Wednesday 17 September 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अजवच्चर्वणं  कुर्याद्गजवत्स्नानमाचरेत्  |
राजवत्प्रविशेद्ग्रामं    चोरवद्गमनं चरेत्   ||

अर्थ -      भोजन को एक बकरी की तरह्  खूब  चबा कर खाना चाहिये तथा स्नान भी हाथी के समान जल क्रीडा कर के करना चाहिये |   किसी ग्राम या नगर में प्रवेश करना हो तो एक राजा के समान धूमधाम  से प्रवेश करना चाहिये और यदि किसी स्थान को छोड कर जाना हो तो  चुपचाप एक चोर के समान बिना किसी को बताये चला जाना चाहिये

Ajavaccharvanam kuryaadgajavatsnaanamaaccharet.
Raajavatpravishedgraamam coravadgamanam charet.

Ajavaccharvanam =  ajavat + charvanam.      Ajavat = like a goat.    Charvanam = chewing.
Kuryaadgajavatsnaanamaachare = Kuryaat +gajavat + snaanaam + aacharet.    Kuryaat = do.
Gajavat = like an elephant.        Snaanam = bath.           Aacharet = do, perform.
Raajvatpravishedgraamam =  Raajvat +pravishet +graamam.     Raajvat = like a King.
Pravishet = enter into.     Graamam = a village.      Chorvadgamanam = choravat + gamanam.
Choravat = like a thief.     Gamanam = departure,  going away.

i.e.       One should eat food by chewing it properly like a goat and while taking a bath he should do so  by playing with water like an elephant.   While entering a village or a town one should do so with pomp and splendour like a King , but while leaving a place one should do so in a clandestine fashion like a thief without people knowing about his departure.


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