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Sunday, January 29, 2017

think and be wise




प्रविचार्योत्तरं देयं सहसा न वदेत् क्वचित्।
शत्रोरपि गुणाः ग्राह्याः दोषास्त्यज्या गुरोरपि॥
नीतिसूक्तिः
pravicāryottaraṁ deyam sahasā na vadet kvacit|
śatrorapi guṇāḥ grāhyāḥ doṣāstyajyā gurorapi||
nītisūktiḥ
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उत्तरं प्रविचार्य एव देयं answers should be given after deep thought and deliberation 
क्वचित् सहसा न वदेत् one should never speak impulsively and without thinking 
शत्रोः गुणाः अपि ग्राह्याः the virtues and good qualities of even an enemy should be accepted and adopted 
गुरोः अपि दोषाः त्याज्याः the bad qualities and vices, even the preceptors should be shunned and abandoned
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One should never answer to a question or give his views on some issue without proper study and contemplation.

No opinions should be aired just on impulse or at the spur of the moment and without proper application of mind
One should not hesitate to accept and even adopt and assimilate any and all desirable qualities even if they are found in an enemy.

But bad qualities even if they are found in the preceptor or guru should be shunned and abandoned..
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പ്രവിചാര്യോത്തരം ദേയം സഹസാ ന വദേത് ക്വചിത്।
ശത്രോരപി ഗുണാഃ ഗ്രാഹ്യാഃ ദോഷാസ്ത്യജ്യാ ഗുരോരപി॥
നീതിസൂക്തിഃ

ഒരു കാര്യത്തിന്റെ എല്ലാ വശവും നല്ലവണ്ണം  ആലോചിച്ചു മനസ്സിലാക്കിയ ശേഷമേ അതിനെക്കുറിച്ച് അഭിപ്രായം പറയാവൂ.. പെട്ടെന്ന് എടുത്തുചാടി ഒരു കാര്യത്തിലും മറുപടി പറയരുത്.
കൊടിയ ശത്ക്കരുളിലാണെങ്കില്‍ പോലും നല്ലത് കണ്ടാല്‍  അതു സ്വന്തം ജീവിതത്തിലും പകര്‍ത്താന്‍ മടിക്കരുത്.   പക്ഷെ ആരാധ്യനായ ഗുരുവാണെങ്കില്‍ പോലും, അദ്ദേഹം പോകുന്ന വഴി തെറ്റാണെങ്കില്‍, അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രവര്‍ത്തികളില്‍ ദോഷങ്ങള്‍ കാണുകയാണെങ്കില്‍  ആ ദോഷം നിറഞ്ഞ മാര്‍ഗം പിന്തുടരരുത്. 

(നീതിസൂക്തി എന്ന  ശേഖരത്തില്‍ നിന്ന്.)

blessing or bonanza?

मात्रा समं नास्ति शरीरपोषणं चिन्तासमं नास्ति शरीरशोषणम्।

भार्यासमं नास्ति शरीरतोषणं विद्यासमं नास्ति शरीरभूषणम्॥
mātrā samaṁ nāsti śarīrapoṣaṇaṁ cintāsamaṁ nāsti śarīraśoṣaṇam|
bhāryāsamaṁ nāsti śarīratoṣaṇaṁ vidyāsamaṁ nāsti śarīrabhūṣaṇam||
मात्रा समं शरीरपोषणं (अन्यत्र) न अस्ति   There can be nothing more nourishing to the body than the care of the mother.
चिन्ता समं शरीरशोषणम् न अस्ति    There can be nothing more destructive to health than tension and anxiety.
भार्या समं शरीर तोषणम् अन्यत्र न अस्ति    No other person can give happiness to the body in a better way than one's own wife.
विद्या समं शरीर भूषणं किञ्चिदपि न अस्ति    There cannot be any better ornament other than knowledge that could add attractiveness to the body,

There can be nothing more nourishing to the body than the care of the mother.
There can be nothing more destructive to health than tension and anxiety.
No other person can give happiness to the body in a better way than one's own wife.
No other person can give happiness to the body in a better way than one's own wife.
I do not know whether all will agree about the role of the wife..
Similarly, many may not agree about education.. Gold, diamond, platinum etc and Silk and denim and deodorant sprays might be the ultimate in adding attractiveness for many..

Note 
I found this slokam in a compilation called Neeti Sookthi.. 
I do not know more than this about the authorship of the Sanskrit verse..
And for me the authorship makes little difference, 
I agree heartily with the content

Sunday, October 31, 2010

experiences worse than death


साध्स्त्रीवीणां दयितविरहे मानिनो मानभङ्गे
सल्लोकानामपि जनरवे निग्रहे पण्डितानां।
अन्योद्रेके कुटिलमनसां निर्गुणानां विदेशे
भृत्याभावे भवति मरणं किन्तु सम्भावितानां॥
नीतिसूक्तिः 
sādhustrīṇāṁ dayitavirahe mānino mānabhaṅge
sallokānāmapi janarave nigrahe paṇḍitānāṁ|
anyodreke kuṭilamanasāṁ nirguṇānāṁ videśe
bhṛtyābhāve bhavati maraṇaṁ kintu sambhāvitānāṁ||
nītisūktiḥ
സാദ്ധ്വീസ്ത്രീണാം ദയിതവിരഹെ മാനിനോ മാനഭംഗേ
സല്ലോകാനാമപി ജനരവേ നിഗ്രഹെ പണ്ഡിതാനാം
അന്യോദ്രെകെ കുടിലമനസാം നിര്‍ഗുണാനാം വിദേശേ
ഭൃത്യ അഭാവേ ഭവതി മരണം കിന്തു സംഭാവിതാനാം

According to Bharthruhari it is    death or a condition worse than that when some people are confronted with pathetic  or unsavoury situations such as:-
For the chaste woman on separation from her dear husband
For a dignified and self-respecting person when his honour is challenged.
For noble persons when they are scandalized.
For the learned persons when they are openly defeated in  scholarly debates.
For the wicked fellows when they find others reaching high levels of fortune or welfare.
For the idiots with no knowledge and skill when they land up in foreign terrains.
For the rich persons who are used to pomp and pelf when they are deprived of the service of the menials and servants.

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