Today's Subhashita.

एकेनाSपि सुपुत्रेण सिंही स्वपिति निर्भयम्  |
सदैव  दशभिः  पुत्रैर्भारं   वहति  गर्धभी       ||

अर्थ -      एक सिंहिनी का मात्र एक ही पर योग्य शावक हो तो भी वह् चैन की नींद सोती है  (क्योंकि उसे अपने शावक की वीरता पर विश्वास है कि वह निद्रित अवस्था में उसकी रक्षा  करने में समर्थ होगा ) परन्तु एक  गधी के दस शावक भी हों  तब भी उसे बोझा ढोना ही पडेगा |
(इस सुभाषित द्वारा प्रकारान्त से यह तथ्य प्रतिपादित किया गया है कि कई अयोग्य पुत्रों की तुलना में एक ही सुयोग्य पुत्र होने से व्यक्ति अधिक सुखी होता है )

Ekenaapi suputrena simhee svapiti nirbhayam.
Sadaiva dashbhih putrairbhaaram vahati gardhabhee.

Ekenaapi = eken +api.      Eken = one.     Api = even,     Suputrena =  by a worthy son .
Simhee = Lioness.    Svapiti = sleeps, relies upon.    Nirbhayam = without any fear.
Sahaiva = together.    Dashbhib = ten.    Putrairbhaaram = putraih + bhaaram .
Putraih = sons.    Bhaaram = load.      Vahati = carries.    Gardhabhee = she-ass.

i.e.      Even if a lioness may have only one worthy cub, she sleeps without any fear ( because she she is confident that the cub will protect her while she is asleep). In contrast a she-ass may have ten foals, but still she is destined to carry heavy loads.

(The idea behind this Subhashita is that it is preferable to have only one son who is worthy and supports  his parents, rather than having a number of unworthy sons, who only aggravate the  hardships of their parents.)

Today's Subhashita.

प्रज्ञया वा विसारिण्या  यो बलेन धनेन वा |
धुरं  वहति  गोत्रस्य  जननी  तेन  पुत्रिणी ||

अर्थ -     जो व्यक्ति अपनी चतुराई , शक्ति या धन के माध्यम  से अपने कुल का  सम्मान बढा कर महत्त्वपूर्ण पद प्राप्त कर लेता है , उसकी माता सचमुच ही  पुत्रवान है  (आदर और सम्मान की पात्र है ) |  

Pragyayaa vaa visaarinyaa yo balen dhanen vaa.
dhuram vahati gotrasya jananee tena putrinee /

Pragyayaa = through intelligence    Vaarinyaa =  spreading,stretching over,     Yo = whosoever.
Balena = through force.    Dhanen = through money.    Vaa = or.     Dhuram = distinguished,
an important aspect.    Vahati = bears, carries.    Gotrasya = of his family's name.
Jananee = mother.    Tena = his.       Putrinee = begetting illustrious sons.

i. e.      A person, who through his wisdom, use of power and wealth attains a prominent position and brings name and fame for his family, his mother is really proud of having  an illustrious son.

Today's Subhashita.

राजानं  प्रथमं  विन्देत्ततो  भार्या  ततो   धनम्  |
राजन्यसति लोकेSस्मिन्कुतो भार्या कुतो धनम्  ||

अर्थ -      बुद्धिमान व्यक्तियों को सर्वप्रथम वरीयता राजा  (शासकों)  से अच्छे और मधुर सम्बन्ध बनाने को देनी चाहिये और तत्पश्चात् अपनी पत्नी को और अन्त में धनार्जन को देनी चाहिये | क्योंकि यदि राज्य की व्यवस्था ही सही नहीं हो तो  पत्नी (सुखी वैवाहिक जीवन) और धन संपत्ति कहां से आयेगी ?

Raajaanam prathamam vindettato bhaarya tato dhanam.
Rajanyasati lokesminkuto bhaaryaa kuto dhanam.

Raajaanam = kings, rulers.    Prathamam = first, foremost.    Vindettato = vindet +tato.
Vindet = seek out, be in good books of.    Tato = thereafter, afterwards.    Bhaaryaa = wife.
Dhanam = wealth, money.     Raajya = kingdon, the State.    Nyasati = let down, does not function properly.    Lokesmin = loke + asmin.     Loke =  worldly matters.     Asmin = in this.
Kuto = from where, whence.  

i.e.      One should give foremost importance to being in the good books of the King (rulers) and thereafter take care of his wife and then to acquiring wealth, because if in worldly matters the Kingdom (or the State) deteriorates and is dysfunctional, where are the prospects of having a wife (a cosy family life)  and acquiring wealth ?

Today's Subhashita.

युक्तियुक्तं वचो ग्राह्यं बालादपि शुकादपि |
अयुक्तमपि  न  ग्राह्यं  साक्षादपि वृहस्पते: ||

अर्थ -    यदि कोई युक्तियुक्त बात आपसे कही जाती है, चाहे वह् एक बालक या एक बोलने वाले तोते द्वारा कही गयी हो, तो उसे ग्राह्य करना श्रेयस्कर है | परन्तु कोई अयुक्तियुक्त बात यदि साक्षात देवगुरु वृहस्पति भी  आपसे कहें तो उसे नहीं मानना चाहिये |

Yuktiyuktam vacho grahyam baalaadapi shukaadapi.
Ayuktamapi na graahyam saakshaadapi vruhaspate.

Yuktiyuktam = rational, proper.    Vacho = talk, words.    Graahyam = to be taken,
Baaladapi = baalaat +api.     Baalat = by children.    Api = even.    Shukaadapi = shukaat + api.
Shukaat = by a parrot.       Ayuktmapi =  ayuktam+ api.      Ayukta = unsuitable, unreasonable.
Na = not.     Saakshaadapi = saakshaat + api.     Saakshaat = straightway, in person.
Vruhaspati =  The high priest  or Guru of Gods as per Hindu Mythlogy, an epitome of knowledge.

i.e.    If some rational and proper advice is given to you even by a child or a talking parrot, it should be taken seriously and heeded, whereas any thing irrational told to you should not be accepted, even if such advice is given personally by Vruhaspati, the guru of Gods.

Today's subhashita.

कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च मानो हर्षो मदस्तथा |
एते हि षड्विजेतव्या नित्यं स्वं देहमाश्रिता  ||

अर्थ -    काम, क्रोध लोभ, मान, हर्ष तथा मद्यपान, ये छः प्रवृत्तियां जो मनुष्य के मन और शरीर में सदैव विद्यमान रहती हैं, इन पर अवश्य  विजय प्राप्त करनी चाहिये |

Kaamah krodhashch lobhashch maano harsho madastathaa.
ete hi shadvijetavyaa nityam svam dehamaashritaa.

Kaam = eroic love, desires.    Krodhashch = krodhah +cha.     Krodhah = anger.    Cha = and.
Lobhashch = and greed.    Maano = pride.    Harsho = happiness.    Madastathaa = madah +tathaa.
Mada = lust, drunkenness.   Tathaa = and.     Ete = these.  Shadvijetavyaa = shad +vijetavyaa.
Shad  = six.      Vijetavyaa = to be subdued or controlled.    Nityam = every day.  Svam = of self. Dehamaashritaa = Deham + aashritaa.    Deham = human body.     Aashritaa = occupied, dwelling in.

i.e.       Erotic love and/or desires, anger, greed,  pride, happiness and addiction to liquor, all these six emotions, which always occupy the mind and body of a person, must be subdued or controlled
assiduously.

Today's Subhashita.

आचारः कुलमाख्याति देशमाख्याति भाषणम्  |
सम्भ्रमः स्नेहमाख्याति वपुराख्याति भोजनम्  ||

अर्थ -      किसी व्यक्ति के आचरण  से उसका  कुल-शील ज्ञात होता  है और उसकी भाषा से यह् भी  ज्ञात हो जाता  है कि वह्  किस देश का निवासी है |        इसी प्रकार सम्मानजनक व्यवहार से आदर और स्नेह प्रदर्शित होता है और किसी व्यक्ति के शरीर सौष्ठव  से अनुमान हो जाता है कि वह् व्यक्ति किस प्रकार का भोजन करता है |

Aachaarah kulamaakhyaati deshmaakhyaati bhaashanam.
Sambhramah snehamaakhyaati vapuraakhyaati bhojanam.

Aachaar = good behaviour, proper conduct.     Kulamaakhyaati = kulam + aaakhyaati.
Kulam - family lineage, clan.    Aakhyaati = communicates, tells.    Desh = a country.
Bhaashanam = speech, way of speaking.     Sambhramah = respectful  behaviour  
Sneha = affection, love.   Vapuraakhyaati = vapuh +aakhyati.     Vapu = body.  
Bhojanam = food.

i.e.     By the behaviour of a person we can know about his family background and lineage, and from his way of speaking we can know about the country to which he belongs.  Similarly, respectful behaviour is indicative of affection and love and physique of a person is indicative of the type of food he consumes.

Today's Subhashita.

हितोपदेशं  शृणुयात्    कुर्वीत   तथोदितम् |
विदुरोक्तमकृत्वाभूत्कौरवाः शोकशल्यभाक् ||

अर्थ -      हमारे हित में दिये गये उपदेश को ध्यान पूर्वक सुनना और तदनुसार उस पर आचरण  करना
चाहिये |   देखो,  महात्मा विदुर द्वारा दिये गये उपदेशों को न मानने के कारण किस प्रकार कौरवों को
अत्यन्त शोक का सामना कारण पडा | ( कौरव नाम से प्रसिद्ध राजा धृतराष्ट्र के सभी 100 पुत्र महाभारत के युद्ध में मारे गये |)

Hitopadesham shrunuyaat kurveet tathoditam.
Viduroktamakrutvaabhootkauravaah shokashalyabhaaak.

Hitopadesh = friendly advice.    Shrunuyaat =  listened to.     Kurveet = done, acted upon.
Tathoditam = accordingly with conviction.         Vidura +uktam +akrutva+abhoot.
Vidur = the name of a sage in the epic of Mahabharata.  He had advised the Kauravas and Pandavas, cousin brothers of Pandu dynasty, to reconcile their differences.  But Kauravas did not listen to his advice, which resulted in a battle and destruction of the Kaurava clan.  
Ukta = spoken by.    Akrutvaabhoot = not heeded and not acted upon.   Shokashalyabhaak =
shoka = sorrow, grief   Shalyabhaak = any thing tormenting

i.e.          One should always listen attentively to sensible and friendly advice and act upon it accordingly.  See, what happened to the Kauravas by not heeding and not acting upon the advice of the sage Vidur, which resulted in extreme grief to them. (All the 100 brothers known as Kauravas were annihilated in the battle with Pandavas.)