Tuesday 30 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अश्वे जवो वृषे  धौर्यं मणौ  कान्तिः क्षमा नृपे  |
हावभावौ   च  वेश्यायां  गायके  मधुरस्वरः      ||   - महासुभषितसंग्रह (३५७२)

अर्थ -      अश्वों  (घोडों ) में वेगपूर्ण  गति,   बैलों में स्थिर गति , रत्नों  में
चमक और सुन्दरता,  राजाओं (शासकों) में क्षमा और धैर्य , वेश्याओं  मे
हावभाव ( अपने व्यवहार से आकर्षित करने की क्षमता) तथा गायको का
मधुर स्वर (आवाज) से सम्पन्न होना अति आवश्यक है |

Ashve javo vrushe dhauryam manau kaantih kshamaa nrupe.
Haavabhaavau cha veshyaayaam gaayake madhurasvarah.

Ashve =  horses.     Javo = speed.     Vrushe =  bulls       Dhaurya=
stable gait.      Manau h=  precious stones, gems.    Kaanti = radiance,
brilliance.      Kshama = forgiveness, patience.     Nrupe = Kings,
(Ruler of a country),       Haavabhaava = gestures.    Cha = and.
Veshyaayaam =  courtesans, prostitutes.    Gaayake =  singers.
Madhurasvarah = melodious voice.

i.e.       Speed in  horses,  stable gait in bulls, brilliance and beauty in
precious stones, patience and forgiveness in Kings (and rulers), attractive
gestures in courtesans and prostitutes, and melodious voice in singers,
all these attributes are a must for them to be successful.


Monday 29 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अश्वप्लुत्म वासवगर्जितं  च स्त्रीणां च चित्तं पुरुषस्य भाग्यं |
अवर्षणे  चाप्यतिवर्षणं  च  दैवो  न  जानाति  कुतो  मनुष्यः  ||    - महासुभाषितसंग्रह
                                                                                                          (3550
अर्थ -    घोडा कब  छलांग लगायेगा , इन्द्रदेव कब गर्जेंगे (बरसात  कब होगी ) स्त्रियों
के अन्तर्मन की स्थिति, मनुष्य का भाग्य , बरसात का न होना (सूखा पडना)  या
अत्यधिक बरसात का होना,  ये सभी बातें दैव भी नहीं जानता है तो मानव कैसे  इनका
पूर्वानुमान लगा सकता है ?

Ashvaplutam vaaavagarjitam cha streenaam ch chittam purushyasya bhaagyam.
avarhane  chaapyativarhanam  cha Daaivo  na  jaanaati  kuto  manushyah,

Ashvapluta = a horses leap.    Vaasava = Indra, the rain God in Hindu mythology.
Garjitam = roaring.    Vasavagarjitam =  the process of raining personified  
Cha = and.     Streenaam = womens'     Chittam =  mind.    Purushasya = a man's.    
Bhaagyam = destiny, fate.       Avarshane =  drought.          Chaapyativarhanam =
cha+ api +ativarshanam.     Api = even.     Ativarhana =excessive rainfall, deluge.    
Daivo =  fate,, destiny, providence.       Na = not.       Jaanaati = knows.  
Kuto = from where .    Manushyah =  Man, human beings.

i.e.     The leap by a horse, roaring of  Indra, the Rain God (the process of raining)
the state of mind of women,   destiny  or fate  of a person, prospects of drought or
excessive rain,,when occurrence of these events is unknown even to the Providence
then how can the mankind  guess them in advance ?

Sunday 28 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अष्टावङ्गानि योगस्य यमो नियम आसनं  |
प्राणायामः प्रत्याहारो धारणा ध्यानतन्मयः ||    - महासुभषितसंग्रह  (३५९१)

अर्थ -      योग विद्या के आठ अङ्ग (विभाग) यम , नियम, आसन, प्राणायाम,
प्रत्याहार,  धारणा, ध्यान तथा तन्मयता (समाधि) कहे गये हैं |

Ashtaavangaani yogasya yamo niyam aasanam.
Praanaayaamh pratyaahaaro  dhaaranaa dhyaanatanmayah.

Ashattavangaani = ashtaah +angaani.    Ashtaah = eight.
Angaani =  subdivisions.    Yogasya = of the Yoga.  
Yoga = a Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including
breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures,
is widely practised for health and relaxation). literal meaning of the word is
union or to join.    
1.Yama = observance of ethical rules of Hinduism, namely Amhimsa (non-
violence, Satya (truthfulness), Asteya (non-stealing),Brahmacharya (celibacy,
remaining faithful to one's spouse) and Aparigraha (non possessiveness.
2, Niyam = observance of virtuous behaviour.   
3. Aasana= various postures ofthe human body to be held for a period of time
with a view to improving the  function of various limbs etc of the body.  
4. Praanaayama = regulating the breathing process (inhaling and exhaling)
5. Pratyahaar = turning one's attention to one's true self and inner world.
6. Dhaaranaa = holding one's mind focused on to a particular inner state.
7. Dhyaan = contemplation, abstract meditation.
8. Tanmayah /Samaadhi  = concentration of mind over a subject or object
of meditation.
(For full details please refer to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras
_of_Patanjali#Yamas).

i.e.     There are eight subdivisions of the discipline of Yoga, namely Yama,
Niyam, Aasana, Praanaayaama,  Pratyaahara, Dhaaranaa, Dhyaan, and
Samaadhi (tanmayataa).





Saturday 27 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अश्वप्रशंसा विख्याता धनुर्वेदस्ततः परं  |
गान्धर्वशास्त्रमपरं  वृक्षायुर्वेद  एव च     ||   -  महासुभषितसंग्रह (३५४९)

अर्थ -    घुडसवारी की कला की सर्वत्र प्रशंसा होती है और उस के
भी  बढ  कर क्रमशः  धनुर्वेद (धनुष और बाणों द्वारा युद्ध करने की
कला),  संगीत शास्त्र  तथा आयुर्वेद (वनस्पतियों  पर आधारित
औषधियों द्वारा रोगों से मुक्त करने की विद्या) और भी अधिक
प्रसिद्ध और प्रसंशित होते हैं  |

( इस सुभाषित में विभिन्न विधाओं  का जो क्रम दिया गया है वह् विशेष
दृष्टव्य है | युद्ध करने की तथा चिकित्सा करने की  कला को विज्ञान
(वेद) कहा गया है |)

Ashvaprashamsaa vikhyaataa dhanurvedastatah param.
Gaandharvashaastramaparam vrukshaayurveda eva cha.

Ashva = a Horse.   Prashamsaa=  praise,  admiration .  
Vikhyaataa = famous, well known.       Dhanurvedastatah =
Dhanurvedah +tatah.     Dhanurvedah = the science of archery.
Tatah  = and thereafter.                    Param = another,     
Gaandharvashaastramaparam = Gaandharvashaastram +param.
Gaandharvashaastra =  the discipline or facultyof Music.
Vrukshayurveda =. V ruksha+aayurveda.    Vruksha = a tree
bearing flowers and fruits.(vegetation).    Aayurveda =  the
Indian science of healthcare and medicines.     Vrukshaayurveda = the
science of medicine and health care based mainly on vegetation.
Eva = also.    Cha = and.

i.e.         The skill of horse riding is admired and and well known,
and similarly the science and art of Archery and Music and Ayurveda,
the Indian system of health care and medicine are more appreciated and
famous in that order.

(The order in which the above faculties have been listed is noteworthy.
Warfare fine arts and health care  have been listed in the ascending order,)

Friday 26 June 2015

Today's Subhshita.

अश्वत्थचलपत्राग्रलीनतोयकणोपमे |
स्थिराशा  जीविते यस्य तत्समो नास्त्यचेतनः ||   -  महासुभषितसंग्रह (3543)

अर्थ -       पीपल वृक्ष के पत्ते की नुकीली नोक पर स्थित एक  जल की बूंद के
समान अस्थिर  जीवन  के रहते  हुए भी जो  व्यक्ति दीर्घायु होने  की आशा
करता  है उसके समान चेतनाशून्य  और अन्य कोई नहीं होता है |

Ashvattha-chala-patraagra-leen-toya-kanaopame.
Sthiraashaa jeevite yasya tatsamo naastyachetanah.

Ashvattha =name of the holy fig tree (botanical name-  Ficus Religiosa)
Chala = loose.     Patragra = tip of a leaf.    Lean = resting on,     Toya=
water.     Kanopame = kana+upame.    Kana = a drop.    Upame = like a.
Sthiraasha = sthira+aashaa.    Sthira = stable, strong.    Aashaa = hope.
Jeevite = remaining alive.     Yasya = whose.   Tatsamo =  synonymous.
Naastyachetanah =  naasti + achetanah.     Naasti = non existent,  is not.
Achetanah = senseless, insensible.

i.e.      In spite of the human lifespan being unstable like a drop of water
on the tip of a leaf of sacred Fig Tree, if a person still nurtures the hope
of living a long life, then nobody else is insensible like him.

Thursday 25 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.


अश्वं स्नातं गजं मत्तं वृषभं काममोहितं  |
शूद्रमक्षरसंयुक्तं  दूरतः परिवर्जयेत्         ||     -  महासुभषितसंग्रह  (3533)

अर्थ =     नहलाया हुआ घोडा,  मदमत्त हाथी , काममोहित सांड  तथा
कम  पढा लिखा  शूद्र, इन सभी से सदैव दूरी बना कर बचना चाहिये  (क्यों
कि इनके  व्यवहार का  पूर्वानुमान नहीं किया जा सकता है ) |

Ashvm snaatm gaajm matatm vrushabham kaamamohitaam.
Shoodramaksharasamyuktam dooratah parivarjayet

Ashvm = a horse.      Snatm =  bathed.       Gajm = an Elephant.
Mattm =  drunken, mad.     Vrushabham = a Bull.    Kaamamohita=
sexually aroused.    Shoodramaksharsmyuktm = shoodram +akshar+
samyuktam.   Shoodram = man of lowest caste.   Aksharasmyuktam =
a person who can just read and write but is not learned.    Dooratah =
from a distance.     Parivarjayet = avoided, shunned.

i.e.      One should always keep a safe distance from a bathed horse, a
drunken elephant,  a sexually aroused bull and a lowly person who can
just read and write (because their behaviour is always unpredictable.

Wednesday 24 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.


अश्रद्धेयं  न वक्तव्यं प्रत्यक्षमपि यद्भवेत्  |
यथा वादनसंगीत तथैव प्लवते  शिला     ||

अर्थ -     ऐसी कोई बात अन्य लोगों से नहीं कहनी चाहिये जिस
पर उन्हें विश्वास ही  न हो , चाहे उससे  सम्बन्धित घटना तुम्हारे
आखों के सामने ही क्यों  न हुई  हो क्योंकि उसका प्रभाव ऐसा ही
होता है जैसा  कि सुमधुर वाद्य संगीत के कार्यक्रम के बीच मे बार
बार पत्थरों के  गिरने से  व्यवधान उत्पन्न हो जाता है |

Ashraddheyam  na vaktavyam pratyakshamapi yadbhavet.
Yathaa vaaaanasangeeta tathaiva  plavate  shilaa.

Ashreddheya = incredible, unbelievable.      Na = not.
Vaktavyam = a statement, to be spoken.   Pratyakshamapi =
pratyaksham + api.      Pratyaksham = present before eyes.
Api = even.    Yadbhavet = yat+bhavet.    Yat = that.
Bhavet = may happen.   Yathaa = for instance.     Tathaiva=
similarly.   Vaadansanget = playing of instrumental music.
Plavate = disturbs to and fro.    Shilaa = stone.

i.e.     One should never speak about any thing which may be
generally unbelievable, even if the related incident might have
occurred before his eyes, because its effect is like the discordant
sound of  rumbling stones during a performance of instrumental
music.

Tuesday 23 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अश्मना  साधयेल्लोहं  लोहेनाश्मानमेव  च  |
बिल्वानिव करे  बिल्वैर्म्लेच्छान्म्लेच्छै: प्रसाधयेत्  ||   -महासुभषितसंग्रह (३५२२)

अर्थ -      पत्थर का उपयोग लोहे को साधने  (अपनी आवश्यकता के
अनुरूप आकार देने)  के लिये करना चाहिये और  लोहे का उपयोग
पत्थर  को  इच्छित आकार देने के लिये करना चाहिये  | ऐसे ही  दोनों
हाथों मे बेल के फलों को ले कर एक दूसरे से टकरा कर, तथा एक म्लेच्छ
को भी  दूसरे म्लेच्छ  के विरुद्ध प्रयुक्त कर वश में करना चाहिये |

Ashmanaa saadhayelohham lohenaashmaanameva cha.
Bilvaaniva kare bilvairmlecchaanmlacchaih prasaadhayet.

Ashmanaa = stones.      Saadhayelloham = saadhayet + loham.
Saadhayet = overpower, conquer.       Loham =  Iron.
Lohenaashmaanameva =lohena +ashmaan+ iva..    Lohena =
with  iron.     Ashmaan = stones.    Iva =  like.     Cha = and.
Bilvaaniva = Bilvaan +iva.      Bilvaan =fruits of wood-apple
tree.(botanical name Aegle marmelos).     Kare = hands.
Bilvairmlecchaanmlecchaih = Bilvaih +mlecchaan + mlecchaih.
Bilvaih + fruits of Bilva tree.    Mlaiccchaih = barbarians,
men of  an outcast race (non-Aryan)..Prasaadhayet = subjugate,
conquer.

i.e.      One should use a stone to give desired shape to iron and use
iron to give desired shape to a stone.  Like wise a a fruit of wood apple
can be broken by striking it with another fruit held in another hand,
and a "mleccha' can be subdued  or conquered by using another 'mleccha'
against him.

Monday 22 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अशोच्यो निर्धनः प्राज्ञोSशोच्यः पण्डितबान्धवः |
अशोच्या  विधवा  नारी  पुत्रपौत्रप्रतिष्ठिता           ||

अर्थ -       कोई बुद्धिमान् व्यक्ति यदि  निर्धन हो तो भी उसकी स्थिति शोचनीय
नहीं होती है और इसी प्रकार जिस व्यक्ति के मित्र और बान्धव विद्वान् हों  तो
उसकी स्थिति भी शोचनीय  नहीं होती है | एक विधवा स्त्री का यदि उसके पुत्र पौत्र
आदि आदर और सम्मान करते हैं तो उसकी भी स्थिति शोचनीय नहीं होती है |

Ashochyo nirthanah praagyoshochyah panditbaandhavah.
Ashochyaa vidhavaa naaree purapautrapratishthaa.

Ashochyo = not  deplorable.        Nirdhana = poor.    Praagyoshochyah =
Praagyo _ashochyah.    Pragyo = wise person.    Pandita = a learned person.
Baandhava = friend , relative.     Vidhavaa = a widow.    Naaree = woman.
Putra = son.     Pautra = grandson.    Pratishthitaa = endowed with.

i.e.     The condition of a wise person is never deplorable even if he may be
poor and so also the position of a person having learned friends and relatives.
Likewise if a widow is endowed with  respectful sons and grandsons ,her
condition is also never deplorable.



Sunday 21 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अश्वानां च पताकानां बालानां पण्ययोषितां  |
विदूषक  पटानां  च  चापल्यमतिमण्डनं      ||    -महासुभषितसंग्रह (३५६१)


अर्थ =     घोडों ,  पताकाओं (झंडों), बच्चों, वेश्याओं, विदूषकों (हंसाने 
वाले कलाकार ) तथा  चेहरे को छिपाने  के लिये  प्रयुक्त वस्त्र , यदि  इन 
सभी में चपलता (शीघ्रता से स्थान या भाव परिवर्तन की क्षमता  ) हो तो 
वह् उनके सौन्दर्य तथा उपयोगिता में वृद्धि कर देती है |


Ashvaanaam cha pataakaanaam baalaanaam panyayoshitaam.
Vidooshak pataanaam cha chaapalyamatimandanam.

Ashvaanaam = horses.     Cha = and.     Patakaanaam = flags.
Baalaanaam = children     Panyayoshitaam =  courtesans, 
prostitutes,    Vidooshak = a clown,       Pataanaam = veils.
(pieces of cloth used to partly conceal the face used by women)
Chaapalyamatimandanam = chaapalyam + ati+ mandanam.
Chaapalyam = fickleness, unsteadiness.    Ati = very, extremely.
Mandanam = as a decoration or a means of embellishment.

i.e.   Fickleness in horses, flags, children, courtesans and prostitutes,
clowns, and veils, results in enhancing very much their decoration or
embellishment.

Saturday 20 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.


अशोच्या  शोचते  शोच्यं किं वा शोच्यो न शोचते |
कस्य कस्येह शोच्योस्ति देहेSस्मिन्बुद्बुदोपमे  ||

अर्थ -    अरे अज्ञानी  ! जो बाते  शोचनीय (चिन्ता  करने योग्य) नहीं है उन की  तो
तू चिन्ता करता है  पर जिन बातों की  चिन्ता  करनी  चाहिये उन के बारे में चिन्तित
नहीं  होता है |  क्या तुझे विदित नहीं है कि  इस संसार में  किसी का कुछ  भी स्थाई
नहीं रह्ता   है क्यों कि यह  मानव देह जल में उत्पन्न  हुए वायु के बुलबुले के समान
(नश्वर) है  |

Asjhochyaa shochate shochyam kim vaa shochyo na shochate.
kasya kasyeha shochyosti dehesminbudbudopame.

Ashochyaa = things not to be deplored or lamented.    Shochate =
laments.     Shochyam = to be lamented.     Kim = what.     Vaa = you.
Shochyo  = a deplorable person.    Na = not.     Kasya =  whose.
Kasyeha = kasya+ iha.      Iha = in  this world.     Shoyasti = laaments.
Dehesminbudbudopame = dehe=asmin+budbuda + upame.
Dehe =  body.   Asmin = this.     Budbud = a bubble.   Upame = like a.

i.e.      O ignorant person !  you lament over things which are not lamentable .
and does not worry at all over things which are lamentable.  Don't you know
that in this world nothing is permanent and your body is perishable like the
bubbles of air produced in water ?


Friday 19 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.


अशुभोदये  जनानां  नश्यति  बुद्धिर्न विद्यते  रक्षा  |
सुहृदोSपि सन्ति रिपवो विषमविष जायतेSप्यमृतं  ||   -महासुभषितसंग्रह (३५०६)


अर्थ -        जब् लोगों का दुर्भाग्य (बुरा समय) प्रारम्भ होता है तो उनकी बुद्धि 
नष्ट हो जाती है , सुरक्षा भी  नहीं रहती है,  मित्र भी शत्रु बन जाते हैं तथा अमृत 
भी तीक्ष्ण विष के समान हो जाता है( हितकारी वस्तुएं भी अहितकर हो जाती हैं )|

Ashubhodaye janaanaam nashyati buddhirnavidyate rakshaa.
Suhrudayopi santi ripavo vishamavisha jaayatepyamrutam.

Ashubhodaye = ashubha+ udaye.    Ashubha = misfortune, evil.
Udaye = coming forth.    Janaanaam = peoples'       Nashyati  =
perishes, destroyed.    Buddhirna = buddhih + na.    Na = not.
Buddhih = presence of mind, intuition.    Vidyate = exists.
Rakshaa = protection, defence, security.    Suhrudopi = suhrudo
+ api.       Suhrudo = friends, well wishers.     Api = even.
Santi =  there are..    Ripavo = enemies.    Vishama = dangerous.
Visha = poison.     Jaayatepyamrutam = jaayate+api+amrutam.
Jaayate = becomes, turns into.   Amrutam = the nectar of Gods
which is supposed to confer immortality.

i.e.        When the period of misfortune commences in the life of  people
they lose their presence of mind and intuition as also security, Their friends
turn into enemies and even 'Amruta' turns into a dangerous poison ( i.e even
beneficial things turn into dangerous things).

Thursday 18 June 2015

Today's Subhishita.

अशक्त   नारेभेत्प्राज्ञो अकार्यं नैव कारयेत् |
यथादेशगतं  धर्मं  यथाकालं  च जीवयेत्    ||   -   महासुभषितसंग्रह  (३४६६)
अर्थ -     बुद्धिमान् व्यक्तियों  को  ऐसा कोई कार्य आरम्भ  नही  करना
चाहिये जिसे करने मे  वे अशक्त (असमर्थ) हों, तथा न करने योग्य (वर्जित)
कार्य को  कभी नहीं करना चाहिये |   जैसा देश हो उसी के धर्म ओर् नियमो
के अनुसार तथा जैसी समय की मांग हो उसी प्रकार जीवनयापन करना ही
श्रेयस्कर है |

Ashaktam naarabhetpraagyo akaaryam naiva kaarayet.
Yathaadeshgatam dharmam yathaakaalam cha jeevayet.

Ashaktah =  incapable, unable.   Naarabhetpraagyo = na +
aarabhet + praagyo.     Na = not.    Aarabhet = commence, begin.
Praagyo = wise  persons.     Akaarya = a prohibited work.
deshagatam =Naive = never.     Kaarayet =  do, perform.   Yathaa =
according to.      Desh = country.    Gatam = gone.     Dharmam =
Religion and usage..     Yathaakaalam =  according to the prevailing
situation.        Cha = and.      Jeevayet =  live.

i.e.        Wise persons should not commence  and undertake any such work
for which they are incapable and should also not undertake any work that
is prohibited.   It is always advisable to abide by the Religion and the usage
as also the prevailing conditions in the country one is  living.


Wednesday 17 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अशक्तस्तु भवेत्साधुर्ब्रह्मचारी च निर्धनः |
व्याधितो देवभक्तश्च  वृद्धा नारी पतिव्रता ||    -    महासुभषितसंग्रह  (३४५९)

अर्थ -     शक्तिहीन व्यक्तियों का  साधु  हो जाना ही श्रेयस्कर है  तथा
निर्धन व्यक्तियों  के लिये   ब्रह्मचारी हो जाना (अविवाहित जीवन व्यतीत
करना) ही  उचित है | रोगों से पीडित व्यक्तियों में ईश्वराधना की भावना
(रोगमुक्ति की आशा से) प्रबल हो जाती है   और वृद्धावस्था में नारियां और
अधिक पतिव्रता बन  जाती हैं |

Ashakatastu bhavesadhurbrahmacharee cha nirdhanah.
Vyaadhito devabhaktashcha vruddhaa naaree pativrutaa.

Ashakastu = ashakatah +tu.     Ashakta =  weak, incompetent.
Tu = and, but.     Bhavetsaadhurbrahmachaaree =bhavet + saadhuh
+brahmachaaree,     Bhavet =  should become.    Saadhu = a hermit.
Brahmachaaree =  a person observing chastity, a celibate.  Cha = and.
Nirdhana += a poor person.        Vyaadhito = a sick person.
Devabhakta = a worshiper of God.       Vruddha  =  aged.     Naaree =
a woman.     Pativrutaa = a virtuous woman devoted to her husband.

i.e.     A weak and incompetent person should better become a hermit, and
a poor person should likewise become a celibate and observe chastity.
Persons afflicted with diseases become devotees of God (in the hope of
getting cured) and aged women become more virtuous and devoted to their
husbands.



Tuesday 16 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अव्याधिना शरीरेण मनसा च निराधिना |
पूरयन्नर्थिनामाशां  त्वं  जीवं  शरदः शतं ||     -   महासुभषितसंग्रह  (३४४९)

अर्थ -      यदि तुम्हार शरीर व्याधि रहित (स्वस्थ) हो,  मानसिक रूप से तुम
किसी के आधीन न हो, तथा तुम योग्य याचको की आशा की पूर्ति करते हो 
( दानशील हो), तो तुम निश्चय ही  दीर्घजीवी  और शतायु होगे (१०० शरद ऋतुओं
तक जीवित रहोगे ) |

Avyaadhinaa shareerena manasa cha niraadhinaa.
poorayannirthinaamaashaam tvm jeevam sharadah shatam.

Avyaadhinaa = free from any diseases.    Shareerena = of the body.
Manasa = in the mind.    cha = and.     Niraadhina = independent
Poorayannirthinaamaashaam  =pooratat + arthinaam +aashaam.
Poorayat = fulfils.     Arthinaam = persons who desire any thing,
petitioners,     Aashaam = desires, hope.    Tvam = you .   Jeevam =
live.      Sharadah = autumn season.    Shatam = one hundred.

i.e.       If your body is free from any diseases, mentally you are independent,
and you are always ready to fulfill the desires of needy and deserving persons,
you will see 100 autumns during your lifetime (live for 100 years). 

Monday 15 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अव्यवस्थितचित्तस्य प्रसादोSपि भयंकरः |
व्यवस्थितप्रसन्नात्मा कुपितोSप्यभयंकरः ||    -महासुभाषितसंग्रह  (३४३४)

अर्थ -     किसी अव्यवस्थित (अस्थिर ) मानसिकता वाले नीच व्यक्ति
की दूसरों के प्रति व्यक्त सहृदयता  भी भय उत्पन्न करने वाली होती
 है |  इस के विपरीत एक व्यवस्थित और सहृदय व्यक्ति द्वारा
व्यक्त क्रोध भी  भय उत्पन्न नहीं करता है ( क्योंकि उसका उद्देश्य  हानि
पहुंचाना नहीं वरन सुधार  होता है ) |

Avyavasthita chittasya prasaadopi bhayamkarah.
Vyasthitaprasannaatmaa kupitopyabhayamkarh.

Avyavasthita = disorderly,fickle.     chittasya =mind's.
Prasaadopi = prasaado + api.     Prasaad = kind behaviour,
graciousness.     Api = even.    Bhayamkarah = fearful,
awe inspiring.     Vyavasthita = orderly, well organised.
Prasannaatmaa = gracious minded person.    Kupitopya-
bhayamkarah =  kupito +api + abhayamkarah.
kupito =  anger.    Abhayamkarah = causing safety.

i.e.      Even the kind behaviour of a disorderly and fickle minded
 person  is awe inspiring, whereas the anger of an orderly and
gracious person does not instill fear (because it is expressed not
with a view to harming others but for reforming them.)

Sunday 14 June 2015

Today's Subhishita.

अविश्वास  विधानाय  महापातक  हेतवे |
पितपुत्रविरोधाय हिरण्याय नमोSस्तुते  ||      -  महासुभषितसंग्रह (३४०७)

अर्थ -      हे स्वर्ण ! अविश्वास तथा महान् पाप और अपराधों के
प्रमुख कारण तथा पिता और पुत्र के बीच में भी विरोध उत्पन्न करने मे
 समर्थ तुम्हें में प्रणाम करता हूं |
(इस सुभाषित में व्यंग्यात्मक रूप से व्याज स्तुति अलंकार के माध्यम
से स्वर्ण (सोना) की निन्दा की गयी है जिस के पाने की इच्छा के परिणाम
स्वरूप लोग अनेक प्रकार के अपराध करने के लिये  प्रेरित होते हैं |)

Avishvaas vidhaanaaya mahaapatak hetave.
Pitaaputravirodhaaya hiranyaaya namostutey.

Avishvaas = distrust.     Vidhaanaya = causing, making.
Mahapaatak = great sin or a crime.    Hetave = cause of..
Pita = father.    Putra = son.   Virodhaaya  = of  a conflict.
Hiranyaya = O ! Gold.    Namostute = salute to you.

i.e.      O Gold !  the main cause of distrust , great sins and a host of
crimes, and even causing conflict between a father and his son, I offer
my salute to you.

(The above Subhashita uses the metaphor of satire and condemnation in
the guise of  praise, about the craving among people to acquire more and
more gold,which even creates rift between a father and his son.)

.

Saturday 13 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविवेको हि  सर्वेषां आपदां परमं पदं |
विवेकरहितो  लोके पशुरेव  न संशयः ||     -महासुभषितसंग्रह (3397) 

अर्थ -    विवेक रहित (सही निर्णय करने की क्षमता का अभाव) सभी
व्यक्तियों को निश्चय ही पग पग पर आपदाओं का सामना करना पडता
है | इस बात में कोई संशय नहीं है कि ऐसे विवेक रहित व्यक्ति पशुओं  के
समान होते हैं |

Avivko hi sarveshaam aapadaam paramam padam.
Vivekrahito loke pashureva na samshayah.

Aviveko = absence of  judgement and thoughtlessness. 
Hi = surely.    Sarveshaam =  to every one.    Aapadaam =
calamity, misfortune.     Param = extreme    Padam = at 
every step.      Vivekrahito = devoid of proper judgement 
and intuition     Loke = people.     Pashureva = like a beast.
Na = not.    Sanshayah =  doubt.

i.e.       All such persons who do lack in the skill of proper judgement
and are thoughtless, have to face extreme hardship and calamities at
every step.  No doubt, such persons are just like beasts.

Friday 12 June 2015

Today's Subhshita.

अविनीतस्य या विद्या सा चिरं नैव तिष्ठति |
मर्कटस्य  गले  बद्धा  मणीनां  मालिका  यथा ||        महासुभषितसंग्रह  (3360 )

अर्थ -    अविनीत (दुष्ट और दुर्व्यवहार् करने वाले) व्यक्ति द्वारा  अर्जित विद्या
उसके पास चिरकाल  तक  वैसे ही नहीं रह सकती है  जिस प्रकार एक बंदर के गले
में पडी  हुई  मणियों की माला उसके द्वारा शीघ्र नष्ट कर दी जाती है  |

(एक बन्दर को हार के मूल्यवान होने का कोई  ज्ञान नहीं होता है और वह् उसका
सदुपयॊग करने के बदले उसे देर सवेर नष्ट कर  देता है | और यही हाल दुष्ट व्यक्ति
द्वारा प्राप्त विद्या  का भी होता है | )

Avineetasya yaa vidyaa saa chiram naiva tishthati.
Markatasya gale baddhaa maneenaam maalikaa yathaa.

Avineetasya = an ill mannered and rude person's.     Yaa = whatever.
Vidyaa = knowledge, learning.    Saa = that.    Chiram = for a long time.
Naiva = not at all.    Tishthati = stays.    Markatasya = a monkey's.
Gale = neck.    Baddhaa = fastened.   Maneenaam = precious stones.
Maalika = a necklace.     Yathaa = for instance.

i.e.     The knowledge and learning earned by a wicked and rude person does
not stay with him for a long time just like a necklace studded with precious
stones put on the neck of a monkey.

(A monkey does know the value of  a necklace studded with precious stones
and sooner  or later breaks it and throws it, and so is the case of the knowledge
acquired  by a wicked person.)

Thursday 11 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविनीतः सुतो जातः कथं न दहनात्मकः |
विनतास्तु सुतो जातः कथं न पुरुषोत्तमः ||    - महासुभाषितसंग्रह  (3359)

अर्थ -    यदि  किसी व्यक्ति का पुत्र अविनीत (दुष्ट तथा दुर्व्यवहार करने
वाला)  हो जाये तो क्यों न उसकी  आत्मा दुःख की आग में  जलती रहेगी ,
और यदि उसका पुत्र विनयशील और आज्ञाकारी हो तो क्यों न वह्  एक
श्रेष्ठतम  पुरुष कहलाया जायेगा ?
 
Avineetah suto jaatah katham na dahanaatmakah.
Vinataastu suto jaatah katham na purushottamah.

Avineet = ill mannered, rude.    Suto = a son.   Jaath = grows as .
Kathm =  how ?      Na = not.    Dahaanatmaka= dahan +aatmakah;
Dahan = causing to burn.    Aatmakah.= one's self.    
Vinataastu = vinat +astu.      Vinat =courteous and obedient.  
Astu = be it so.    Purushottamah=a superior person.

i.e.     If the son of a person becomes ill mannered and rude, then why
not will he feel himself burning in the fire of grief ?  On the other hand
if one's son is courteous and obedient, why should he not feel himself
as a superior person ?


Wednesday 10 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविधेयो भृत्यजनः शठानि मित्राण्यदायकः स्वामी |
विनयरहिता  च   भार्या मस्तकशूलानि  चत्वारि      ||      - महासुभषितसंग्रह (३३५४)

अर्थ -  आदेशों का पालन न करने  वाले नौकर,  दुष्ट मित्र,  समय पर  वेतन
न देने वाला स्वामी (प्रयोजक), तथा अविनीत पत्नी , ये चारों सिरदर्द के कारक
होते हैं  |

Avidheyo bhrutyajanh shathaani mitraanyadaayakah svaami.
Vinayarahitaa cha bhaaryaa mastakshoolaani chatvaari.

Avidheya = non-compliant.     Bhrutyajanh = servants.     Shathaani =
wicked, rascals.     Mitraanyadaayakah = mitraani + adaayakah.
Mitraani = friends.     Adaayakah = not giving (the salary or wages.
Svaami = boss, employer.     Vinayarahitaa = vinaya + rahitaa.
Vinaya = humility, modesty.     Rahitaa = devoid of,  without.
Cha = and.    Bhaaryaa - wife.    Mastakshoolaani = head-aches
Chatvaari =  four.

i.e.      non-compliant servants,  wicked persons as friends,  a boss who
does not give wages or salary in time, and a wife devoid of humility and
modesty,  all these four are a source of a big headache.

Tuesday 9 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविद्वानपि भूपालो विद्यावृद्धोपिसेवया |
पराश्रियमवाप्नोति   जलासन्नतरुर्यथा   ||     -  महासुभषितसंग्रह (३३५२)

अर्थ -      एक राजा या शासक यद्यपि  विद्वान् न भी हो परन्तु
प्रमुख  विद्वानों के संसर्ग में रह कर उनका समुचित आदर सत्कार
करता हो तो उनके माध्यम  से उसे भी  कीर्ति  और समृद्धि वैसे ही
प्राप्त हो जाती है  जिस प्रकार एक जलस्रोत के निकट उगा हुआ वृक्ष
पोषण प्राप्त कर लेता है |

(इस सुभाषित में व्यक्त   विचार की सत्यता मुगल  सम्राट अकबर की
महानता से प्रमाणित होती है | वह विद्वान तो नहीं था परन्तु उसके
दरबार में विभिन्न विषयों के विद्वान मन्त्री के रूप में कार्यरत थे जिसके
फलस्वरूप अकबर का शासनकाल सर्वोत्तम कहा जाता है | )

Avidvaanapi bhoopaalo vidyaavruddhopisevayaa.
Paraashriyamavaapnoti jalaasannataruryathaa.

Avidvaanapi = avidvaan + api.     Avidvaan = a person who
is not learned.    Api = even.    Bhoopalo = a king or a ruler
of a country.   Vidyavrudhopasevayaa = vidyaavruddha +
upisevayaa       Vidyavruddha = highly learned persons.
Upaisevayaa =  devoted to.        Parashriyamavaapnoti =
Paraashriyam + avaapnoti.     Paraashriyam = happiness and
glory achieved through others.    Avaapnoti = achieves, gets/
Jalasanaataruryathaa = Jalaasanna + taruh + yathaa.
Jalaasanna =  situated near a water body.   Taruh = tree/
Yathaa = for instance,  like a (comparison).

i.e.        A king or a ruler of a country may not be very learned,
but if he remains associated with highly educated persons and is
devoted to them, he gets all the  glory and prosperity through such
association just like a tree grown besides a water body gets all
the nourishment and grows nicely.

( The truth behind this Subhashita can be judged by the example of
the Mugal King Akbar, who was not  learned but had in  his Court
highly educated and learned Ministers, whom he respected and
honoured. Through this association his reign is termed as best and
he was called  as 'Akbar the Great' .)

Monday 8 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविद्यानाशिनी विद्या भावना भय नाशिनी |
दारिद्र्यनाशनं  दानं  शीलं   दुर्गतिनाशनं    ||      -   महासुभषितसंग्रह (3348)

अर्थ -      विद्या ग्रहण करने से अज्ञान नष्ट हो जाता है और (स्वयं पर ) विश्वास
 की भावना  से भय दूर हो जाता है | दान देने से दरिद्रता का नाश होता है तथा शील
(सच्चरित्रता और सद्व्यवहार) द्वारा दुर्गति (मुसीबतें ) नष्ट हो जाती है

Avidyanaashinee vidyaa bhavanaa bhaya naashini.
Daaridryanaashanam daanam sheelam durgatinaashanam

Avidyaa = ignorance.    Naashinee = remover, destroyer.     Vidya =
knowledge,  learning.     Bhavana = faith in a thing,  /Bhaya = fear.
Daaridrya =  poverty.     Daana = giving wealth as charity to the needy,
Sheela =  ideal moral conduct.     Durgati = misfortune, distress.

i.e.     Knowledge and learning remove the ignorance of a person, and  faith
destroys the feeling of fear.   Poverty gets removed by philanthropic and
charitable  deeds by rich persons, and ideal moral conduct destroys distress
and misfortune.  

Sunday 7 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविद्यं  जीवनं शून्यं दिक्शून्यं चेदबान्धवा |
पुत्रहीनं  गृहं  शून्यं  सर्वशून्या  दरिद्रता       ||      - महासुभषितसंग्रह  (3345)

अर्थ -             विद्या से हीन (मूर्ख) व्यक्ति का जीवन शून्य के  समान  खाली
होता है और मित्रों  और बान्धवों से विहीन व्यक्ति का जीवन दिशाहीन होता है |
पुत्रहीन (संतान से रहित) ग्रहस्थ जीवन भी शून्य के समान होता है , परन्तु
दरिद्रता सभी वस्तुओं  ओर् सम्भावनाओं से मनुष्य को वंचित कर देती  है |

Avidym  jeevanam shoonyam dikshoonyam chedbaandhavaa.
Putraheenam gruham shoonyam sarvashoonyam daridrataa.

Avidyam = foolish, uneducated.    Jeevanam = life.     Shoonyam=
empty, void, cipher.    Dikshoonyam = without any direction.
Chedbandhavaa = chet+baandhavaa.     ched = hole ( devoid of )
Putraheenm = without any son.    Gruham = home, household.
Sarvashoonyaa =  completely empty, devoid of every thing.
Daridrataa = poverty.

i.e.      The life of an uneducated person (fool) is empty like a cipher, and
the life of  a person without any friends and relatives is without any direction.
A household without any son (a child) is also cheerless like a void, but
poverty renders a person devoid of every thing in his life.




Saturday 6 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविज्ञाय फलं यो हि कर्मत्वेवानुधावती  |
स शोचेत्फलवेलायां  यथा किंशुकसेवकः  ||

अर्थ -     बिना यह  जाने हुए कि उसके द्वारा किये कार्य का नतीजा
क्या होगा , यदि कोई व्यक्ति किसी कार्य को करने के लिये जल्द्बाजी
करता है तो निश्चय ही  उस को उसी प्रकार दुःख झेलना पडता है जिस
प्रकार किंशुक वृक्ष को पाल पोस कर बडा करने वाले व्यक्ति को अन्ततः
निराश होना पडता है (क्यों कि उस वृक्ष में फल नहीं लगते हैं ) |

Avigyaaya phalam yo hi karmatvevaanudhaavatee.
Sa shochetphalavelaayaam yathaa kimshukasevakah.

Avigyaaya = due to ignorance.   Phalam = fruits (end result of
any action or deed )      Yo - whosoever.     Hi = surely.
Karmatvevaanudhaavati = karma +tu+iva+anudhavati.
Karma = deed, action.  Tu = but, and.   Iva = like.Anudhaavati =
runs after,  pursues.    Sa = he.     Shochetphalavelaayaam =
shoched +phala+ velaayaam.     Shoiched  = causing to grieve.
Phala = result, fruit.    Velaayaan = at the time of.     Yatha =
for instance, just like a.     Kimshuka = name of a tree which
produces bright red flowers and when it flowers the entire
forest appears to be aflame. That is why it is also called  'flame
of the forest' .  This tree does not produce any fruits etc. useful
to people.     Sevakah = a person who has nurtured the Kimshuka
tree in the hope of getting a harvest of fruits.

i.e.    If a person rushes through a task without knowing what will be
the end result of his efforts, surely he has to suffer just like a person
who nurtures a 'flame of the forest' tree in the hope of getting a harvest
of fruits (and ultimately gets frustrated, as the tree does not produce
any fruits like other fruit bearing trees).



Friday 5 June 2015

Today's Subhashita.

अविचारेण यत्कर्म कृतं तन्मर्मकृन्तनं  |
प्रहस्य सीताहरणादतीता रावणश्रियः    ||     - महासुभषितसंग्रह (3

अर्थ -    बिन भली प्रकार सोचे विचारे जो कार्य किया जाता है वह्
मर्माहत करने वाला होता है |  देखो ना, जो महाबली रावण पहले
गर्व से अट्टहास करता था भगवान राम की  पत्नी देवी सीता  के
हरण करने के बाद वह् कैसा श्रीहीन  गया था (और अन्ततः श्री राम
के हाथों मारा गया ) |

Avichaarena yatkarma krutam tanmarmakruntanam.
Prahasya Sitaharanaadateetaa Ravamashriyah.

Avichaara = due to thoughtlessness.   Yatkarma = yad +karma.
Yad = whatever.    Karma - action, deed.      Krutam = done.
Tanmarmakruntanam,    Tad +marma + kruntanam.   Tad =
then, consequently.    Marma = vulnerable point.   Kruntanam =
cutting, hurting.      Prahasya = having laughed loudly.
Seetaaharanaadateeta =seetaa=haranaat+ateetaa.  Seeta =name
of the spouse of Lord Rama.   Haranaat = abduction.    Ateetaa =
gone by, afterwards.    Raavanashriyah =  Raavana + shriyah.
Ravana -  Demon King Ravana of Lanka.   Shriyah = majesty.

i.e.      A deed or an action undertaken without proper thought about
its pros and cons, is always  hard hitting at his most vulnerable
spot or point.   Just see,  how the mighty Ravana, the demon king,
who used to laugh at and mock others with pride,lost all his majesty
after abducting Devi Sita, the wife of Lord Rama (and was ultimately
killed  by Lord Rama).