Today's Subhashita.

अटनेन  महारण्ये  सुपन्था  जायते  शनैः |
वेदाभ्यासान्तथा ज्ञानं शनैः पर्वतलङ्घनं  ||

अर्थ -        एक घने जंगल में विचरण करते समय सदैव सही पथ पर धीरे धीरे चलना चाहिये | इसी प्रकार वेदाभ्यास , ज्ञानार्जन (शिक्षा प्राप्त करना) तथा दुर्गंम  पर्वतों को लांघना. ये सभी कार्य भी धीरे धीरे ही करना
श्रेयस्कर होता है |

Atanena mahaaranye supanthaa jaayate  shanaih.
Vedaabhyaasaantatghaa gyaanam shanaih parvatalanghanam.

Atanena = while wandering.     Mahaaranye = a dense forest.     Supantha = a good track.
Jaayate = happens.     Shanaih =  leisurely        Vedaabhyaasaantathaa - vedaabhyaasaam + tathaa.
Vedaabhyaasa = learning and repeating the sacred text of Vedas, the scriptures of Hindus.
Gyaanam = various disciplines of learning.     Parvat = mountain.    Langhanam =  crossing.


i.e.      While trekking in a dense forest we should follow a proper trail and move slowly.   Similarly, learning and reciting the Vedas, and acquiring knowledge of various disciplines of learning, and crossing/climbing a mountain, it is advisable that all these tasks should also be performed gradually and with patience..

Today's Subhashita.

अज्ञो  न   वितरत्यर्थान्पुनर्दारिद्र्यशङ्कया  |

प्राज्ञोSपि  वितरत्यर्थान्पुनर्दारिद्र्यशङ्कया || 

अर्थ =अज्ञानी व्यक्ति अपनी संपत्ति को  इस आशङ्का के कारण वितरित  नहीं करते है (समाज कल्याण के कार्यों में नहीं लगाते हैं ) कि ऐसा करने से वे कहीं पुनः दरिद्र न हो जायें परन्तु बुद्धिमान् व्यक्ति  इसी आशङ्का के  कारण ही  अपनी संपत्ति वितरित करते रहते हैं | (क्यों कि वे जानते हैं कि धन संपत्ति स्थायी रूप से किसी के पास नहीं रहती है  और उसका सर्वोत्तम उपयोग जनकल्याण के कार्य द्वारा  ही होता है )

Agyo na vitaratyarthaanpunardaaridryashankayaa.

Praagyopi vitaratyarthaanpunardaaridryashankayaa.

Agyo = unwise  persons.    Na = not.     Vitaratyarthaanpunardaaridryashankayaa = vitarati +

arthaan +punah + daaridrya + shankayaa.      Vitarati = distributes (gives as charity

Punah = again.       Daaridrya = poverty.     Shankayaa = apprehension, doubt. 

Praagyopi = Praagyo + api .      Praagyo =   wise persons.     Api = also , even.

\i.e.      Unwise persons do not distribute their wealth (as charity for social service) apprehending that by doing so they may again become poor.  However wise persons distribute their wealth for this very reason (because they know that wealth never remains permanently with any body and the wealth is put to best use in philanthropic work.)

Today's Subhashita.

अज्ञेभ्यो ग्रन्थिनः श्रेष्ठो ग्रन्थिभ्यो धारिणो वरः |
धारिभ्यो ज्ञानिनः श्रेष्ठा ज्ञानिभ्यो व्यवसायिनः ||

अर्थ -    अज्ञानी या अशिक्षित व्यक्तियों की तुलना में पढे लिखे (साक्षर ) व्यक्ति श्रेष्ठ होते हैं | साक्षर व्यक्तियों में भी वे व्यक्ति उत्तम होते हैं जिनके पास शिक्षित होने की कोई  उपाधि होती है और ऐसे उपाधि धारकों में भी किसी उच्चस्तरीय विषय के ज्ञाता श्रेष्ठ   होते हैं |  ऐसे विशिष्ट ज्ञानियों में भी वे व्यक्ति श्रेष्ठतम  होते हैं  जिनमें अपने अर्जित ज्ञान का व्यवसायिक सदुपयोग करने की क्षमता होती है  |

Agyebhyo granthinah shreshtho granthibhyo dhaarino varah.
Dhaaribhyo gyaaninah shreshthaa gyaanibhyo vyavasaayinah.

Agyebhyo = ignorant or illiterate persons.     Granthinah = well- read or literate persons.
Shreshtho = better,superior.   Dhaarino = persons having some educational qualifications or Degrees.
Varah = best.       Dhaaribhyo = among the Degree holders.    Gyaaninah =  persons having higher  knowledge.           Gyaanibhyoh = among the highly knowledgeable persons.
Vyavasaayinah =   entrepreneurs. i.e. persons who can put to good use or commercially exploit their higher knowledge

i.e.       Well-read and literate persons are better than illiterate or ignorant persons, and among the literate and well-read persons those who possess some special qualification or a Degree are the best. Among such qualified and knowledgeable persons those who have  specialised knowledge of a higher discipline of learning are superior., Even among such highly specialised persons, those who have entrepreneurship skills to put to good use their learning . are  considered as the best.

Today's Subhashita.

अज्ञानाद्यदि   वा  ज्ञानात्कृत्वं   कर्म   निगर्हितं |
तस्माद्विमुक्तिमन्विच्छन्द्वितीयं न समाचरेत् ||

अर्थ -       यदि अज्ञान वश या जान बूझ कर कोई निषिद्ध या गलत कार्य हो जाय तो उसके  परिणाम से मुक्ति पाने के पश्चात् पुनः दूसरी बार ऐसा कार्य नहीं करना चाहिये  |

Agyaanaadyadi vaa gyaanaatkrutvaa karmam nigarhitam.
Tasmaadvimuktimanvicchandviteeyam na samaacharet.

Agyaanaadyadi = agyaanaat +yadi.      Agyaanaat = due to ignorance.      Yadi = if.
Vaa = or.      Gyaanaatkrutvam =  Gyaanaat +  krutvam.     Gyaanat = knowingly.
Krutvam = done.      Karmam = activity, action.     Nigarhitam = prohibited,reprehensible/
Tasmadvimuktimanvicchandviteeyam = tasmat +vimuktim + anvicchan +dviteeyam.
Tasmaat = therefore, hence.    Vimuktim = riddance, release.    Anviccham = seek.
Dviteeyam =  for the second time.     Na = not.      Samaacharet = perform.

i.e.      If unknowingly or knowingly some prohibited or reprehensible activity is done , then after getting rid of its consequences, such acts must not be done again for the second time.

Today's Subhashita.

अज्ञानप्रभवं हीडं  यद्दु:खमुपलभ्यते  |
लोभप्रभवमग्यानं  वृद्धंभूयः प्रवर्धते ||

अर्थ -       केवल अज्ञान के कारण उत्पन्न  क्रोध  से यदि दुःख प्राप्त होता है  तो लोभ जनित अज्ञान से उत्पन्न क्रोधके कारण वृद्द्धवस्था में दुःख  और भी बढ  जाता है  |

Agyaanapravavam heedam yadduhkhamupalabhyate .
Lobhapravavamagyaanam vruddhabhooyah pravardhate.

Agyaana = ignorance.      Prabhavam = influence, origin.      Heedam =   anger .
Yadduhkaamupalabhyate = yat +duhkham +upalabhyat.      Yat =  that           Duhkham = sorrow, misery.     Upalabhyate = be known, perceived.     Lobhaprabhavamagyaanam = lobha+ prabhavam+agyaanam.       Lobha = greed.        Vruddhabhooyah = vruddha +bhooyah.
Vruddha = aged.      Bhooyah = on becoming.     Pravardhate = increases

i.e.            The anger caused due to ignorance ultimately results in sorrow and miseries to a person,
but  the anger caused by greed and the resultant miseries to a person tend to increase  with the advancement of his age. 

Today's Subhashita.

अभ्रच्छाया तृणाग्निश्च  नीचसेवा  पटे  जलं  |
वेश्यारागः  खलप्रेमः  सर्वं   बुदबुदसंनिभं       ||

अर्थ -      एक बादल की छाया. घास के तिनकों में लगी आग , नीच व्यक्ति की सेवा , वस्त्र के ऊपर गिरा हुआ जल, एक वेश्या से प्रेम , एक दुष्ट व्यक्ति से प्रेम, ये सभी एक ही समान पानी में उठे वायु के बुलबुले के समान
 क्षणिक और अस्थायी होते हैं |

Abhracchaaya trunaagnishcha neechasevaa pate jalam.
veshyaaraagah khalapremah sarvam budabudasannibhah.

Abhra =  cloud.      Chaayaa = shade.     Trunaagni = fire in the grass.    Neecha = a mean person.
Sevaa = service.      Pate =  garment.      Jala = water.     Veshyaa = a prostitute.   Raaga = love.
Khala = a wicked  person.        Prema = love.       Sarvam = all.        Budabuda = a bubble.
Sannibham = similar to.

i.e.         The shade of a cloud, fire in a heap of grass,  service of a mean person, water fallen on a garment,  love affair with a prostitute, and affection of a wicked person,  all these are momentary and unstable like the bubbles of air in water.

Today's Subhashita.

अगाधेनापि किं तेन तोयेन लवणाम्बुधेः  |
जानुमात्रं   वरं  वारि तृष्णाच्छेदकरं नृणां ||

अर्थ -     अत्यन्त गहरा होने पर भी समुद्र के खारे जल  से क्या लाभ ?   इस से तो घुटनों की ऊंचाई  तक गहरा शुद्ध जल  (नदी या तालाब का ) ही श्रेयस्कर है क्योंकि वह  मनुष्यों की प्यास तो बुझाता है |

(इस  सुभाषित का निहितार्थ यह है कि केवल महान् होने से ही कोई व्यक्ति समाज में सम्मानित नहीं होता है यदि वह् समाज के लिये उपयोगी नहीं होता है |  एक गहरे समुद्र की तुलना में एक उथली नदी या तालाब की उपयोगिता उसकी लोगों की प्यास बुझाने  की क्षमता के कारण अधिक होती है | )

Agaadhenaapi kim tena toyena lavanaambudheh,
Janumaatram varam vaari trushnaacchedakaram nrunaam.

Agaadhenaapi = agaadhena +api,     Agaadhena = being very deep.    Api =  even.
Kim tena =  so what ?     Toyena = of the water.   Lavanaamudhe = lavana+ ambudhe.
Lavana = salt.     Ambudhar = holder of water.     Lavanaambudha = the ocean, storehouse of salty water.       Jaanumaatram =upto the height of the knee i.e. knee deep.    Varam = preferable.
Vaari = water.     Trushnaacchedakaram =  Trushnaa + chedakaram.     Trushnaa = thirst.
Chedakaram = quencher of.      Nrunaam = people.

i.e.        Of what use is the brackish water of a deep ocean ?   The knee deep water of a river or a lake is always preferable, as it is able to quench the thirst of the people.

(The idea behind this subhashita is that simply being a great person is of no use if he is not helpful  or beneficial to the society at large . In contrast  an ordinary person useful to the society is revered more .This fact has been highlighted by the use of a simile comparing the Ocean with an  an ordinary pond or river.).