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तृणादपि लघुस्तूलस्तूलादपि च याचकः ।
वायुना किं न नीतोऽसौ मामयं प्रार्थयेदिति ॥

Air is lighter (inferior to) grass, and a beggar is inferior to air. Why indeed can then the beggar cannot be taken by the wind ? ``He will beg me too...

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अयं निजः परो वा इति गणना लघु चेतसाम् ।
उदार चरितानां तु वसुधा एव कुटुम्बकम् ॥

"This man is mine and this one is not'' is a way of thinking adopted only by the narrow minded. For those who are generous in nature, the whole world ...

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अतिपरिचयादवज्ञा सन्ततगमनादनादरो भवति ।
मलये भिल्लपुरन्ध्री चन्दनतरुकाष्ठमिन्धनं कुरुते ॥

Excessive familiarity breeds contempt, Going repeatedly (to someone else's house) causes disrespect to you. On malaya mountain (which is very rich in ...

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अतिपरिचयादवज्ञा सन्ततगमनादनादरो भवति ।
मलये भिल्लपुरन्ध्री चन्दनतरुकाष्ठमिन्धनं कुरुते ॥

Excessive familiarity breeds contempt, Going repeatedly (to someone else's house) causes disrespect to you. On malaya mountain (which is very rich in ...

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छायां अन्यस्य कुर्वन्ति तिष्ठन्ति स्वयं आतपे ।
फलानि अपि पर अर्थाय वृक्षाः सत्पुरुषा इव ॥

They make shade for others and stand in the heat themselves. Even fruits are for the good of others: Trees are indeed like good men.

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छायां अन्यस्य कुर्वन्ति तिष्ठन्ति स्वयं आतपे ।
फलानि अपि पर अर्थाय वृक्षाः सत्पुरुषा इव ॥

They make shade for others and stand in the heat themselves. Even fruits are for the good of others: Trees are indeed like good men.

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लालयेत् पंच वर्षाणि दश वर्षाणि ताडयेत् ।
प्राप्ते तु षोडशे वर्शे पुत्रे मित्रवद् आचरेत् ॥

One should pamper one's son for five years then discipline him for ten years. However once he reaches the age of sixteen one should treat him as a fri...

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यथैकेन न हस्तेन तालिका सम्प्रपद्यते ।
तथोद्यमपरित्यक्तं कर्म नोत्पादयेत् फलम् ॥

Just as a clap cannot happen with just one hand, similarly any work deprived of effort will not obtain fruit.

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यथैकेन न हस्तेन तालिका सम्प्रपद्यते ।
तथोद्यमपरित्यक्तं कर्म नोत्पादयेत् फलम् ॥

Just as a clap cannot happen with just one hand, similarly any work deprived of effort will not obtain fruit.

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अष्टादश पुराणानां सारं व्यासेन कीर्तितम् ।
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय पर पीडनम् ॥

The essence of the eighteen scriptures (purANas) is stated by VyAsa "Benefitting others leads to purification and harassing others leads to sin."

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