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गुणैरुत्तुंगतां याति नोत्तुंगेनासनेन वै ।
प्रासादशिखरस्थोऽपि काको न गरुडायते ॥

One achieves greatness because of one's qualities, not because of a high position. Even is placed at the top of the palace. a crow does not become an...

अशनं मे वसनं मे जाया मे बन्धुवर्गो मे ।
इति मे मे कुर्वाणं कालवृको हन्ति पुरुषाजम् ॥

"The food is mine, the dwelling is mine, the wife is mine'' : The wolf of time kills the man in the form of a goat who is always doing may may ! (mine...

प्रत्यक्ष कविकाव्यं च रूपं च कुलयोषितः ।
गृहवैद्यस्य विद्या च कस्मैचिद्यदि रोचते ॥

The composition of a contemporary poet and the beauty of one's own wife do not appeal to man, and it is indeed true generally that neither a saint nor...

वनानि दहतः वह्नेः सखा भवति मारुतः ।
स एव दीप नाषाय कृशे कस्य अस्ति सौहृदम् ॥

The wind becomes the friend of fire that burns forests. The same wind causes destruction of fire in the form of a lighted wick. Who indeed has friends...

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