efficiency, moderate eating, hard work and couteous behavviour

 

दक्षः श्रियमधिगच्छति पथ्याशी कल्यता सुखमरोगी।

उद्युक्तो विद्यान्तं धर्मार्थप्रशंसि च विनीतः॥

इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे १००३ वानराष्टके

dakṣaḥ śriyamadhigacchati pathyāśī kalyatā sukhamarogī|

udyukto vidyāntaṁ dharmārthapraśaṁsi ca vinītaḥ||

indiśce sprūce 1003 vānarāṣṭake

The efficient and resourceful person would gain all wealth, welfare and other benefits, in the course of his lifetime.

The man, who is prepared to regulate his food to fit to the needs of nutrition would be able to maintains robust youth and freedom from diseases, and if at all he is ill, he would return to normal health if he follows the restrictions in diet prescribed by the physician

The person who is prepared to work hard, posesses initiative and perseverence would gain highest education and training in sciences and other disciplines

and

The person who is well-bred, humble and courteous would be able to attain Dharma.. or all the virtues, Artha, the wealth and resources in abundance, and name and fame in the society too.

The quote is from an ancient text Vanaraashtakam..

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analysis

दक्षः efficient and resourceful person श्रियं wealth and other beneficial things अधिगच्छति gets पथ्य अशी who eats proper and regulated food सुखं physical fitness अरोगी freedom from diseases कल्यता robust youth उद्युक्तः the man with initiative, drive and willingness to work hard विद्या अन्त्तं the sciences and education till the end विनीतः the well-bred humble and courteous person धर्म virtue अर्थ money प्रशंसी name and fame च भवति too become, attain

conceal excessive affection for the boy

लालयेद्बालकं तावत् यावदत्र विद्मुग्धता।

राजा प्रजास्विव प्रीतिं पश्चात् प्रच्छादयेत् पिता॥

हरिहरसुभाषिते

lālayedbālakaṁ tāvat yāvadatra vidmugdhatā|

rājā prajāsviva prītiṁ paścāt pracchadayet pitā||

hariharasubhāṣite

Until the stage where the boy is innocent and not able to discern what is proper, the father should show leniency and even dote on the child.. showing excessive affection. However, once the boy is of age where he could differentiate between right and wrong, the father should behave just like a king behaving to his subject, and should conceal excessive affection for the boy .

It is not that the king or the father should not love his subject or the child.. it is only that the show of affection should not send a message to the subject or the child that a lot of indulgence is shown towards him and that his wrongdoings would be condoned.

पिता father यावत् until the time विमुग्धता innocence, lack of capacity to be serous,अत्र अस्ति os there तावत् till that tim बालकं the boy, the son, the ward लालयेत् shoud dote on, should exhibit lot of affection पश्चात् after that ( when the child can understand right and wrong) राजा the king प्रजासु on his subjects इव like पुत्रे towards son, on son प्रीतिं affection प्रच्छादयेत् should conceal.

avoid making speeches or having conversation that contain harsh, coarse, unpleasant or cruel words

इदमस्खलितं धारय वारय परुषाक्षरा वाचः।

सकलजनानां जगति रिपुः परुषवाक् पुरुषः॥

महासुभाषितसङ्ग्रहे ५९४७ हरिहर सुभाषिते सूक्तिमुक्तावली

idamaskhalitaṁ dhāraya vāraya paruṣākṣarā vācaḥ|

sakalajanānāṁ jagati ripuḥ paruṣavāk puruṣaḥ||

mahāsubhāṣitasaṅgrahe 5947 hariharasubhaasthite sukthimuktaavali

The preceptor reminds his disciple in clear terms

Listen to and understand without any scope for wavering or equivocation that you must avoid making speeches or having conversation that contain harsh, coarse, unpleasant or cruel words. Take note that a person who uses harsh and unpleasant words becomes the enemy of all the occupants of this world.

इदं this, this advice, this statement अस्खलितं clearly, without any wavering, without any equivocation धारय you undertand, you comprehend परुषाक्षराः containing harsh, coarse, unpleasant curel words वाचः speech वारय avoid using, desist from परुषवाक् the one who uses, the one who employs harsh and unpleasant words पुरुषः man जगति in this world सकलजनानां of all the people रिपुः enemy भवति becomes

ഇദമസ്ഖലിതം ധാരയ വാരയ പരുഷാക്ഷരാ വാചഃ।

സകലജനാനാം ജഗതി രിപുഃ പരുഷവാക് പുരുഷഃ॥

മഹാസുഭാഷിതസങ്ഗ്രഹേ ൫൯൪൭ സൂക്തിമുക്താവലി ഹരിഹരസുഭാഷിതം

ഗുരു ശിഷ്യന് വളരെ വ്യക്തമായ ഒരു നിര്‍ദ്ദേശം നല്‍കു കയാണ്

ശ്രദ്ധിക്കൂ അര്‍ത്ഥശങ്കയ്ക്കോ അഭിപ്രായവ്യത്യാസങ്ങള്‍ക്കോ ഒരു സാധ്യതയും ഇല്ലാത്ത ഒരു കാര്യം. അക്കാര്യം വ്യക്തമായി ഉള്‍ക്കൊള്ളുകയും ചെയ്യണം. കര്‍ക്ക ശങ്ങളും ക്രൂരങ്ങളും മറ്റുള്ളവര്‍ക്ക് വെറുപ്പും വേദനയും ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതും ആയ വാക്കുകള്‍ അടങ്ങിയ സംഭാഷണമോ ചര്‍ച്ചയോ ഉപന്യാസമോ എല്ലാം നിര്‍ബന്ധായും ഒഴിവാക്കേണ്ടതാണ്.

കര്‍ക്കശങ്ങളും ക്രൂരങ്ങളും അസ്വസ്ഥതനല്‍കുന്നവായും ആയ വാക്കുകള്‍ പ്രയോഗിക്കുന്നവന്‍ ഈ ലോകത്തിന്‍റെ മുഴുവന്‍ ശത്രുവായി മാറുന്നു.

knowledge sweetened by humiliy

 

विद्याविनयोपेता हरति न चेतांसि कस्य मनुजस्य।

मणिकाञ्चनसंयोगो जनयति लोकस्य लोचनानन्दम्॥

हरिहरसुभाषितम्॥

vidyāvinayopetā harati na cetāṁsi kasya manujasya|

maṇikāñcanasaṁyogo janayati lokasya locanānandam||

hariharasubhāṣitam||

A great text on Subhashitams reveals this worthy idea.

Those who have abundance in knowledge and also possess the quality of humility, indeed steal the hearts of all people. Is there any doubt about it?

When the jeweller creates an ornament of pure gold and decorates it with an attractive gem, the joy such combination would generate is indeed pleasing to the eyes.

All people give a lot of respect to a person with great education and knowledge.

However, if, in addition, that person possesses the quality of being humble, he will be the cynosure of the eyes of all.

A gem by itself is very precious, and attractive. If one makes an ornament with gold and fixes the gem in it, the capacity of the gem to endear all hearts increases manifold.

Yes, humility with erudition is a superb combination. Nevertheless, that rarely happens.

Regards

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