To day's Subhashit.

आकाशात् पतितं तोयं यथा गच्छति सागरम्
सर्वदेव नमस्कारः केशवं प्रतिगच्छति

Aakaashaat patitam toyam yathaa gachchati sagaram
Sarvedeva namaskaarah keshavam pratigachchati.

i.e.   Just as rain water falling on the Earth from the Sky ultimately reaches the Ocean (through rivers flowing on the Earth) similarly prayers made to different Gods (Hindu Religion has innumerable number of Gods and so also other Religions) ultimately reaches the God Almighty.

Aakaashaat = from the Sky.        Patitam = falling down .        Toyam = water.
Yathaa =  just as.        Gachchati = goes, reaches.             Sagaram = Ocean.
Sarvadeva = all Gods.     Namaskaaram = Prayer, salutations.      Pratigachchati =ultimately reaches.
Keshava = another name of God Vishnu ( the foremost among the trinity i.e.Brahamaa, Vishnu and Mahesh)   i.e.God Almighty.

(In Hindu Religion, as also in other Religions as well, there are innumerable number of Gods worshipped by the believers of the Faith concerned. Obeisance  paid to these Gods is compared here to the rain falling on the Earth from the Sky and God Almighty to the Ocean.  Just as rain water ultimately reaches the Ocean through  a network of rivers, so also the prayers made to different  lesser Gods ultimately reach the Supreme God Almighty.) 

To day's Subhashit.

अन्न दानं परं दानं विद्यादानं अतः परम्
अन्नेन क्षणिका तृप्तिः यावज्जीवंच विद्यया

Anna daanam param daanam vidyaadaanam atah param
annean kshanikaa truptih yaajeevamcha vidyayaa.

i.e.   Providing food to poor and needy persons is the best charitable deed, but making people learned by teaching them is the supreme form of charity, because food gives momentary satisfaction whereas knowledge acquired gives satisfaction throughout the life of the person concerned.

Anna = food.         Daan = help rendered to poor and needy persons in cash or kind.
Param = best.        Vidyaa daan = making a person literate and knowledgeable
Atah param =    better than the best, supreme.       Kshanikaa =  momentary.
(Kshana is the lowest measure of time in Sanskrit language like a 'second' in English.)
Trupti = satisfaction.          Yaawat = upto         Jeevam = alive
Yaawajjvam = upto the time a person is alive.

To day's Subhashit.

अति तृष्णा न कर्तव्या तृष्णां नैव परित्यजेत्
शनैः शनैश्च भोक्तव्यं स्वयम् वित्तमुपार्जितम् I

Ati trushnaa na karetavyaa trushnaam naiva parityajet.
Shanaih shanaisch bhoktavyam swayam vittmupaarjitam.

i.e.     Excessive yearning for any thing is not at all desirable, but at the same time it should not be given up altogether. One should always increase his level of consumption and acquisitions gradually and slowly, and that too by earning money through his own efforts.

Ati = excessive, too much.           Trushnaa = thirst, too much craving for a thing.
Kartavyaa = desirable, an action to be done as a duty.               Shanaih  =  slowly, gradually.
Bhoktavyam =       consume,  enjoy an available facility.            Swayam = himself
Vitta = money,  wealth,           Upaarjitam =  earned , acquired.

( In this Subhashit the author warns against getting rich quickly (even by adopting unfair and illegal means) and also gives advice to avoid ostentatious consumption and earning money through one's own efforts. There is also another Subhashit warning against consequences of going too fast  while acquiring learning (Vidyaa), earning money, and climbing a mountain, i.e. "शनैः विद्या शनैः द्रव्यं शनैः  पर्वत लङ्घनम् " - Shanaih Vidya shanaih Druvyam shanaih Parvat langhanam. These three things must be done gradually.)

To day's Subhashit.

व्यसने मित्र परीक्षा शूर परीक्षा रणाङ्गणे भवति
विनये भृत्य परीक्षा  दान परीक्षा च दुर्भिक्षे I

Vyasane mitra pareekshaa shoor pareekshaa ranaangne bhawati
vinaye bhrutya pareekshaa daan pareekshaa cha durbhikshe

The real test of a friend is during a calamity, that of a warrior at the battle field, a servant's test by his obedience and a rich person's willingness for charity is during a famine.

Vyasana = In Sanskrit language this word conveys a wide range of meanings namely a calamity,habitually indulging in undesirable acts such as gambling,prostitution, alcoholism and using foul language. Here the appropriate usage will be a situation fraught with grave danger like a calamity.
Mitra = friend.        Pareekshaa = test.           Shoor =  a warrior.
Ranaangana =battle field.                Bhawati = happens, occurs.         Vinaya = obedience.
Daan = help rendered to poor and needy persons in cash or kind.
Durbhiksha = a famine, extreme shortage especially of food items.

To day's Subhashit'

अधमाः धनमिच्छन्ति धनं मानं च मध्यमाः
उत्तमाः मानमिच्छन्ति मानो हि महताम धनम्

Adhmaah dhanmichchanti dhanam maanam cha madhyamaah
uttmaah maanmichchanti maano hi mahtaam dhanam.

i.e.    (There are three categories of people) .People of lowest category crave only for wealth, those of middle or average category crave for both wealth and respect, whereas people of highest category desire only respect and recognition, because it is the highest form of wealth for them.

Adhma = a person of lowest category .         Dhan = wealth  
 Ichchanti = desire, an earnest longing or wish.       (Dhan + Ichchanti = Dhanmichchanti)
Madhyamaah = midway between extremes, average or ordinary.
Maan = respect and recognition by the society.      Uttamah =best category.
Mahtaam = supreme, highest position through achievements.

(In our every day life we observe that those persons whom the society really adores are never rich monetarily e.g. Mother Teressa and Mahatma Gandhi. For persons like them selfless service to the mankind is supreme and this they never do to get name and fame.) 

To day's Subhashit.

पिण्डे पिण्डे मतिर्भिना कुण्डे कुण्डे नवं पयः;
जातौ जातौ नवाचारौ नवा वाणी मुखे मुखे

Pinde pinde matirbhinnaa kunde kunde navam payah,
Jaatou jaatou navaachaarah navaa vaani mukhe mukhe.

i.e.    The level of intelligence and way of thinking differs from person to person and so also the quality of water differs from pond to pond.  Likewise, the lifestyle (way of living) differs among different castes and the dialect/language among people of different countries.

Pinde = persons.          Mati =  intelligence and way of thinking.         bhinna = different.
Kunde = ponds.            Nave = new, different .           Payah = water .
Jaatou = different castes.           Nava +Aachaara = Navaachara
Aachar = way of living , lifestyle.          Vaani = dialect, language.
Mukh = mouth.         Mukhe mukhe = different mouths ( here it means people of different races and countries).









                  

To day's Subhashit

त्यजन्ति मित्राणि धनैर्विहीनं पुत्राश्च दाराश्च सुह्रज्जनाश्च
तमर्थवन्तं पुनराश्रयन्ति अर्थोSहिलोके मनुषस्य बन्धुः  

Tyajanti mitraani dhairviheenam putraascha daarasch sahrujjanaascha
Tamarthwantam punarashryanti arthohiloke manushasya bandhuh.

i.e.   A poor person is abandoned by his friends, sons,wife and relatives, but if he subsequently becomes rich they again take shelter under him. Therefore, wealth only is considered the real friend of a person.

Tyajanti = abandon,  leave.         Mitraani = friends          Putraasch - sons.
Dhanaiviheenam =  without any money.    Daara = wife .     Sahrujanaascha = well wishers, relatives.
Tam = he.        Arthwantam =  rich,  moneyed.      Punaraashryanti = again take shelter.
Punah = again.        Aashryanti = take shelter under.           Arthohi = only wealth.
Loke = this world.           Manushasya =   a person's.          Bandhu = friend.