Sunday, 24 February 2019


पर वाच्येषु निपुणः सर्वो भवति सर्वदा ।
आत्मवाच्यं न जानीते जानन्नपि च मुह्यति ॥ १३६

Para vachyeshu nipunah sarvo bhavati sarvada
Atmavachyam na janite janannapi cha muhyati

Everyone is an expert in finding out faults\shortcomings of another person. One either does not know one's own faults or even after knowing prefers to keep quiet about it.  

अप्रकटीकृतशक्तिः शक्तोऽपि जनस्तिरस्क्रियां लभते ।
निवसन्नन्तर्दारुणि लङ्घ्यो वह्निर्न तु ज्वलितः ॥ १३७

Aprakatikrutashaktih shakto api janastiraskriyam labhate
Nivasannantardaruni langhyo vahnirna tu jvalitah

Might and strength of a powerful person is ignored if he does not reveal it. Nobody is bothered about energy that is stored in the log of wood. But when the same log of wood is aflame, everyone takes note of it.

विरलाः जानन्ति गुणान् विरलाः कुर्वन्ति निर्धने स्नेहम् ।
विरलाः परकार्यरताः परदुःखेनापि दुखिताः विरलाः ॥ १३८

Viralah jananti gunan viralah kurvanti nirdhane sneham
Viralah parakaryatah paradukhenapi dukhitah viralah

Very few appreciate good qualities in others or make friends with the poor; fewer still help others and those who are saddened by suffering of others are ever rarer.

कार्यमण्वपि काले तु कृतेत्युपकारताम् ।
महदप्युपकारोऽपि रिक्ततामेत्यकालतः ॥ १३९

Karyamanvapi kale tu krutetyupakaratam
Mahadapyukaro api riktatametyakalatah

Even a small work done for somebody is very helpful if done at the proper time. But a major favour done for others when the time has passed will be in vain.

आरोप्यते शिला शैले यत्नेन महता यथा ।
पात्यते तु क्षणेनाधस्तथात्मा गुणदोषयोः ॥ १४०

Aropyate shila shaile yatnena mahata yatha
Patyate tu kshanenadhastathatma gunadoshayoh

It is difficult to lift a rock to the peak of a hill but it's very easy to roll it down in a second. Similarly, it is difficult task to induce noble thoughts in person's mind but very easy to induce bad habits in him.  

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