Subhashita – 01.06.2020

अन्तर्गतं महाशल्यं अस्थैर्य यदि नोदधृतम् ।

क्रियौषधस्य कः दोषः तदा गुणमयच्छतः ॥

antargatam mahaashalyam asthairya yadi nodadhrutam

kriyauShadhasya kah doShah tadaa guNamayachchhatah

Till the prickly thorn of unsteadiness/wavering that is in the mind is not removed, if the medicine in the form of various activities is not found effective, how can we blame the medicine?

Subhashita – 20.05.2024

ऊर्णां नैव ददाति नैव विषयो वाहस्य दोहस्य वा 

तृप्तिर्नास्ति महोदरस्य बहुभिर्घासैः पलाशैरपि ।

हा कष्टं कथमस्य पृष्ठशिखरे गोणी समारोप्यते

को गृह्णाति कपर्दकैरलमिति ग्राम्यैर्गजो हस्यते ॥

ūrṇāṁ naiva dadāti naiva viṣayō vāhasya dōhasya vā
tr̥ptirnāsti mahōdarasya bahubhirghāsaiḥ palāśairapi ।
hā kaṣṭaṁ kathamasya pr̥ṣṭhaśikharē gōṇī samārōpyatē
kō gr̥hṇāti kapardakairalamiti grāmyairgajō hasyatē ॥

It does not give any wool, no object (animal) to draw a cart, or for milking ; no satisfaction comes to this huge-bellied one in spite of large quantities of grass and leaves ; alas ! How are the (grain) bags to be placed on his back ? Who will be able to unload it ? We do not care to get money (through this animal) or who can catch / manage him ? Thus an elephant is laughed at by the village-folk (who have not seen an elephant before).

Subhashita – 19.05.2024

ऊर्जितं सज्जनं दृष्ट्वा द्वेष्टि नीचः पुनः पुनः ।

कवलीकुरुते स्वस्थं विधुं दिवि विधुंतुदः ॥

ūrjitaṁ sajjanaṁ dr̥ṣṭvā dvēṣṭi nīcaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ।
kavalīkurutē svasthaṁ vidhuṁ divi vidhuṁtudaḥ ॥Seeing a good man in a distinguished position a low person hates him again and again ; the Moon in the sky that remains at ease, the tormentor of the Moon (Rāhu) swallows as a morsel.

Subhashita – 18.05.2024

अज्ञानेनापिहिते विज्ञाने कर्मं किं कुरूते ।

विकले चक्षुषि तमसा व्यादाय मुखं किमीक्षेत ।।

ajñānenāpihite vijñāne karmaṃ kiṃ kurūte ।
vikale cakṣuṣi tamasā vyādāya mukhaṃ kimīkṣeta ।। 

When true knowledge is screened by ajñāna (ignorance of Reality), is it worth to do any actions?When the eyes are rendered helpless by darkness, what may you see with the mukha  (mouth or face) ?

Subhashita – 17.05.2024

यथा हि मलिनैर्वस्त्रैर्यत्रतत्रोपविश्यते l 

एवं चलितवृत्तस्तु वृत्तशेषं न रक्षति ll 

yathaa hi malinairvastrairyatratatropavishyate l

evam chalitavruttastu vruttasheSham na rakShati ll

Just like when the clothes are soiled and dirty (when he is no longer afraid that they will get dirty), man does not mind sitting in dirty places wearing them, a man with disturbed mind not only cannot entertain thoughts that will promote peace of mind, but in fact (as though) surrenders himself to the disturbing forces of the destructive thoughts and resorts to inappropriate behaviour.

Subhashita – 16.05.2024

उष्णीषवान् यथा वस्त्रैस् त्रिभिर्भवति संवृतः ।

संवृतोऽयं तथा देही सत्त्वराजसतामसैः ॥

uṣṇīṣavān yathā vastrais tribhirbhavati saṁvr̥taḥ ।
saṁvr̥tō’yaṁ tathā dēhī sattvarājasatāmasaiḥ ॥

Just as a man has a cloth wound round his head three fold to form a turban, so is the embodied being surrounded by the three qualities of goodness, energy and inertia.

Subhashita – 15.05.2024

उष्णकाले जलं दद्याच् शीतकाले हुताशनम् ।

प्रावृट्काले गृहं देयं सर्वकाले च भोजनम् ॥

uṣṇakālē jalaṁ dadyāc śītakālē hutāśanam ।

prāvr̥ṭkālē gr̥haṁ dēyaṁ sarvakālē ca bhōjanam ॥

In the hot season water should be given ; in the cold season – fire ; in the rainy season – shelter ; food at any time.

Subhashita – 14.05.2024

उष्ट्राणां च विवाहेषु गीतं गायन्ति गर्दभाः ।

परस्परं प्रशंसन्ति अहो रुपमहो ध्वनिः ॥

uṣṭrāṇāṁ ca vivāhēṣu gītaṁ gāyanti gardabhāḥ ।
parasparaṁ praśaṁsanti ahō rupamahō dhvaniḥ ॥

At the marriage celebrations of camels, donkeys were the songsters. Thus, they praise each other : “Oh, what beauty !”, “Oh, what a melodious voice !”.

Subhashita – 13.05.2024

उल्लसत्सौरभैः पुष्पैर् बिभ्रन्मालां सुगुम्फिताम् ।पर्य्यन्तस्थायिनोऽप्यन्यान् आमोदयति भूपतिः ॥ullasatsaurabhaiḥ puṣpair bibhranmālāṁ sugumphitām ।
paryyantasthāyinō’pyanyān āmōdayati bhūpatiḥ ॥
With flowers of spreading fragrance having well made garland and wearing it, the bhūpatiḥ (the king), gives gladness and fragrance even to those others who were around him.

Subhashita – 12.05.2024

Considered one of the most significant celebrations in Sanatan Dharma, Shankaracharya Jayanti marks the day of birth of Adi Shankaracharya which is celebrated Shukla Panchami of Vaishakha month, which is today !

On this auspicious day, let us bow to Adi Shankaracharya who is the blessing to humanity and an abode of compassion …

श्रुति स्मृति पुराणानाम् आलयम करुणालयम्।

नमामि भगवत्पादम शंकरं लोक शंकरम्॥

śruti smṛti purāṇānām ālayama karuṇālayam.
namāmi bhagavatpādama śaṅkaraṃ loka śaṅkaram..

I bow at the feet of the Lord in the form Sri Sankaracharya, who is the blessing for the humanity, who is the shrine for the sruti, the smrti and the purana, and, who is the abode of compassion.

Subhashita – 11.05.2024

उभावेव चलौ यत्र लक्ष्यं चापि धनुर्धरः ।

तद् विज्ञेयं द्वयाचलं श्रमेणैव हि साध्यते ॥

ubhāvēva calau yatra lakṣyaṁ cāpi dhanurdharaḥ ।
tad vijñēyaṁ dvayācalaṁ śramēṇaiva hi sādhyatē ॥

When the two things are both in motion, the target as well as the bow-man, one has to realize both as stationary and this is indeed accomplished with effort.