Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Words of Wisdom... continued..

More Subhashitani (Quotable Quotes)...

1)
pusthakasTHA thu yA vidhyA parahasthagatham DHanam
kAryakAlEsamuthpannE na sA vidhyA na thadh Dhanam

Meaning: Knowledge that is contained only in books and your wealth that is in the hands of others, cannot be called true knowledge or real wealth, because they are not available when you need them.

2) shaile shaile na maanikyam, moukthikam na gaje gaje
saadhavo na hi sarvatra, chandanam na vane vane"

Meaning: Just as the precious stone (Maanikya) is not found on every mountain, just as the diamond cannot be found on every elephant (note: Indra's elephant, Airawata supposedly had a diamond on his forehead), and just as sandalwood is not there in every forest, so also good people cannot be found everywhere (and therefore the need to appreciate their worth and presence, wherever they are).

3) AyaM inaja: prao vati gaNanaa laGuchetasaam\
UdaarcharitaanaaM tu vasadaiva kuTumbakam\

Meaning: Consideration like "he is mine or he is another's" occur only to the narrow minded persons. To the broad-minded persons, the whole world is a family.

4) KshaNaSa: kaNaShchaiva vidhyaam artham cha Saadhayeth
KshaNe nashte kutho Vidhya KaNe nashte kutho Dhanam

Meaning: Every moment one should learn; from every bit one should earn.
If you waste a second (kshan) you can't get knowledge (vidhya), and if you waste a bit (Kan) u can't get money (Dhanam)

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