योजनानां सहस्राणि शनैर्याति पिपीलिका |
अगच्छन वैनतेयोऽपि पदमेकं न गच्छति
Yojanaanam sahasraani shanairyaati pipeelikaa.
Agacchan vaineteyopi padamekam na gacchati.
Yojanaanaam = long distances. Yojan is a measurement of distance from one place to another in Sanskrit language, just like a kilometer or a mile in English language.|| Sahasraani = thousands.
Shanairyaati + shanaih =yaati. Shanai= slowly, gradually. Yaati = goes. Pipeelikaa = ant.
Agacchan = not moving, . Vainateyopi =vainateya + api. Vainateya = Garuda, the king of birds.
(In Hindu mythology Lord Vishnu, the foremost among all Gods, uses Garuda - a very large Eagle - as his vehicle to move from one place to another). Api = even Padamekam = pada + ekam. Pad = step. Ekam = one. Na = not. Gacchati = goes.
i.e. An ant, which moves very slowly but steadily, traverses thousands of Yojans. But even Garuda (the supreme among all flying birds and used by Lord Vishnu as his vehicle) will not be able to move ahead even one step if it remains immobile.
(Through this Subhashit the author has emphasised that it is the consistency and entrepreneurship, which is foremost for the success of an endeavour. If a powerful person lacks in these virtues and remains idle he will not be able to succeed in his endeavour. There are many other subhashits on this theme,which I will post shortly.)
अगच्छन वैनतेयोऽपि पदमेकं न गच्छति
Yojanaanam sahasraani shanairyaati pipeelikaa.
Agacchan vaineteyopi padamekam na gacchati.
Yojanaanaam = long distances. Yojan is a measurement of distance from one place to another in Sanskrit language, just like a kilometer or a mile in English language.|| Sahasraani = thousands.
Shanairyaati + shanaih =yaati. Shanai= slowly, gradually. Yaati = goes. Pipeelikaa = ant.
Agacchan = not moving, . Vainateyopi =vainateya + api. Vainateya = Garuda, the king of birds.
(In Hindu mythology Lord Vishnu, the foremost among all Gods, uses Garuda - a very large Eagle - as his vehicle to move from one place to another). Api = even Padamekam = pada + ekam. Pad = step. Ekam = one. Na = not. Gacchati = goes.
i.e. An ant, which moves very slowly but steadily, traverses thousands of Yojans. But even Garuda (the supreme among all flying birds and used by Lord Vishnu as his vehicle) will not be able to move ahead even one step if it remains immobile.
(Through this Subhashit the author has emphasised that it is the consistency and entrepreneurship, which is foremost for the success of an endeavour. If a powerful person lacks in these virtues and remains idle he will not be able to succeed in his endeavour. There are many other subhashits on this theme,which I will post shortly.)
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