To day's Subhashit.

इयमुन्नतसत्यशालिनी   महतां काSपि  कठोरचित्तता .

उपकृत्य भवन्ति दूरतः परतः प्रत्युपकार शङ्कायाः 

Iyamunnatsatyashaalini mahtaam kaapi kathorchittataa.

Upakrutya bhawanti dooratah partah pratyupakaar shankaayah.

i.e.   Noble and truthful persons do not have any feeling of rudeness in them, but after helping others they become aloof and indifferent  to avoid the gratitude anticipated from the person helped by them.

Iyam =this.     Unnat = noble, great.      Satyashaalani = truthful .      Mahtaam = great persons.

Kaapi =  any,   where is ?         Kathora =rude.     Chittataa = feeling.     Upakrutya = helped, assisted.

Bhawanti = become.     Dooratah = aloof, keep a distance.     Paratah = indifferent.

Pratyupakaar =  gratitude.       Shankaaya = suspecting, anticipating.

(The author emphasises that charitable work should be done without any pomp and show. In Hindu Religion it is ordained that 'Daan' i.e.charity should be done without any show and  in a clandestine manner. So, righteous persons always follow this dictum.)

To day's Subhashit.

अति कुपिता अपि सुजना योगेन मृदु भवन्ति न तु नीचाः
हेम्नः कठिनस्यापि द्रवणोपायोSस्ति न तृणाना

Ati kupital api sujanaa yogen mradu bhawanti na tu neechaah.
Hemnah kathinasyaapi dravanopaayosti na trunanaam .

i.e.   Even if a righteous person becomes very angry due to some reason,  his attitude softens and he calms down if handled skillfully, but this does not happen in the case of a wicked person. For example Gold (a precious metal) on being treated harshly (heated on a fireplace) becomes liquefied (but takes its original shape and lustre when cooled), whereas ordinary grass on catching fire gets  burnt completely.

Ati = too much.      Kupita = angry, offended.        Api = even if.          Sujana = righteous person.
Yogen = handled skillfully or diligently.        Mrudu = soften,  pliant.       Bhavanti = happens, becomes.
Na tu = but not.      Neechaah = wicked and lowly persons.        Hemnah = gold ( a precious metal).
Kathina = harsh, cruel (here it refers to rough treatment to gold by heating it on a fireplace)
Api = even , also (this word is also used to emphasise an action).      Dravanopaaya = liquefied.
Asti = becomes   Dravanopaayosti = becomes liquefied.      Na = not .    Trunanaam = grass..

(The author of the Subhashit has compared righteous and wicked persons to Gold and grass respectively and thereby highlighted their qualities and weakness dramatically.)

To day's Subhashit.

मनसि वचसि कार्ये पुण्यपीयुष्पूर्णा-                   Manasi vachasi kaarye punyapeeyushpoornaa-
-स्त्रिभुवनमुपकारश्रेणिभिः प्रीणयन्त:                -stribhuvanmupakaarashrenibhih preenayante
परगुणपरमाणन्पर्वतीकृत्य नित्यम्                    Paraguna parmaanan parvateekrutya nityam
निजहृदि विकसन्तः सन्ति सन्तः कियन्तः .       Nijhrudi vikasantah santi santah kiyantah.

 Manasi = in though or imigination.     Vachasi = verbally, through words.     Kaarye= through action ,deeds.
Punya = holy, pure.      Peeyush = nectar.        Poorna =full of.       Tribhuwan =  three worlds.
(In Hindu Religion the Universe called 'Brahmaand'  consists of three  components i.e.Prithvi = Earth,  Aakash =Sky and Paataal = underground, which are called tribhuwan. Tri means three.)
Upkaar = helping others, doing good.      Shrenibhih =range, different types.    Preenayante =pleases.
Par= others.   Guna = qualities.      Parmaanu = atom , a speck of dust.   Parvat = mountain.
Krutya = making     Parvatikrutya = treating like a mountain (making a mountain out of a molehill)
Nij = one's own.     Hrudi = mind., heart.       Vikasantah =    blooms, opens.      Santi= there are.
Santa = a saint, one who himself endures hardships but helps others i.e. a very religious and kind person who is always keen to help mankind.             Kiyantah = where are.

i.e.       A saintly persons whose  heart blooms in such a way that it is full of the nectar of compassion,who is always engaged  in helping the mankind in this World  through his thoughts,speech and action, who always views the qualities in others magnified in such a way as if  a speck of dust is like a mountain, are rarely found.

(The author by  praising the virtues of a Saint who is very kind heart and engaged in the service of the Mankind, asks a question as to how many such great persons can be found. This shloka is a fine example of the use of flowery language to express a thought.)

To day's Subhashit.

हरे : पदाहति श्लाघ्या न श्लाघ्यं खररोहणे 

स्पर्धाSपि  विदुषा युक्ता न युक्ता मूर्खमित्रता /

Haraih padaahati shlaaghyaa na shlaaghym khararohane.

spardhaapi vidushaa yuktaa na yukata moorkhamitrataa.

i.e.    It is still praiseworthy to be kicked by a horse while mounting it rather than riding on a donkey. Similarly it is preferable to compete with a wise and learned person rather than having friendship with an idiot.

Haraih = horse.      Padahati = kicked by       . Shlaaghyaa = praiseworthy, laudable.

Khara = donkey.    Rohane = riding on.      Khararohane = riding on a donkey.  

Spardhaapi = Spardhaa + api     Spardhaa = competition.     Api = also,  even.

Vidushaa = wise and learned men.     Yuktaa =  with , desirable.     Moorkha = idiot, a foolish person.

Mitrataa = friendship.

To day's Subhashit.

दुर्जनवदनविनिर्गत वचनभुगङ्गेन सज्जनो दष्टः
 तद्विषघातनिमित्तं विद्द्वज्जनमौनमौषधं  पिवति

Durjanavadanvinirgat vachanbhungen sajjano dashtah
Tadvishghaatanimittam viddwajjanmounamoshadham pivati.

i.e.   Whenever a virtuous and wise man faces like a snake's bite foul and indecent words out of the mouth of a mean and wicked person,he keeps mum and does not react, which acts like drinking a medicine as a cure of  such a  poisonous bite.

Durjan = a mean and wicked person.      Vadan = mouth .     Vinirgat = coming out of.
Vachan = words,  speech.     Bhujanga = snake.    Bhungen = like a snake.
Sajjano = a virtuous and wise person.       Dashtah = bitten by (a snake).      Tad =  that
Visha = poison .       Ghaat = strike.      Nimittam =   due to, because of..
Viddwajjana = virtuous and wise person.      Maunmoushadham = maun + aushadham.
Maun =silence, keeping mum.            Aushadham = medicine, (antidote for a poison)

To day's Subhashit.

यदि सन्ति गुणाः पुंसां विकसन्त्येव केवलम् .
नहि कस्तूरिकाSSमोदः शपथेन विभाव्यते.

Yadi santi gunaah pumsaam vikasantyev kevalam.
nahi kastoorikamodh shapathen vibhavyate.

i.e.    If there are good qualities in a person they definitely grow further like the strong fragrance of 'Kasturi' which is clearly distinguishable and can not be concealed simply by swearing (that there is no fragrance).

Yadi = if.        Santi = there are.        Gunaah = good qualities, virtues.     Pumsaam =  person.
vikasanti+eva =Vikasantyev.      Vikasanti = grow gradually,  bloom.     Eva= perhaps, almost.
Kevalam = definitely.       Nahi = not.      Kastoorikamodh = Kasturika + Aamodah.
Kasturika = A breed of deers found in higher reaches of Himalayas. Inside their spleen there is a substance which produces a very strong sweet smell and is a prized item known as Kasturi' (musk).. The fragrance is so strong that the location of the deer can be traced easily by following it.         Kasturi = musk.
Aamod = strong smell.      Shapath = swearing.      Vibhavyate = distinguidshable, clearly perceived.

(The underlying idea behind this Subhashit is that good qualities and virtues in a person grow gradually and can not remain hidden just like the fragrance of Kasturi inside the stomach of the deer.)

To day's Subhashit.

मूलं भुजङ्गैः शिखरं विहंगै:
शाखाः प्लवंगैः कुसुमानि भृङ्गैः
आश्चर्यमेतत् खलुचन्दनस्य
परोपकाराय सतां विभूतियः

Moolam bhungaih shikharam vihamgaih
Shaakhah plavmgaih kusumaani bhrungaih
Aascharyametat khaluchandanasya
paropkaaraya sataam vibhootiyah.

i.e.     Isn't it strange and surprising that on a Sandalwood tree snakes reside in its roots (and trunk), birds on its top, monkeys on its branches, and bees on its flowers ?   No, it is not surprising because ( likewise) benevolence and charity is the greatness (special attribute) of venerable and learned persons.

Moolam = roots.      Bhujmgaih = snakes.     Shikharam = top, peak.      Vihamgaih = birds.
Shaakhah = branches of a tree.      Plawangaih = monkeys.       Kusumaani = flowers.
Bhrungaih = honey bees.          Aascharya =strange,  extraordinary, surprising,      Etat = this
Khalu = truly, surely, isn't it ?      Chandan =sandalwood tree.    Chandanasya = about the 'Chandan' tree.
Paropkaaraaya = benevolence,  helping others,       Sataam = venerable and learned persons.
Vibhuti = greatness, glory, special attribute.

(In this Subhashit a Sandalwood tree and venerable and learned persons have been compared with each other. Both shower their benevolence to all and sundry without any discrimination.  The last line of the Shloka -'परोपकाराय सतां विभूतियः ' (Paropkaaraya sataam vibhutiyah) is the most oft quoted Subhashit.).