Today's Subhashita

नक्रः स्वस्थान्मासाद्य गजेन्द्रमपि कर्षति |
स एव प्रच्युतः स्थानाच्छुनाSपि  परिभूयते.||

अर्थ -        एक मगर (घडियाल) जब् अपने अधिकार क्षेत्र (एक नदी या तालब के
गहरे जल) में अवस्थित होता है तो वह् एक गजराज को भी जल में खींच कर उस पर
विजय प्राप्त कर लेता है परन्तु वही  मगर अपने अधिकार क्षेत्र से वंचित होता है (समतल
तथा सूखी भूमि पर होता है ) तो एक साधारण  कुत्ता  भी उस पर विजय प्राप्त करने
में सक्षम  हो जाता है |

Nakrah svasthaanamaasaadya gajendramapi karshati.
Sa eva prachyutah sthaanaacchunaapi paribhooyate.

 Nakrh = a crocodile.   Svasthaanamaasaadya = svasthaanam + aasaadya.
Svasthaan = one's own territory.      Aasaadya = obtaining.      Gajendramapi =
Gajendram +api.    Gajendra = the leader of a herd of elephants.     Api = even.
Karshati = drags and overpowers.    Sa = he.    Eva = really, thus.   Prachyutah =
deprived of , banished from.       Sthaanaacchunaapi = sthaanaat +shuna+api.
Sthanaat = position of prominence.    Shun = a dog.   Paribhooyate = conquers
and disgraces.

i.e.       When a crocodile is within his own territory (deep water of a lake or a
river)it is able to drag and overpower even a big tusker (leader of a herd of
elephants). But the same crocodile when deprived of the advantage of his territory
(when it is on a dry and even surface), even an ordinary dog is capable to conquer
and disgrace it.