintly and righteous persons.         Vipareetametat =
vipareetam +etat.    Vipreeta =  opposite, reverse.     Etet = this.  
Gyaanaaya =  spreading knowledge.      Daanaaya = giving away
as charity.   Cha = and     Rakshanaaya = for protecting.

i.e.     Wicked and mean persons misuse their knowledge in  quarrelling and
creatingdisputes with others, their wealth in its vulgar display and becoming
drunkards, and their power in torturing and harming others.  However, noble
and righteous persons use  their knowledge,wealth and power for  just  the
opposite causes i.e. for spreading knowledge,giving away wealth as charity,
and for protecting the weak and downtrodden persons. 

Today's Subhashita.

नमन्त्ति फलिनो वृक्षाः  नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः |
शुष्क   वृक्षाश्च  मूर्खाश्च  न  नमन्ति  कदाचन  ||

अर्थ -     फलदार वृक्ष फलो के भार  के कारण झुक जाते हैं और इसी
प्रकार विद्वान् और गुणी जन भी अपनी विद्वत्ता के कारण झुकते हैं (विनम्र
होते हैं ) |  परन्तु सूखे वृक्ष तथा मूर्ख व्यक्ति कभी भी  नहीं झुकते हैं |

(इस सुभाषित मे गुणी व्यक्तियों की तुलना फलदार वृक्षों से  तथा मूर्ख व्यक्तियों
की  तुलना सूखे हुए वृक्षों से कर नम्रता के महत्व को रेखांकित किया  गया  है )

Namanti phalino vrukshaah namanti gunino janaah.
Shushka vrukshaashcha moorkhaashcha na namanti kadaachana.

Namanti = bow down.   Phalino =  fruit bearing.    Vrukshaah = trees.
Gunino = righteous and learned.    Janaah = persons.    Shushka = dry.
Moorkhaashcha = moorkhaah + cha.    Moorkhh = foolish persons.
Cha = and.     Na = not.       Kadaachana =  never. 

i.e.    Fruit bearing trees when laden with fruits bow down  and so also learned
and righteous persons also bow down ( are always courteous).  But the
dried up trees and foolish persons never bow down.(are always rigid).

(In this subhashita the learned and righteous persons have been compared
to  fruit bearing trees and the foolish persons to dried up trees,, to highlight
the importance of courteous behaviour.) 

Today's Subhashita.

अभिवादनशीलस्य   नित्यं   वृद्धोपिसेविनः |
चत्वारि तस्य वर्द्धन्ते आयुर्विद्या यशो बलम् ||

अर्थ -    जो व्यक्ति दूसरों के प्रति  अभिवादन  द्वारा मित्रता और
आदर प्रदर्शित करते हैं और सदैव वृद्ध जनों की  सेवा करते हैं , उनकी
आयु, विद्या, यश और बल, इन चारों में  निरन्तर वृद्धि होती रहती है |

Abhivaadansheelasya nityam vruddhopasevinah.
Chatvaari tasya varddhante aayurvidya yasho balam.

Abhivaadanasheelasya = a person who respects and salutes
other persons,    Nityam = always.   Vruddhopasevinah =
Vrudddha + upasevinah.       Vruddha = aged persons.
Upasevinah = serving devotedly.    Chatvaari = four.
Tasya = his.    Varddhante =  increase.   Aayurvidyaa =
Aayuh + vidyaa.     Aayuh = life/     Vidyaa = knowledge.
Yasho = fame.    Balam = strength, power.

i.e.    Those persons who show courtesy and respect to others by
saluting them and always devotedly serve aged persons, then
their four attributes, namely life span, knowledge, fame and power,
increase  progressively.

Today's Subhashita.

माता शत्रुः पिता वैरी येन  बालो  न पाठितः |
न शोभते सभा मध्ये हंस मध्ये बको  यथा  ||

अर्थ -      वह्  माता एक शत्रु के समान है और पिता वैरी के समान
है जो अपने बालकों को शिक्षित नहीं करते हैं , क्योंकि बडे हो कर
वे विद्वानों की सभा (समाज) में शोभा और सम्मान नहीं पाते है और
उनकी स्थिति सुन्दर  हंसों के झुण्ड में एक बगुले की सी हो जाती है |

(इस सुभाषित के माध्यम से बालकों को समुचित शिक्षा देने के
महत्व को प्रतिपादित  किया गया है |)

Maataa shatruh pitaa vairee yena  baalo na paathitah.
Na shobhate sabhaa madye hamsamadhye  vako yathaa.

Maataa = mother.   Shatruh = enemy.   Pitaa = father.
Vairee = unfriendly, enemy.    Yena =  by whom,  who.
Baalo  = child.    Na = not,     Paathitah = taught, educated.
Shobhate = adorned     Sabhaa = an assembly of people.
Madhya = amongst, between.    Hamsa =  swan.
Bako =  a crane.      Yathaa = for instance, in the same manner.

i.e.      The mother and father of a child are like his enemies if
they do not provide proper education to him , because later on
they are not adorned in society (or an assembly of learned persons)
in the same manner as cranes are not adorned in a herd of swans.

(Through this Subhashita the importance of providing proper
 education to children has been highlighted) 

Today's Subhashita.

श्लोकस्तु श्लोकतां याति यत्र तिष्ठन्ति साधवः |
लकारो  लुप्यते  तत्र  यत्र  तिष्ठन्त्यसाधवः      ||

अर्थ -    जिस सभा में सज्जन और साहित्यानुरागी व्यक्ति उपस्थित रहते
हैं वहां श्लोकों (संस्कृत काव्य ) की  सराहना होती है और उसका आनन्द लोग
उठाते हैं | परन्तु जिस सभा में असाधु (नीच और दुष्ट) व्यक्ति उपस्थित  रहते
हैं वहां  'श्लोक' शब्द से लकार लुप्त हो कर वह् 'शोक' बन जाता है और उस
सभा में दुष्ट व्यक्तियों के असभ्य आचारण करने से वातावरण सौहार्द्रपूर्ण न हो
कर  शोकपूर्ण हो जाता है |

Shlokastu shlokataam  yaati  yatra tishthanti saadhavah.
Lakaro lupyate tatra yatra tishthantyasaadhavah.

Shlokastu =  verses.      Shlokataam = enjoying the poetic content
and beauty of poetry.    Yaati = result in, go.     Yatra = where.
Tishthanti = stay, assemble.    Saadhavah = noble and  knowledgeable
persons.     Lakaaro =  letter or the sound 'la' .    Lupyate =  disappear.
Tatra= there.    Tishthantyasaadhavah = tishthanti + asaadhavah.
Asaadhavah = mean and wicked persons.

i.e.       In an assembly of people where noble and knowledgeable persons
are present, recitation of  'shlokas' (verses or hymns of Sanskrit literature)
are appreciated and enjoyed by all.  But in an assembly thronged by
wicked and mean persons, the effect is just opposite i.e, full of sorrow,
because the alphabet 'la' dropped from the word 'Shloka' makes it 'shoka'
(meaning sorrow) due to unruly behaviour of the wicked persons, who
do  not appreciate the finer points of poetry.

Today's Subhashita.

आर्ता देवान्नमस्यन्ति तपः कुर्वन्ति रोगिणः  |
निर्धना  दानमिच्छन्ति  वृद्धा  नारी  पतिव्रता    ||

अर्थ -     मुसीबत में पडे हुए और दुःखी व्यक्ति देवताओं की पूजा अर्चना
करते हैं और रोगी व्यक्ति हे तप करते (कष्ट उठाते ) हैं  |  निर्धन व्यक्ति
ही दान प्राप्त करने के इच्छुक होते हैं और एक वृद्धा स्त्री पतिव्रता होती है |

(इस सुभाषित द्वारा  केवल मुसीबत पडने पर देव पूजन करने वाले, बीमार होने
पर ही नियमित आचरण करने वाले , भिखारियों तथा जवानी में उन्मुक्त
जीवन यापन करने वाली स्त्री का वृद्धावस्था में पतिव्रता का सा व्यवहार करने
पर व्यङ्ग्य किया गया है |)


Aartaa devaannmasyanti  tapah kurvanti roginah.
Nirdhanaa daanamicchanti vruddhaa naaree pativrutaa.

Aartaa =  persons fallen into misfortune... Devaannamasyanti =
Devaan +namasyanti.    Devaan = to the Gods.    Namasyanti  =
pray, worship.     Tapah = penance, religious austerity.
Kurvanti = perform, do.    Roginah = patients, sick persons.
Nirdhanaa = poor people.   Daanamichanti =Daanam +ichanti.
Daana = donation,    Icchanti = wish.    Vruddhaa= aged.
Naaree = woman.    Pativrutaa = a devoted and virtuous wife.

i.e.       People fallen into misfortune pray and worship Gods,  sick persons
observe penance (religious austerity),  poor people crave for donation, and
an aged woman behaves like a devoted and virtuous wife.

(The above Subhashita is a satire and condemns people who become religious
only on facing a calamity, observe penance on being sick, beggars always
craving for alms and a promiscuous woman turning into a devoted and
virtuous wife on becoming aged.)

Today's Subhashita.

अरिणा सह संवासाद्विषेण सह भोजनात् |
पाप्मना सह्  सौहार्द्रान्मरणं प्रतिपद्यते.  ||

अर्थ -     यदि कोई  व्यक्ति  सदैव अपने शत्रुओं से घिरा रहता है  और अपने  प्रति
द्वेष करने वाले व्यक्ति के साथ  भोजन करता है तथा नीच और पापी व्यक्तियों
के साथ मित्रता करता है तो उसके जीवन का शीघ्र अन्त होना निश्चित है |

Arinaa saha samvaasaadvishena saha bhojanaat.
Paapmnaa saha sauhaardraanmaranam pratipadyate.

Arinaa = enemies.    Saha = together with.     Samvaasaadvishena +
Samvaasaat + dveshena.       Samvaasaat = association with.
Dveshena = persons who are hostile towards you.       Bhojanaat =
diningwith or sharing a meal.      Paapmanaa =  wicked persons.
Sauhaardraanmaranam = Sauhaardraat +maranam.  
Sauhaardraat = by having friendship.     Maranam = death.
Pratipadyate = fall to a person's lot.

i.e.     If a person always lives in the company of his enemies, dines
with persons hostile towards him and also makes friendship with
wicked persons, then untimely death will surely fall to his lot.

Today's Subhashita.

अराजकेषु राष्ट्रेषु धर्मो न ह्यवतिष्ठति |
परस्परं  च बाधन्ते सर्वथा धिगराजकं   ||

अर्थ -      जिस राष्ट्र में अरजाकता (सक्षम शासक या राजा के न होने के कारण
न्याय व्यवस्था  तथा शासन का न होना) की स्थिति विद्यमान हो वहां  धार्मिकता
समाप्त हो जाती है क्योंकि अराजकता और कुशासन आपस  में  एक दूसरे को
बिगाड देते हैं | अतः अराजकता सर्वथा  निन्दनीय है |

Araajakeshu raashtreshu dharmo na hyavatishthati.
Parasparam cha baadhante sarvathaa dhigaraajakam.

Araajakeshu =  having no ruler, anarchic.   Raashtreshu = Kindgom,
State.   Dharmo = religious austerity   Na = not.  Hyavatishthati =
hi + avatishthati.     Hi = surely.   Avatishthati = exists,  abides.
Parasparam = each other, reciprocally.   Cha =and   Baadhante =
spoil, obstruct.     Sarvathaa = by all means.   Dhigrajakam = dhik +
arajakam.      Dhik = shame upon, reprehensible,    Araajakam = anarchy.

i.e.     In a Nation besieged with anarchy and lawlessness (for want of an
able ruler) religious austerity can never exist, because anarchy and misrule
spoil each other.  By all means such anarchy is to be reprimanded and
condemned.