SUBHAASHITA
Subhaashitas are some wise sayings
about day-to-day affairs, put in crisp simple words which stick to our mind.
(1) Sajjanasya hridayam Navaneetham,Yad
vadanti Kavayaha tad-aleekam!
Anya Deha vilasat
paritaapaat, Sajjano dravati no Navaneetham!!
Translation: “The heart of a good
person is (like) butter”, thus say the poets. But this is False! A good
person’s heart melts at somebody else’s misery whereas butter does not melt
when some other container is agitated.
It means: butter melts only when it’s container
is heated or agitated while in the case of Good persons their heart melts even when somebody else are
agitated or miserable.
(2) Kaachaha Kaanchana samsargaath dhattay maarakatim duthym !
In the company of Gold, even a piece
of glass acquires the sparkle of Diamond!
Likewise, in the company of wise
persons even an ordinary person get transformed.
(3)
Satyam
bruyaat Priyam bruyaat, na bruyaat satyam appriyam!
Priyam-cha na-anrutam
bruyaat ayshaha Dharma Sanaatanam!!
Speak the truth, speak that which is
pleasant, do not tell that which is unpleasant though it may be truth!
Do not tell untruth (falsehood) even
though it be pleasant (to the listener)
This is the righteous way from ages.
(4)
Api
Swarna-mayee Lankaa na may rochati Lakshmanaa!
Jananee Janma-bhoomischa Swargaat api
gareeyasi!
O Lakshmana! Though Lanka is all Golden, yet it is not to my
taste.
Mother and Motherland are much greater
than Heaven itself !!
(This is told by Raama to Lakshmana
after killing Ravana and conquering Lanka, when Lakshmana suggests that he stay
over and rule Lanka instead of going back to Ayodhya)
(5)
Vidvatvam-cha Nrupatvam-cha naanu-tulyam Kadaachana!
Swa deshay poojyatay Raaja, Vidwaan sarvatra
poojyatay!!
Scholarship and Kingship can never be
compared!
A King is honored (only) in his
country, while a Scholar is honored everywhere!
(6)
Upaadhyaascha Vaidyaascha
Kaaryaantay tyakta-jeevitaaha!
A Teacher and a Doctor are like dead
persons (forgotten) once their work is over!
(7)
Yaha
preenayate sucharitaihi Pitaram sa Putraha.
Yad Bhartrureva hitam icchati tat Kalatram !
Yan mitram aapadi sukhay cha sama kriyam
Yadetat–trayam punyakrito labhantay!!
A son is one who pleases his Father
with his good character
A wife is one who always wishes for
her husband’s good
A friend is one who is (always with
you) both during difficult periods and prosperity,
Only those who have in previous birth
done good deeds, and earned punya can get these three (A good son, A good wife, A
good friend )
(Do you know- Sanskrit has 3 words for
‘Wife’ They are :Patni in
feminine, Kalatram in neuter and Daaraaha in masculine gender plural !! all meaning Wife! You can coin an appropriate word for any type
of wife !
(8)
Chintaayaascha Chitaayaascha Bindu maatram Vishishyate
Chitaa
dahati Nirjeevam, Chintaa dahati Jeevitam!
(When written in devanaagari script) the
difference between “Chitaa” and “Chintaa” is only a dot, “Chitaa”
means a funeral ‘pyre’, “Chintaa” means ‘worry’. While Chitaa burns the dead,
Chintaa burns up the living.
(8) Yauvanam
dhana samruddhihi prabhutvam
avivekitaa,
Ekamevaapi
anarthaaya kimu yatra chatusthayam!
Youth, Riches, Power and Foolishness,
each one present in a person, can cause ruin.What will be the result if all the
four combine (in one person)!
A Riddle!
(10) Kayshavam
patitam drustwaa Pandavaaha harsha nirbharaaha!
Rudanty Kauravaaha sarvey Bho
Bho Kayshava Kayshava !!
This is a riddle; It seems to mean:
Seeing Kayshava who has fallen down, Pandavas are overjoyed. All the
Kauravas are crying Ho Kayshava Ho Kayshava!! IT IS Ridiculous
Because Paandavas who are favorites
of Kayshava ( i.e. Krishna) would not
be overjoyed to see him fallen nor
Kauravas who are enemies of Krishna , would not
cry! So there is some other meaning!
Finding a carcass (kay shavam) lying below, (patitam), the
vultures with white breast (Paandavaaha)
are overjoyed (harsha nirbharaaha). While (Seeing their prey being snatched away)
Crows (kauravaaha the black ones) cry out (rudyate) Oh! Oh! the carcass is
going away (Bho bho kayshava-kayshava)
(11)
Kanyaa
varayaty roopam , Maataa vittam Pitaa shrutam!
Baandavaaha kulam ichchanti mristhaannam
itare janaaha!!
(In a Marriage,) the Girl seeks Boy’s
looks, her Mother seeks wealth Father seeks his qualifications, Relatives look
for his family background or status, others i.e. Guests, expect sumptuous meals!!
Here is a gag, a dig at doctors in a light vein!! No offence please!
(12) Vaidya
Raaja namas-tubhyam Yamaraaja Sahodara !
Yamas-to harati Praanaan, Vaidya-raajo
Dhanaani-cha!!
Salutations
to Mr. Doctor (Vaidya raja), you are the Brother of God of Death (Yama).
While God
of Death steals peoples’ life, Vaidyaraaja steals their Money ,in addition!!
(13) Chaturanga Balay Raajaa jagato vasham
aanayet.!
Aham Panchaanga-balavaan Aakaasha
vasham aanaye!!
An Astrologer says:
The King conquers
the World with his Four-fold Army. (chaturanga bala) (In olden days it was
‘Elephants, cavalry, chariots, and soldiers’ now-days, it is ‘Army, navy, air
force and engineers’) But I am armed with Panchaanga (almanac) to rule the
skies!! (i..e. With the help of Panchanga, or almanac, I manipulate and
interpret the positions of planets, to please and thus conquer my clients.
This is an advice to Parents
(14) Laalayet
Pancha-varsheenaam,Taadayet Dasha-varshinaam
Praaptayshu shodashay varshay Putram
Mitravat aacharet.!!
Pamper your
five-year old child with love, smack the ten-year old, (to correct or teach
him) but on his reaching 16 years age ,treat him like a friend.
This
is my addition!
Praptey to Ashititamay varshay pitaram, poutravat laalayet!
On his reaching eighty
years treat a parent like a grand child (toddler)!!!
A pun on word Lokanaatha.
(15) Aham-cha
twam-cha Raajendra, Loka-naathou ubhau api.
Bahurveeher-aham
Raajan Shasthee Tatpurusho Bhavaan.!!
O Great
King, you and I are both Lokanaathas (in Sanskrit). ’Lokanaatha’, in my case is
conjugated in Bahurveehi samaasa as “Loko yasya naaathaha saha” meaning
‘the one whose lord is the world’ i.e. everyone is my boss! In your case,
‘Lokanaatha’ (in Shasthee tatpurusha vibhakti) ‘one who is Lord of the world’
In light vein! How to become Well-known!
(16) Ghatam
bhindyat, Patam chindyaat, Kuryaat raasabha-rohanam!
Yena kena prakaarena Prasiddha Purusho Bhava !!
Some
persons want to become well-known person by any means. A method suggested by
the poet is,
Go throwing
stones and breaking pots being carried by girls! The moment they see you they shout “Pot breaker is coming!” Another is
to Tear the garments of others. Yet another is to ride a donkey. These are some
easy methods to become well-known!
(17)
Kamalay
Brahmaa Shayate Haraha shayathe Himaalaye
Ksheerabdhyaa-cha
Harihi shayathe Manye matsuka shankayaat!!
Brahmha sleeps in a lotus flower. Hara
(Eswara) sleeps on Himaalaya mountain, Hari sleeps in the Ocean of Milk
(18) Pustakam Vanitaa Vittam Para -hasthay
gatay Gataha!
Atho-wa
punar-aayaatam jeerno, bhrastho
ta kunthitaha
A book, a lady or money, once they
leave your hand, they are gone forever!
In case you get them back, they are
(book) tattered (lady) tainted,
or (money) short !
Maatruvat para daareshu,
para-dravyeshu losthavat!
Aatmavat sarva bhuteshu ,yah pashyati
sa pashyati!!
One who
sees a Mother in every other woman, who considers others’ money as mud (lostha), one who considers every others as
his own self, he is the one who sees things in the right perspective.
(19) Udyamena hi
sidhyanta kaaryaani na manorathay!
Nahi
suptasya simhasya pravishanti mukhe mrugaha!!
It is only with Effort that a task is
achieved, not merely by Desire.
The prey will not come and fall into
the mouth of a sleeping Lion.
(20) Takshakasya Visham Dantay Makshikaayaaha cha
mastakay
Vrischikasya Visham Puchchay Sarvaangay Durjanasya
tat.
A snake has venom in his tooth; a
honey bee has venom in its head.
In the case of a scorpion it is in its
tail. In the case of wicked people it is all over the body!!
(22)
Udyamaha,Saahasam, Dhairyam, Buddhihi - Shaktihi, Paraakramam,
Shad-ete
yatra vartante tatra Daivaha sahaayaka
Effort, Perseverance, Courage, Intelligence,
Strength and Valor - where these six traits exist God’s grace is bound to be
there.
(23) Aacharyaat
paadam aadattay paadaha shishya-swa medhayaa
Paadaha saha-brahmachaaribhyaha shaysham kaala-kramenacha!
A student gets one-quarter of his
knowledge from his teacher,
Another quarter from his own personal
intelligence,
Yet another from his co-students (by discussion),
And the remaining quarter in course of
time (through experience)
(24) Apatya
darshanaarthay yaa praanaan api tyajeth
Tyajanty taamapi krooraa maataram daara hetavay
While a mother stakes her life to get
a glimpse of her child,
There are children so heartless that
they forsake such a mother for the sake of their wives. (add.25.1.11) (Janani-p.35 by Channakeshava)
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