Friday, 7 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अधिरोहार्य  पादाभ्यां  पादुके  हेमभूषिते |
एते हि सर्वलोकस्य योगक्षेमं विधास्यते ||

अर्थ -      स्वर्ण से विभूषित पादुकाओं  (जूतों) को पावों मे धारण कर ही क्या कोई व्यक्ति   जन साधारण  की भलाई  और उन्नति का कार्य कर सकता है ?

(उपर्युक्त श्लोक का संदर्बः मुझे ज्ञात नहीं है | परन्तु मेरे विचार मे यह उन अति धनी व्यक्तियों के ऊपर व्यङ्ग्य है जो अपनी संपत्ति का अश्लील प्रदर्शन कर साथ हे  साथ धर्मात्मा और समाज सेवक होने का ढौग
करते हैं |

Adhirohaarya paadaabhyaam paaduke hemabhooshite.
Ete hi sarvalokasya yogakshemam vidhaasyate.

Adhirohaaarya = after putting over.    Paadaabhyaam = on the feet.     Paaduke = slippers or sshoes.
Ete =  with these.     Hi = surely.    Sarvalokasya = mankind.     Yogakshemam = welfare, prosperity.
Vidhaasyate = bestow, provide.

i.e.        Can a person, who wears shoes adorned with gold,  ever do philanthropic work for the welfare and prosperity  of  society ? .

( As the context of the above Shloka is not not available to me, I presume that it is a sarcastic remark on those filthy rich persons who indulge in vulgar display of their wealth and at the same time pose as philanthropic persons.  Any other translation of this Shloka is most welcome .)

Thursday, 6 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अधिकारेण यो युक्तः कथम्  तस्यास्ति खण्डनं |
नीचेषूपकृतं   राजन्वालुकास्विव    मुद्रितं      ||

अर्थ -    हे   राजन !  जो व्यक्ति अधिकार संपन्न होता है उसकी आज्ञा का भला कोई  खण्डन कर सकता है  ?  नीच व्यक्तियों के प्रति उपकार करना इसी तरह व्यर्थ  है जैसे कि  रेत को  कोई स्थिर आकार नहीं दिया जा सकता है |

Adhikaarena yo yuktam katham taasyaasti khandanam.
Neeecheshoopakrutam raajanbaalukaasviva mudritam.

Adhikaarena =  authority.    Yo= who.     Yuktam = possessed of.     Katham = how ?
Tasyaasti = tasya+asti.      Tasya = his.     Asti = is.     Khandanam = discarding, refuting.
Neechershoopakrutam = Neechshu + upakrutam.      Neecheshu = to wicked and mean persons.
Upakrutam = obliging,  helping.     Raajanbaalukaasviva = raajan + baalukaasu +iva.
Raajan = O king !     Vaalukaasu =  sand's .    Iva = like.      Mudritam = bound, sealed.

i.e.      O king !  can  an order given by a person commanding full authority be discarded or refuted ? To oblige wicked and lowly persons is futile like giving a permanent shape to the sand.

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अधार्मिको नरो यो हि यस्य चाप्यनृतं धनं |
हिंसारतश्च  यो नित्यं नेहासौ सुखमेधते  ||

अर्थ -      जो व्यक्ति  कुटिल स्वभाव के होते हैं तथा धर्म का पालन नहीं करते है  उनकी संपत्ति गलत  तरीकों से अर्जित की गयी होती है और वे सदैव हिंसारत रहते हैं | इस कारण वे  कभी भी जीवन में सुखी और सम्रद्ध नहीं  हो पाते हैं |

Adharmiko naro yo hi yasya chaapyanrutam dhanam.
Himsaaratishch yo nityam nehaasou sukhamedhate.

Adharmiko =  wicked, unrighteous.      Naro = a person.     Yo = whosoever.     Hi = surely.
Yasya = whose.     Chaapyanrutam = cha+api +anrutam.     Cha = and.     Api = also.
Anrutam =   falsehood, untrue.     Dhanam = wealth.     Hinsaaritishcha = hinsaaratih + cha.
Hinsaaratah  =  delighting in doing harm or mischief.     Nityam = always, constantly..
Nehaasau = na+iha+asau.      Na = not.       Iha = here, now.      Asau =  As such.
Sukhamedhate = sukham +eidhate.       Sukham = happiness      Edhate= prospers.

i.e.     Wicked and unrighteous persons acquire wealth through falsehood and wrongful means  and are always engaged in doing harm and mischief towards others.   As such they never enjoy happiness and prosperity in their lifetime.


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Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.

मक्षिका  व्रणमिच्छन्ति  धनमिच्छन्ति  पार्थिवाः |
नीचाः कलहमिच्छन्ति  शान्तिमिच्छन्ति  साधवः ||

अर्थ -       मक्खियां शरीर के घावों की इच्छुक होती हैं , जनसाधारण धन प्राप्ति की कामना करते हैं | नीच व्यक्ति झगडा और मारपीट करना पसंद करते हैं जब कि साधु व्यक्ति आत्मिक शान्ति की ही इच्छा करते हैं  |

Makshikaa vranamicchanti dhanamicchanti paarthivaah.
Neechaah kalahamicchanti shaantimicchanti saadhavah.

Makshikaa =  flies.    Vranamicchanti = vranam+innchanti.     Vranam = an ulcer,, abscess.
Icchanti  wish, desire.     Dhanamicchanti = dhanam + icchanti.     Dhanam = wealth, money.
Paarthivaah = inhabitants of the earth,  princely persons.      Neechaan = mean and wicked persons.
Kalaha = quarrel, violence.       Shaanti = peace of mind.      Saadhavh = noble and saintly persons.

i.e.      Flies like (are attracted) wounds and ulcers,  inhabitants of this Earth desire acquisition  of wealth.  Lowly and wicked persons are always inclined to engage themselves in quarreling, whereas noble saintly persons desire only peace of mind.-

Monday, 3 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अधर्मादर्जितं  द्रव्यं अल्पकालं तु तिष्ठति |
ततः सपत्रमयते समूलं तेन नश्यति         ||

अर्थ -     अधर्म  (गलत साधनों और कार्यों ) द्वारा अर्जित धन संपत्ति बहुत थोडे समय तक ही
स्थायी रहती है | एक पौधे  के समान कुछ समय तक पल्लवित और पुष्पित होने के बाद वह् जड्  सहित नष्ट हो जाती है |

 ('समूलं  च विनश्यति' का तात्पर्य यह्  भी  हो सकता है कि अधर्म द्वारा  अर्जित  संपत्ति  तो नष्ट होती ही है , उसके साथ  मूलधन  (पूर्वार्जित धन ) भी नष्ट हो जाता  है | )

Adharmaadarjitam druvyam  alpakaalam tu thishthati.
Tatah sapatramayate samoolam tena nashyati.

Adharmaadarjitam = Adharmaat + arjitam.       Adharmaat = through unjust and immoral means.
Alpakaalam = for a short period.      Tishthati = remains, stays.      Tatah = , therefore. then ;
Sapatramayate = after blooming like the leaves of a tree.     Samoolam = along with the roots,entirely.   Tena =  for that reason (acquiring through wrongful means,      Nashyati =  gets destroyed.

i.e.     Wealth acquired through unjust and immoral means remains with a person for a short period of time, and after blooming and flowering like a plant for some time, gets destroyed along with its roots.

(There can be another interpretation of the word 'Samoolam;' i.e. along with the  original capital of any enterprise or a person. So , not  only the wealth acquired through wrongful means is lost , the original capital is also lost. ) 

Sunday, 2 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.

अधममित्रकुमित्रसमागमः  प्रियवियोगभयानि दरिद्रता |
अपयशः  खलु लोकपराभवो  भवति पापतरोःफलमीदृशं ||

अर्थ -    अधम (नीच) तथा बुरे मित्रों के संसर्ग  मे रहने से निश्चय ही अपने प्रिय जनों  से विछुड्ना ,अनेक प्रकार के भय ,दरिद्रता. अपयश, और  समाज मे बदनामी जैसे परिणाम प्राप्त होते हैं | सचमुच ,पाप रूपी वृक्ष में ऐसे ही फल तो लगेंगे |

Adhama-mitra-kumitra-samaagamam priyaviyogabhayaani daridrataa.
Apayashah khalu lokaparaabhavo bhavati paapataroh phalameedrusham.

Adham = inferior, worst.   Mitra = friend.    Kumitra = bad friend.   Samaagamah = association with.
Priya = loved ones.    Viyoga = separation.    Bhayaani = dangers.     Daridrataa = penury, poverty.
Apayashah = defamation.    Khalu = surely.   Lokaparaabhava =  humiliation or defeat in the society.
Bhavati = happens.    Paapataroh = tree of sins.    Phalameedrusham = Phalam+ eedrusham.
Phalam = fruits.     Eedrusham = like this.

i.e.     Association with inferior  persons and bad friends surely results in separation from one's loved ones, fears of various types, penury, defamation and humiliation and defeat in the society.  Surely, the tree of sins bears only such fruits.
    

Saturday, 1 November 2014

Today's Subhashita.'

अधमं  बाधते भूयो  दुःखवेगो  न तत्त्मं  |
पादद्वय  व्रजत्याशु  शीतस्पर्शो च चक्षुषी ||

अर्थ -    अधम (निम्न श्रेणी के) यक्तियों को बहुत अधिक कष्ट उठानापडता  है,जब कि इसकी तुलना में अन्य
(उच्च श्रेणी के) व्यक्तियों के दुःखों का वेग इस प्रकार का नहीं होता है | उदाहरणार्थ मनुष्य के पावों की जोडी को जल्दी जल्दी कष्टपूर्वक चलना पडता है जब् कि दोनों आंखों को शीतस्पर्श द्वारा (हाथों से )आराम दिया जाता है |

(इस सुभाषित में शरीर के ऊर्ध्व भाग के अंगों की तुलना श्रेष्ठ व्यक्तियों से और शरीर के निम्न भाग के अंगों की तुलना अधम (नीच) व्यक्तियों से की गयी है और तदनुसार उनके कष्ट उठाने की क्षमता की तुलना पांवों और आंखों का उदाहरण दे कर  की गयी है | )

Adhamam baadhate bhooyo duhkhvego na tattmam.
Paadadvya vrajatyaashu sheetasparsho cha chakshushee,

Adhamam = inferior, of lowest category.    Baadhate = suffer, harassed.    Bhooyo = become.
Duhka = sorrow, distress.   Vego = speed, intensity.    Na = not.     Tattmam = like that
Tat = that.    Tamm =much,  degree .  Paaddvya = paad +dvya.    Paad = foot.  Dvya =  two.   Vrajatyaashu = vrajati+aashu.    Vrajati = travel.   Aashu = quickly. speedily.   Sheeta = cold.   Sparsho = touch.   cha = and.    Chakshushee = the eyes.

i.e.   Persons of low or inferior category have to bear more hardships and distress in comparison to superior persons whose intensity of sorrow is much less. For example the feet (alluded to inferior people) have to travel very fast long distances, whereas the pair of eyes (alluded to superior people) are rendered special care by giving them a cooling touch with the palms of hands.