Subhashitani Translations

Introductory Notes

The following Subhashitams have been culled from various sources, mainly [1] Niti Shatakam by Bhartrhari [2] Subhashita Nivi by Vedanta Desika [2] Subhashita Ratnakara by The exploration here is to get at the meanings of each of the
words, investigate roots and related words. 

References

[1] "The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary" by Vaman Shivram Apte, Revised and Enlarged Edition, Motilal Banarsidass Pub
[2] bhartR^ihari-viracitam "Niti Shatakam" - Sanskrit Vyakhyanam by SahityacharyaH Shri Madanantaraamashaastree VetaalaH
http://www.archive.org/texts/texts-details-db.php?collection=millionbooks&collectionid=Niteshatakam
[3] Subhashita Nivi
[4] "A Sanskrit English Dictionary", M. Monier-Williams, Motilal Banarsidass Publishers

shlOkAs (29)

[Meaning] 

    AkAshAt patitam toyam yathA gacchati sAgara

    sarva-deva-namaskAram keshavaM pratigacchati

    sAkSharA viparitAshcet rAkShasA eva kevalam

    saraso viparitopi sarasatvaM na mu~Ncati

[004-subhAShitam.txt] 

    prArabhyatE na khalu vighnabhayEna nIcaiH

    prArabhya vighnavihitA viramanti madhyAH

    vighnaiH punaH punarapi pratihanyamAnAH

    prArabdham uttamaguNA na parityajanti

[005-subhAShitam.txt] 

    maNinA valayaM valayEna maNiH

    maNinA valayEna vibhAti karaH

    kavinA ca vibhurvibhunA ca kaviH

    kavinA vibhunA ca vibhAti sabhA

[006-subhAShitam.txt] 

    kulaM vittaM shrutaM rUpaM shauryaM dAnaM tapastathA

    prAdhAnyEna manuShyANAM saptaite madahEtavaH

[007-subhAShitam.txt] 

    chAyAmanyasya kurvanti tiShThanti svayamAtapE

    phalAnyapi parArthAya vR^ikShAssatpuruShA iva

[008-subhAShitam.txt] 

    na kashcit api jAnAti kim kasya shvO bhavishyati

    ataH shvaH karaNIyAni kuryAdyaiva buddhimAn

[009-subhAShitam.txt] 

    dAnEna pANirna tu ka~nkaNEna snAnEna shuddhirna tu candanEna

    mAnEna tR^iptirna tu bhOjanEna j~NAnEna muktirna tu muNDanEna

[010-subhAShitam.txt] 

    kO dEshaH kAni mitrANi kaH kAlaH kau vyayAgamau

    kashcAham kA ca mE shaktiH iti cintyam muhurmuhuH

[011-subhAShitam.txt] 

    AcAryAt pAdam AdattE pAdam shiShyassvamEdhayA

    pAdam sbrahmacAribhyaH pAdaH kAlEna pUryatE

[012-subhAShitam.txt] 

    satsa~ngatvE nissa~ngatvam nissa~ngatvE nirmOhatvam

    nirmOhatvE nishcalatattvam nishcalatattvE jIvanmuktiH

[013-subhAShitam.txt] 

    amantramaksharam nAsti nAsti mUlamanauShadham

    ayOgyaH puruShO nAsti yOjakastatra durlabhaH

[014-subhAShitam.txt] 

    Alasyam hi manuShyANAm sharIrasthO mahAnripuH

    nAstyudyamasamO bandhuH kurvANO nAvasIdati

[015-subhAShitam.txt] 

    iha lOkE hi dhaninAm parOpi svajanAyatE

    svajanOpi daridrANAm sarvadA durjanAyatE

[016-subhAShitam.txt] 

    utsAhO balavAnArya nAstyutsAhAt param balam

    sOtsAhasya ca lOkEShu na ki~ncidapi durlabham

[017-subhAShitam.txt] 

    auShadhEShu api sarvEShu hAsyam shrEShTham vadanti ha

    svAdhInam sulabham cApi ArOgya Ananda vardhanam

[018-subhAShitam.txt] 

    udyamEna hi siddhyanti kAryANi na manOrathaiH

    na hi suptasya simhasya pravishanti mukhE mR^igAH

[019.txt] 

    kamalE brahmA shEtE haraH shEtE himAlayE

    kshIrabdhau ca hariH shEtE manyE matkuNasha~nkayA

[020.txt] 

    guNAH kurvanti dUtavyam dUrE api vasatA satAm

    kEtakI-gandham AghrAya svayam AyAnti ShaTpadAH

[021.txt] 

    ghaTam bhindyAt paTam chindyAt kuryAt rAsabharOhaNam

    yEna kEna prakarENa prasiddhaH puruShO bhavEt

[022.txt] 

    sajjanasya hR^idayam navanItam

    yat vadanti kavayaH tat alIkam

    anya dEhaH vilasata paritApAt

    sajjanaH dravati na navanItam

[023.txt] 

    subhAShitEna gItEna yuvatInAm ca lIlayA

    manO na bhidyatE yasya sa vai muktOthavA pashuH

[024.txt] 

    nA guNI guNinAm vEtti guNI guNIShu matsarI

    guNI ca guNarAgI ca viralaH saralO janaH

[025.txt] 

    ayam nijaH paraH vA iti gaNanA laghucEtasAm

    udAracaritAnAm tu vasudhaiva kuTumbakam

[026.txt] 

    atiparicayAt avaj~nA santatagamanAt anAdaraH bhavati

    malayE bhillapurandhrI candana-kAShTham indhanam kurutE

[027.txt] 

shatEShu jAyatE shUraH sahasrEShu ca paNDitaH

vaktA dasha-sahasrEShu dAtA bhavati vA na vA

[028.txt] 

sadbhiH tu lIlayA prOktam shilAlikhitam aksharam

asadbhiH shapathEna uktam jalE likhitam aksharam

[029.txt] 

kShaNE ruShTAH kShaNE tuShTAH ruShTAH tuShTAH kShaNE kShaNE

avyavasthita-cittAnAm prasAdaH api bhaya~nkaraH

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sharadi na varShati, garjati, varShati varShAsu niHsvanaH meghaH

nIcaH vadati, na kurute, vadati na sAdhuH karOti Eva

[031.txt] 

sulabhAH puruShAH rAjan satatam priya-vAdinaH

apriyasya ca pathyasya vaktA shrotA ca durlabhaH

[032.txt] 

utsave vyasane ca Eva durbhikShe shatru-sa~NkaTe

rAjadvAre shmashAne ca yaH tiShThati saH bAndhavaH

[033.txt] 

guNaH bhUShayatE rUpaM shIlaM bhUShayatE kulam

siddhiH bhUShayatE vidyAM bhOgaH bhUShayatE dhanam

[034.txt] 

yasya asti vittaM saH naraH kulInaH

saH paNDitaH saH shrutavAn guNAj~naH

saH Eva vaktA saH ca darshaNIyaH

sarvE guNAH kA~Ncanam AshrayantE

[035.txt] 

aShTAdasha purANEShu vyAsasya vacanadvayam

parOpakAraH puNyAya pApAya parapIDanam

[036.txt] 

manasi anyat vacasi anyat kAryam anyat durAtmanAm

manasi EkaM vacasi EkaM karmaNi EkaM mahAtmanAm

[037.txt] 

ahaM ca tvaM ca rAjEndra lOkanAthAvubhAvapi

bahuvrIhirahaM rAjan ShaShThitatpuruShO bhavAn

[038.txt] 

Apadi mitra-parIkShA shUra-parIkShA raNA~ngaNE

vinayE vaMsh-parIkShA shIla-parIkShA dhana-kShayE

[039.txt] 

kAryArthI bhajatE lOkaH yAvat kAryaM na sidhyati

uttIrNE ca parE pArE naukAyAH kiM prayOjanam

[040.txt] 

kO$yaM dvAri hariH prayAhi upavanaM shAkhAmR^igasya atra kim

kR^iShNO$haM datitE bibhEmi sutarAM kR^iShNAt ahaM vAnarAt

bhAmE$ham madhusUdanO vraja latAm tAmEva puShpAnvitAm

ittham nirvacanIkR^itO dayitayA hriNaH hariH pAtu vaH

[041.txt] 

khalaH karOti durvR^ittaM nUnaM phalati sAdhuShu

dashAnanO$harat sItAM bandhanaM tu mahOdadhEH

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