Sunday 8 March 2015

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. 

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