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मनो मधुकरो मेघो मद्यपो मत्कुणो मरुत् ।
मा मदो मर्कटो मत्स्यो मकारा दश चंचलाः ॥

The mind, the bee, the cloud, the drunkard, the bed bug, the wind, wealth, pride, the monkey and the fish are the ten things starting with the letter ...

unsteadiness (1) fickleness (12) list verse (2) mind (176) bee (69) cloud (56) drunkard (2) wind (88) wealth (447) pride (317) monkey (14) mnemonic device (1) wisdom (1611)

वज्रात् अपि कठोराणि मृदूनि कुसुमात् अपि ।
लोकोत्तराणां चेतांसि कः नु विज्ञातुम् अर्हति ॥

Harder than the vajra (and) softer than the flower Who indeed deserves to (or is able to ) understand the hearts of great people ?

great men (3) paradox (167) duality (134) harder than a diamond (1) softer than a flower (1) incomprehensible (3) character (259) compassion (359) principle (9) wisdom (1611)

अतिपरिचयात् अवज्ञा संततगमनात् अनादरः भवति ।
मलये भिल्लपुरंध्री चंदनतरुकाष्ठम् इंधनं कुरुते ॥

Excessive familiarity breeds contempt, Visiting someone too often causes disrespect. The wife of a bhilla (adivasi clan) on the malaya mountain uses t...

familiarity breeds contempt (4) overexposure (3) disrespect (26) taking for granted (3) sandalwood (48) proverb (65) human nature (88)

यस्य कस्य तरोः मूलं येन केन अपि घर्षितम् ।
यस्मै कस्मै प्रदातव्यं यत् वा तत् वा भविष्यति ॥

The root of this or that tree - ground with something or the other given to someone or the other will cause either this or that

satire (211) quack medicine (1) vagueness (1) ambiguity (11) cause and effect (14) nonsense verse (1) cryptic (1) ayurveda (parody) (1)

नागो भाति मदेन, कं जलरिहैः, पूर्णेंदुना शर्वरी
शीलेन प्रमदा, जवेन तुरगः, नित्योत्सवैः मंदिरम् ।
वाणी व्याकरणेन, हंसमिथुनैः वापी, सभा पंडितैः
सत्पुत्रेण कुलं, नृपेण वसुधा, लोकत्रयं विष्णुना ॥

A serpent is appealing in (a state of) intoxication, water because of lotuses, the night because of a full moon, a woman because of (good) character, ...

beauty (1797) appeal (8) defining quality (2) ornament (58) list verse (2) serpent (37) lotus (346) moon (394) character (259) speed (16) festivals (3) grammar (17) vishnu (122) aesthetics (180)

सद्भिः तु लीलया प्रोक्तं शिलालिखितम् अक्षरम् ।
असद्भिः शपथेन उक्तं जले लिखितं अक्षरम् ॥

Even the playful words from good people are as reliable as those carved in stone . With the bad, even pledges are as shaky as words written on water.

reliability (2) trustworthiness (1) integrity (74) word is bond (1) deception (224) character (259) good vs evil (6) metaphor (1632) words on water (1) carved in stone (1)

विपदि धैर्यम् अथ अभ्युदये क्षमा
सदसि वाक्पटुता युधि विक्रमः ।
यशसि च अभिरुचिः व्यसनं श्रुतौ
प्रकृतिसिद्धम् इदं हि महात्मनाम् ॥

Courage during bad times, forgivance during prosperity, oratorial skills in a meeting, valour in a war, ???? during fame, and addiction to knowledge -...

great men (3) natural virtues (1) courage (146) forgiveness (114) oratory (4) valor (156) fame (166) love of knowledge (1) character (259) inherent qualities (1)

शैले शैले न माणिक्यं मौक्तिकं न गजे गजे ।
सुजनाः न हि सर्वत्र चंदनं न वने वने ॥

Not every mountain has gems in it, and not every elephant is adorned with pearls . Not every forest is blessed with sandal trees, and good people are ...

rarity (48) scarcity (3) value (170) good people (2) gems (15) pearls (42) sandalwood (48) proverb (65) wisdom (1611) not everything is special (1)

उत्सवे व्यसने च एव दुर्भिक्षे शत्रुसंकटे ।
राजद्वारे श्मशाने च यः तिष्ठति सः बांधवः ॥

Only those can be considered kinsmen, who stand by you whether in festivities or times of trouble, in famines or when enemies threaten, at the king's ...

true friendship (2) kinship (20) loyalty (180) support system (3) all-weather friend (1) adversity (67) family (165) definition of a friend (1) wisdom (1611)

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