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गुणः भूषयते रूपं शीलं भूषयते कुलम् ।
सिद्धिः भूषयते विद्यां भोगः भूषयते धनम् ॥

Character makes good looks prettier, a clan's reputation is made higher by conduct, (theoretical) learning is enhanced by practical accomplishments an...

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अनर्घम् अपि माणिक्यम् हेमाश्रयम् अपेक्षते ।
विना आश्रयं न शोभन्ते पंडिताः वनिताः लताः ॥

A gem looks like a camelturd if it's not set in gold A creeper, like cold spaghetti, without a wall to hold A poet, like a game-show host, outside a p...

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कन्या वरौते रूपं माता वित्तं पिता श्रुतम् ।
बान्धवाः कुलम् इच्छन्ति मिष्टान्नम् इतरे जनाः

( When a girl gets married ) The girl is interested in the man's looks; the mother in how wealthy he is; the father in his qualifications the relative...

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वैद्यराज नमः तुभ्यं यमराजसहोदर ।
यमः तु हरति प्राणान् वैद्यराजः धनानि च ॥

Greetings (namastubhyam) to the doctor (vaidyarAja) who is the friend (brother?) of yama . While yama only takes life, vaidyarAj takes life and wealth...

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अमंत्रम् अक्षरं नास्ति नास्ति मूलम् अनौषधम् ।
अयोग्यः पुरुषः नास्ति योजकः तत्र दुर्लभः ॥

No letter be too nasty for a hum, no root too nasty as a healing dose, no man a nasty good-for-nothing bum. Good Man find use for all of those.

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अनित्यानि शरीराणि विभवः नैव शाश्वतः ।
नित्यं संनिहितः मृत्युः कर्तव्यः धर्मसंग्रहः ॥

Immortal soul can go AWOL from body, in a flash, and large amount in bank account lasts till the next big crash, so pursue dharma not just firmer musc...

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सुभाषितेन गीतेन युवतीनां च लीलया ।
मनो न भिद्यते यस्य स वै मुक्तोऽथवा पशुः ॥

If a man is not seduced by sweet music or the plays of young women, he must be either an enlightened sage, or an (unfeeling) animal.

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आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनं च
सामान्यमेतत्पशुभिर्नराणाम् ।
धर्मोहि तेषामधिको विशेषो
धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥

Eating and sleeping and having sex are all common to both animals and humans; what is special about men is their consciousness of Dharma - a man witho...

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नागुणी गुणिनाम् वेत्ति गुणी गुणीषु मत्सरी ।
गुणी च गुणरागी च विरलः सरलो जनः ॥

Those who do not have talent do not recognize other talented people and those who are talented envy other talented people. Those who are themselves ta...

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अष्टादश पुराणेषु व्यासस्य वचनद्वयम् ।
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥

In all the eighteen Puranas, Shri Vyasa has two significant utterrings: serving others is a good deed, and it is a sin to inflict pain onto others.

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