Saturday, 29 February 2020


यं विषादोऽभिभवति विक्रमे समुपस्थिते ।
तेजसा तस्य हीनस्य पुरुषार्थो न विद्यते ॥ ४८६

Yam vishado abhibhavati vikrame samusthite
Tejasa tasya hinasya prurshartho na vidyate

One who lets himself be depressed at the time of triumph,
Such a courage less person loses his very purpose.

दुर्जनेन समं वैरं प्रीतिं चापि न कारयेत् ।
उष्णो दहति चाङ्गारशशीतः कृष्णायते करम् ॥ ४८७

Durjanena samam vairam pritim chapi na karayet
Ushno dahati changarashsharitah krushnayate karam

Do not cultivate enmity or friendship with a wicked one.
Charcoal burns one when hot and makes the hand black when cold.

प्रवृत्तौ जायते रागो निर्वृत्तौ द्वेष एव हि
निर्द्वन्द्वो बालवद् धीमान् एवमेव व्यवस्थितः ४८८
Pravrutto jayate rago nirvrutto dvesha eva hi
Nirdvandvo balavad dhiman evemeva vyavasthitah

Involvement begets attachment and abstention generates aversion.
The Wise man free from the pair of opposites like a child is well established.

धान्यानामुत्तमं दाक्ष्यं धनानामुत्तमं श्रुतम् ।
लाभानां श्रेय आरोग्यं सुखानां तुष्टिरुत्तमा ॥ ४८९
Dhanyanamuttamam dakshyam dhananamuttamam shrutam
Labhanam Shreya arogyam sukhanam tushtiruttama

Skill is superior to material things knowledge is superior to wealth.
Health is superior to profits and contentment is the best form of happiness.

आशाया ये दासास्ते दासाः सर्वलोकस्य ।
आशा येषां दासी तेषां दासायते लोकः ॥ ४९०

Ashaya ye dasaste dasah sarvalokasya  
Asha yesham dasi tesham dasayate lokah  


People who are servants of desires are also servants of the whole world.
For those to whom desire is a servant, the whole world also is a servant.


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