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A horse, weapon, scripture, music, speech, man, or woman—only become worthy through proper training and maturity.
Stay away from sleeping horses, mad elephants, newly calved cows, and kings in their women’s quarters—each is unpredictably dangerous.
Mix 30 parts of Ashwagandha fruit powder with powdered aged wood for a potent herbal remedy—Ayurvedic preparation.
The one who hopes for long life is like someone clinging to a drop of water on a fluttering Ashvattha leaf—fragile and deluded.
If you plant sacred trees like Ashvattha, Pichumanda, Nyagrodha, and others in sacred numbers, you avoid hell. A tree-planting dharma.
Who can truly describe the greatness of Ashvattha? Even when the sun sets, fortune rests where the tree stands. A praise of divine trees.
Ashvatthama, Bali, Vyasa, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripa, and Parashurama are the seven immortals who still live today.
Yudhishthira lied once in war, saying “Ashvatthama is dead.” Though justified, he later regretted it. Even one falsehood burdens the soul.
Horseback, elephant’s back, women’s bosoms, and weapons—though large, each brings pleasure through its bulk. A poetic, perhaps satirical, observation.
Praising horses is widespread; above that is archery knowledge, followed by Gandharva music and finally, knowledge of trees and medicine. A ranking of...
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