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Tuesday, September 08, 2026

knows how to destroy but never to rebuild

 



घातयितुमेव नीचः परकार्यं वेत्ति न प्रसाधयितुम् ।
पातयितुमस्ति शक्तिर्वायोः वृक्षं न चोन्नमितुम् ॥
-पञ्चतंत्र
ghātayitumeva nīcaḥ parakāryaṃ vetti na prasādhayitum ।
pātayitumasti śaktirvāyoḥ vṛkṣaṃ na connamitum ॥
-pañcataṃtra

The wicked fellow always knows how to thwart or destroy the endeavours or labours of others. However he does not have either the mind or the capacity to support or assist others in furthering their interests.
The wind blows with great strength and it is capable of uprooting huge trees and throw them down. But the same wind cannot help a tree which has fallen in rising up and taking roots on the earth once again.

नीचः the wicked person परकार्यं the work and welfare of other घातयितुं to destroy एव only, alone वेत्ति know न प्रसाधयितुं not to encourage, not to support and enhance . वायोः for the win वृक्षं the tree पातयितुं to bring down, to fell शक्तिः power अस्ति. Is there उन्नामितुं to raise, to bring up, to jack up न च not indeed शक्तिः power अस्ति is there

ഘാതയിതുമേവ നീചഃ പരകാര്യം വേത്തി ന പ്രസാധയിതും ।
പാതയിതുമസ്തി ശക്തിര്‍വായോഃ വൃക്ഷം ന ചോന്നമിതും ॥
-പഞ്ചതന്ത്ര

ദുഷ്ടനായ മനുഷ്യന് മറ്റുള്ളവര്‍ എന്തെങ്കിലും കാര്യം നല്ല വിധത്തില്‍ പരിശ്രമിച്ചു ചെയ്തു തീര്‍ക്കാന്‍ ഒരുമ്പെടുകയാണെങ്കില്‍ അക്കാര്യം മുടക്കുവാനോ പാരവച്ച് നശിപ്പിക്കുവാനോ ഉള്ള കഴിവ് ധാരാളം ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും പക്ഷെ ആ ദുഷ്ടന് എന്തെങ്കിലും ഒരു നല്ല കാര്യം ചെയ്യുന്നവരെ ഏതെങ്കിലും വിധത്തില്‍ സഹായിക്കുവാനോ അത്തരം കാര്യങ്ങള്‍ ചെയ്യുന്നവരുടെ താല്പര്യങ്ങള്‍ സംരക്ഷിക്കുവാനോ ഉള്ള മനസ്സ് ഒരിക്കലും ഉണ്ടാവില്ല. അത്തരം നല്ല കാര്യങ്ങളില്‍ എന്തെങ്കിലും സഹായം നല്‍കുവാനുള്ള കഴിവും ദുഷ്ടന് ഉണ്ടാവുകയില്ല.

കാറ്റ് ഏറെ ശക്തിയോടെ വീശുന്നു. വമ്പന്‍ മരങ്ങളെ കടപുഴക്കി വീഴുത്തുന്നു. പക്ഷെ അതെ കാറ്റിന് വീണുപോയ വമ്പന്‍ മരത്തെ വീണ്ടും ഉയര്‍ത്തി നിര്‍ത്താനോ ആ മരത്തിനു വീണ്ടും വേര് പിടിക്കാന്‍ സഹായിക്കാനോ ഒരിക്കലും കഴിയില്ല.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

JUST TURN A FIERCE ENENY AGAINST SIMILAR ONE



शत्रुमुन्मूलयेत्प्राज्ञस्तीक्ष्णं तीक्ष्णेन शत्रुणा।
व्यथाकरं सुखार्थाय कण्टकेनैव कण्टकम्॥
इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे २९४३ पञ्चतन्त्रे

śatrumunmūlayetprājñastīkṣṇaṁ tīkṣṇena śatruṇā|
vyathākaraṁ sukhārthāya kaṇṭakenaiva kaṇṭakam||
indiśce sprūce 2943 pañcatantre

𝐀 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩, 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐲. 𝐈𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩, 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲, 𝐛𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

𝐀 𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐦.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬… 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲
𝐤 𝐯 𝐚
प्राज्ञः a wise person, a resourceful person, a sharp person तीक्ष्णं sharp, capable of hitting pointedly शत्रुं enemy तीक्ष्णेन through a sharp and powerful शत्रुणा enemy उन्मूलयेत् should destroy, should eradicate यथा just as सुखार्थाय for comfort and relief from pain व्यथाकरं the one causing great sorrow and pain कण्टकं sharp thorn कण्टकेन इव by another similar thorn

Sunday, August 31, 2025

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 alone 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬




न तच्छस्त्रैन नागेन्द्रैर्न हयैर्न पदातिभिः।
कार्यं संसिद्धिमभ्येति यथा बुद्ध्या प्रसाधितम्॥३२४९ १३८०
इन्दिशे स्प्रुचे पञ्चतन्त्रे

na tacchastraina nāgendrairna hayairna padātibhiḥ|
kāryaṁ saṁsiddhimabhyeti yathā buddhyā prasādhitam||

3249 1380 indiśe spruce pañcatantre

𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭, 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 or 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐦, 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 deployment 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐲.𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞.
𝓚 𝓥 𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷
यत् which कार्यं mission, project, attempt यथा in the same manner बुद्ध्या through application of intelligence, skill, diplomacy प्रसाधितं purused संसिद्धिं अभ्येती reaches complete success, fulfilment तत् कार्यं that work शस्त्रैःthrough used of weapons, नागेन्द्रैः elephants हयैः horses पदातिभिः footsoldiers न कार्यं should not be pursued, will not succeed

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Birds of same feather flock together...

 



Birds of same feather flock together...

मृगाः मृगैः सङ्गमनुव्रजन्ति गावस्च गोभिः तुरगाः तुरङ्गैः।
मूर्खाश्च मूर्खैः सुधियः सुधीभिः समानशीलव्यसनेषु सख्यम्॥
॥पञ्चतन्त्रे॥

mṛgāḥ mṛgaiḥ saṅgamanuvrajanti gāvasca gobhiḥ turagāḥ turaṅgaiḥ|
mūrkhāśca mūrkhaiḥ sudhiyaḥ sudhībhiḥ samānaśīlavyasaneṣu sakhyam||
|pañcatantre||

Deer seek the company of deer.
Cows always seek out cows and follow them by the tail.
Horses would have only horses for comfortable togetherness.
Idiots and ruffians have satisfactory company only with similar or worse Idiots and ruder ruffians
In addition, learned persons can have solace only in the company of the learned.
There can be genuine friendship only among persons having similar mind-set, habits and avocations.

மான் மானைத்தான் தேடுகிறது..
பசு முன் செல்லும் பசுவின் பின்னாலேயே நடக்கிறது. குதிரைகள் ஒன்றாக ஓடுகிறது..
மடையன் அடிமடையனுக்கே நண்பனாகுகின்றான்.
படித்த மனிதன், நல்ல மனம் படைத்தவன், அதுபோன்றவர்களோடு சேர்ந்து மகிழ்ச்சியுடன் வாழுகிறான்..
யாவரும் தன் இனத்தை சேர்ந்தவர்களுடன் தான் நட்பு கொள்கிறார்கள்

മാനുകള്‍ മാനുകളുടെ കൂട്ടങ്ങളെ പിന്തുടരുന്നു.
മുന്നില്‍ നടക്കുന്ന പശുവിന്റെ പിന്നാലെ അടുത്ത പശുവും നടക്കുന്നു
കുതിരകള്‍ ഇപ്പോഴും കൂട്ടമായി സവാരി തുടരുന്നു
അതുപോലെ
വിഡ്ഢി പമ്പരവിഢ്ഡികളുടെ കൂട്ടത്തില്‍ വിലസുന്നു
വിദ്വാന്‍ വിദ്വാന്‍റെ വഴി തേടുന്നു

എല്ലാവര്‍ക്കും നല്ല വര്‍ഗ്ഗബോധമുണ്ട്..
സ്വന്തം തരക്കാരോടാണ് ഏറെ അടുപ്പം.

Monday, August 18, 2025

𝗧𝗵𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘆

 



यदसत्यं वदेन्मर्त्यो यद्वासेव्यं च सेवते।
यद्गच्छति विदेशं च तत्सर्वमुदरार्थतः॥
इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे २३४६ पञ्चतन्त्रे

yadasatyaṁ vadenmartyo yadvāsevyaṁ ca sevate|
yadgacchati videśaṁ ca tatsarvamudarārthataḥ||
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𝗧𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗹e𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆.
𝗧𝗵𝗼 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱
𝗧𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗲𝘀, 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵.
𝓗𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻 𝓲𝓼 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓰𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓶𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓪𝓽𝓸𝓻, 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓹𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓽𝓪𝓼𝓴𝓶𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻.. 𝓐𝓵𝓵 𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓲𝓹𝓵𝓮𝓼 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓲𝓬 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓿𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝔀𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓮 𝓱𝓾𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻..
𝓡𝓮𝓶𝓲𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓟𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓻𝓪𝓶
𝓚 𝓥 𝓐𝓷𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓪𝓷𝓪𝓷

मर्त्यः man यद् for what purposes असत्यं not truth, untruthful words वदेत् speak , यद् for what purpose असेव्यं a person who should not be served सेवते served , यद् for what purpose विदेशं alien lands, alien terrain गच्छति goes to, wanders inवा either, तत् those actions सर्वं entirely उदरार्थः for the purpose of filling the stomach, to overcome hunger and wants एव भवन्ति happen invariable

Friday, July 25, 2025

They bite the ear of someone and the head of another helpless person rolls.



अहो खलभुजङ्गस्य विपरीतो वधक्रमः
कर्णं लगति चैकस्य प्राणैरन्यो वियुज्यते
aho khala bhjangasy vipareeto vadhakramaH |
karnam lagati chaikasy pranairnyo viyujayate|
from Panchatanatram
Indeed the method used by the evil persons who are as venomous as snakes, when they want to kill someone is quite strange..
They bite the ear of someone and the head of another helpless person rolls.
Here the celebrated teacher Vishnu Sharma is describing the trick employed by evil fellows in their bid to cause death and destruction to innocent and weak people.
They manage it by carrying tales with the arrogant and strong persons..
If they do not like a poor fellow and want him to be eliminated, they will approach a someone much stronger than the victim and after gaining his confidence would poison his ears with stories which will flare up their enmity for the other
There is nothing stronger than a poisonous tongue and the work of disposing of the poor fellow is very easy..
Here the poet shows a great difference between a venomous snake and a venomous fellow..
The snake call kill a person only by biting the victim.. The poisonous fellow can kill someone by singing a song in the ears of another person..
Who is more dangerous?

Thursday, July 24, 2025

after facing difficuties even balan or bitter would taste sweet

 



व्यसनं प्राप्य यो मोहात्केवलं परिवेदयेत्।
व्यसनं वर्धयत्येव तस्यान्तं नाधिगच्छति॥
इन्दिश्चे स्प्रुचे २९१३ पञ्चतन्त्रे
व्यसनानन्तरं सौख्यं स्वल्पमप्यधिकं भवेत्।
कषायरसमास्वाद्य स्वाद्वतीवाम्बु विन्द्ते॥
इन्दिस्चे स्प्रूचे २९१४ दृष्टान्तकलिकाशतके
व्यसनेष्वेव सर्वेषु यस्य बुद्धिर्न हीयते।
स तेषां परमभ्येति तत्प्रभावादसंशयम्॥
इन्दिस्चे स्प्रूचे २९१६ पञ्चतन्त्रे

vyasanaṁ prāpya yo mohātkevalaṁ parivedayet|
vyasanaṁ vardhayatyeva tasyāntaṁ nādhigacchati||
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vyasanānantaraṁ saukhyaṁ svalpamapyadhikaṁ bhavet|
kaṣāyarasamāsvādya svādvatīvāmbu vindte||
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vyasaneṣveva sarveṣu yasya buddhirna hīyate|
sa teṣāṁ paramabhyeti tatprabhāvādasaṁśayam||
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If a person, when he faces a difficult situation, or when he falls to bad company and unsavoury habits, he would simply wail, complain and move around in desperation without trying to salvage the situation to the extent possible. Then one be sure that, the impact of the bad situation would become more adverse and there would be no end in sight for such misery.

When a person who landed up in a bad situation has managed to turn round the corner and is feeling fairly happy and secure, even small and inconsequent happiness would make him feel as if he is in the seventh heaven. This behaviour similar to the conduct of a person, who suffered misery when he tasted a very bitter potion like Kashayam, and then felt even bland, plain water is very sweet for his palate.

If a person does not forsake his diligence and discretion and uses his intellectual faculties fully while confronting a situation, which caused him a lot of misery, then, sure, he will come out of the bad situation eventually, through the right application of such diligent mind and by virtue of such persistent attitude.

K V ANANTHANARAYANAN

Saturday, July 05, 2025

service to people who just clutch on them for survival when the river is in floods.



जातस्य नदीतीरे तस्यापि तृणस्य जन्मसाफल्यम्।
सलिलमज्जनाकुलजनहस्तावलम्बं भवति॥
पञ्चतन्त्रे

jātasya nadītīre tasyāpi tṛṇasya janmasāphalyam|
salilamajjanākulajanahastāvalambaṁ bhavati||
pañcatantre

Indeed fortunate and accomplished are the lives of even shoots of grass that grow adjoining banks of rivers full of water. They would be of invaluable service to people who just clutch on them for survival when the river is in floods.


ജാതസ്യ നദീതീരേ തസ്യാപി തൃണസ്യ ജന്മസാഫല്യം।
സലിലമജ്ജനാകുലജനഹസ്താവലംബം ഭവതി॥
പഞ്ചതന്ത്രേ

പുഴയുടെ തീരത്ത് പുഴയില്‍ ഒഴുകുന്ന വെള്ളത്തില്‍ ഞാന്നു കിടന്നു വളരുന്ന പുല്‍ക്കൂട്ടങ്ങളുടെ ജീവിതം തീര്‍ച്ചയായും ഭാഗ്യമുള്ളതും ധന്യവും ആണ് . എന്തെന്നാല്‍ പുഴ നിറഞ്ഞു കവിഞ്ഞു ഒഴുകുന്ന നേരത്ത് ആ വെള്ളപ്പൊക്കക്കത്തില്‍ ഒളിച്ചു പോകാതെ ആളുകള്‍ക്ക് പിടിച്ചു നിന്ന് രക്ഷപ്പെടാന്‍ കൈത്താങ്ങായി നില്‍ക്കാന്‍ അവയ്ക്ക് കഴിയുമല്ലോ.

Sunday, June 22, 2025

only the following seven factors need be considered for marriage


कुलं च शीलं च सनाथता च विद्या च वित्तं च वपुर्वयश्च।
एतान् गुणान् सप्त विचिन्त्य देया कन्या बुधैः शेषमचिन्तनीयम्॥
इन्दिश्चे स्प्रुचे ७०३ पञ्चतन्त्रे
kulaṁ ca śīlaṁ ca sanāthatā ca vidyā ca vittaṁ ca vapurvayaśca|
etān guṇān sapta vicintya deyā kanyā budhaiḥ śeṣamacintanīyam||
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When selecting a groom to whom one should give his daughter in marriage, only the following seven factors need be considered.
The compatibility of gender… (In those days it was believed that male should marry the female )
The mindset, the character and conduct of the groom
The social standing and the influence and patronage commanded by the groom and his family
The knowledge, education, skill and experience possessed by the groom
The wealth, the financial stability and affluence of the groom
The physical attractiveness of the groom
The age of the groom
One need not go too deep into other factors, if any
This is a quote from Panchatantram.. It should be remembered that the ideas presented in that text usually form a distilled essence of worldly wisdom, althought presented as simple stories involving animals.
Analysis
कुलं gender शीलं characte, habits सनाथता patronage, influence विद्या education वित्तं money affluence वपुः attractiveness of body, health वयः age च too
बुधैः by wise people एतान् these सप्त seven गुणान् qualities विचिन्त्य considering कन्या daughter of the family देया should be given in marriage शेषं other than this अचिन्तनीयम् nothing need be considered ॥

favours done to a vile fellow would be lost and go unreciprocated

 



कृतशतमसत्सु नष्टं सुभाषितशतं च नष्टमबुधेषु।
वचनशतमवचनकरे बुद्धिशतमचेतने नष्टम्॥
इन्दिश्चे स्प्रूचे ७१४ पञ्चतन्त्रे

kṛtaśatamasatsu naṣṭaṁ subhāṣitaśataṁ ca naṣṭamabudheṣu|
vacanaśatamavacanakare buddhiśatamacetane naṣṭam||
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Even a hundred favours done to a vile fellow would be lost and go unreciprocated. Even if you make hundred speeches, or quote hundred subhashitams to a fool, that will have no effect. Hundred of instructions, warnings or reprimands will have no effect on an adamant person. And advices, demonstrations and illustrations attempted hundreds of times on a moron and idiot are of no use.

Monday, June 16, 2025

explain to only a person who is diligent and sensible , who has curiosity, interest and inclination to know



This is very relevant when we air our views and dish out our expert opinions in open forums..
The wise Vishnu Sharma knew that very well when he said this in Panchatantram.
वाच्यं श्रद्धासमेतस्य पृच्छतोऽत्र विवेकिना। प्रोक्तं पृच्छाविहीने स्यादरण्यरुदितोपमम्॥ इन्दिस्चे स्प्रूचे २७७० पचतन्त्रे
vācyaṁ śraddhāsametasya pṛcchato'tra vivekinā| proktaṁ pṛcchāvihīne syādaraṇyaruditopamam|| indisce sprūce 2770 pacatantre
Talk to, explain to only a person who is diligent and sensible , who has curiosity, interest and inclination to know, and who is raising sensible enquiries. If you give advice or speak to a person without his asking, especially when he has neither interest nor sense to listen to you, it would just like crying in the wilderness.
अत्र here श्रद्धा समेतस्य who is attentive, who has eagerness to know विवेकिना having who is having discrimination, sense पृच्छतः who is asking वाच्यं should be told, should be briefed, should be advised पृच्छा विहीने who does not ask question, who has not sense or capacity to ask question, and no inclination to hear attentively प्रोक्तं told अरण्य रुदितोपमंlike cry in the wilderness स्यात् would be

Saturday, June 14, 2025

decorated with befitting honours without any delay or reservations, his pains and physical difficulties would vanish immediately



ताडितस्य हि योधस्य श्लाघनीय कर्मणा ।
अकालांतरिता पूजा नाशयत्येव वेदनाम् ॥
- पञ्चरात्र
tāḍitasya hi yodhasya ślāghanīya karmaṇā ।
akālāṃtaritā pūjā nāśayatyeva vedanām ॥
- pañcarātra
When a soldier returns after a battle after having rendered praiseworthy service and after suffering a lot of wounds and enduring a lot of challenges in the process, if he is showered with praises and decorated with befitting honours without any delay or reservations, his pains and physical difficulties would vanish immediately.

താഡിതസ്യ ഹി യോധസ്യ ശ്ലാഘനീയ കര്‍മ്മണാ ।
അകാലാംതരിതാ പൂജാ നാശയത്യേവ വേദനാം॥
- പഞ്ചരാത്രം
യുദ്ധക്കളത്തില്‍ ഒരുപാട് പ്രഹരങ്ങളും വിഷമങ്ങളും അഭിമുഖീകരിച്ച് സ്തുത്യര്‍ഹമായ സേവനം കാഴ്ചവച്ച് നാട്ടില്‍ തിരിച്ചെത്തുന്ന ക്ഷീണിതനായ യോദ്ധാവിന് നാട്ടില്‍ ഒട്ടും വൈകാതെ വേണ്ടത്ര പ്രശംസയും അര്‍ഹമായ ബഹുമതികളും ലഭിക്കുകയാണെങ്കില്‍ അയാളുടെ വേദനയും വിഷമവും എല്ലാം അപ്പോള്‍ത്തന്നെ അപ്രത്യക്ഷമാവും