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स्वच्छंदं दलदर्विंदम्
ते मरंदं विंदंतो विदधतु ते मिलिंदाः ।
आमोदानथ हरिदंतराणि नेतुम्
नैवान्यो जगति समीरणात् प्रवीणः ॥

Oh, free(ly blooming) lotus of the waters bumble bees (surrounding you) are for taking your *NECTAR* but to take your fragrance in all directions ther...

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आशाणां मनुष्याणां काचिदाश्चर्य श‍ृंखला ।
बद्धा यया प्रधावंति मुक्तास्तिश्ठंति पंगुवत ॥

Hope is an amazing bonding chain of man. Those who are bonded by it run, and those who are free, remain immobile like disabled.

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मनस्यन्यद्वचस्यन्यत्कार्यमन्यद् दुरात्मनाम् ।
मनस्येकं वचस्येकं कर्मण्येकं महात्मनाम् ॥

The mind, speech, and action of downfallen people function in an uncoordinated manner, where as those of great souls display one pointedness.

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विद्या नाम नरस्य रूपमधिकं प्रच्छन्नगुप्तं धनम्
विद्या भोगकरी यशःसुखकरी विद्या गुरुणां गुरुः ।
विद्या बंधुजनो विदेशगमने विद्या परं दैवतम्
विद्या राजसु पूज्यते न तु धनं विद्याविहीनः पशुः ॥

Knowledge is the highest beauty in man and it is the secret wealth . Success comes to those who have knowledge and they really enjoy and make merry. K...

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विद्या मित्रं प्रवासेषु, भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च ।
व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं, धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च ॥

Knowledge is a friend in distant lands . Wife is a friend at home . To the sick the right medicine is a friend . Dharma (righteousness) is a friend...

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रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना विशालकुलसम्भवाः ।
विद्याहीना न शोभन्ते निर्गन्धा किंशुका इव ॥

They who have charm and youthfulness, born in great family, yet without education they do not shine, as the `kimshuka' which have beauty but no fragra...

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पुस्तकस्या तु या विद्या, परहस्तगतं धनम् ।
कार्यकाले समुत्पन्ने, न सा विद्या न तद्धनम् ॥

Knowledge that is in note-books in (our) shelves, and (our) money now in the hands of others, both are useless. When time comes for their use neither ...

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भाषासु मुख्या मधुरा, दिव्या गिर्वाण भारती ।
तस्माद्भिः काव्यं मधुरं, तस्मादपि सुभाषितम् ॥

Among the main languages, the resplendent, ancient, language (of the gods) sanskrit is very melodious, sweeter is a poem in it, and even sweeter is a ...

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सज्जनस्य हृदयं नवनीतम्
यद्वदन्ति कवयस्तदलीकम् ।
अन्य देह विलसत् परितापात्
सज्जनः द्रवति न नवनीतम् ॥

The heart of a kind/decent/good person is like butter so say poets but it is false. When the distress (heat) is directed at another body the kind pers...

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अहं च त्वं च राजेन्द्र लोकनाथावुभावपि ।
बहुव्रीहिरहं राजन् षष्ठितत्पुरुषो भवान् ॥

O king, both of us are LokanAth`s. But, I am a BahuvrIhi lokanAth (the one whose masters are the people) and you are a ShaShThi TatpuruSh. (the master...

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