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असता सह सङ्गेन को न यात्यधमां गतिम्।
पयोऽपि शौण्डनीहस्ते मद्यमित्यभिधीयते॥

Even pure water, if associated with the hand of a wine-seller, is regarded as liquor. In the same way, no one remains unaffected by bad company — even...

bad company (19) degradation (19) moral fall (5) association (65) purity (356) corruption (65) metaphor (1632) influence (94) character (259) values (171)

असतीचरितं तद्वद् वसन्तादेश्चवर्णनम्।
ग्रीष्मादेर्वर्णनं तद्वद् वर्षादेरपि वर्णनम्॥

Just as the behavior of an unchaste woman is dramatic and ever-changing, so too are the shifting moods of nature — spring, summer, and monsoon — each ...

feminine metaphor (3) seasonal change (4) nature (950) instability (44) poetic imagery (180) deceit (83) spring (134) summer (22) monsoon (51) behavior (249)

असती भवति सलज्जा क्षारं नीरं च शीतलं भवति।
दम्भी भवति विवेकी प्रियवक्ता भवति धूर्तजनः॥

In a distorted world, even contradictions appear normal — the unchaste seems modest, salty water seems cool, the hypocrite seems wise, and even the de...

irony (348) contradiction (28) illusion (355) deceit (83) modesty (103) hypocrisy (141) perception (181) behavior (249) falsehood (50) warning (153)

असतोऽपि भवति गुणवान्
सद्भ्योऽपि परं भवन्त्यसद्वृत्ताः।
पङ्कादुदेति कमलं क्रिमयः
कमलादपि भवन्ति॥

From filth (mud), the lotus blossoms, and even from the lotus, worms may emerge — meaning virtues can arise from vice and vices from virtue. Outer lab...

paradox (167) virtue (726) vice (45) lotus metaphor (5) nature (950) character (259) emergence (4) transformation (252) perspective (44) duality (134)

असतो वा सतो वापि स्वयं स्वान् वर्णयन् गुणान्।
हास्यतां याति शक्रोऽपि किं पुनः प्राकृतो जनः॥

One who praises his own virtues, whether noble or ignoble, becomes laughable. Even Indra, the king of gods, would be ridiculed for self-boasting — wha...

self-praise (10) humility (596) humor (128) ego (153) self-awareness (37) wisdom (1611) ridicule (21) social conduct (13) divine example (2) values (171)

असत्कार्यरतोऽधीर आरम्भी विषयी च यः।
स राजसो मनुष्येषु मृतो जन्माधिगच्छति॥

A person driven by unstable passions, addicted to beginnings but not endings, and attracted to superficial enjoyments is classified as ‘rajasic’ (pass...

rajasic (1) rebirth (102) instability (44) desire (898) behavior (249) restlessness (43) vedic psychology (1) samsara (74) warning (153) passion (501)

असत्प्रतिग्रहीता च नरके यात्यधोमुखे।
एको मिष्टान्नभुग् यः स याति पूयवहं नरः॥

He who accepts gifts from the wicked falls into the lowest hell. One who eats sweet food alone, without sharing, ends up in a realm of rotting filth —...

selfishness (62) hell (30) greed (141) ethics (803) food symbolism (1) karma (500) sharing (26) dharma (540) punishment (78) consequences (70)

असत्प्रलापं पारुष्यं पैशुन्यमनृतं तथा।
चत्वारि वाचा राजेन्द्र न जल्पेन् नानुचिन्तयेत्॥

Harsh speech, gossip, lies, and idle chatter — these four types of speech should never be uttered nor mentally entertained, O King, for they lead to d...

speech (345) ethics (803) restraint (226) gossip (23) harshness (22) falsehood (50) verbal conduct (2) inner purity (11) moral speech (1) vedic (19)

असत्यः सर्वलोकेऽस्मिन् सततं सत्कृताः प्रियैः।
भर्तारं नानुमन्यंते विनिपातगतं स्त्रियः॥

In this world, even liars are honored if they are pleasant. Women do not accept a fallen husband — however righteous — showing how charm and fortune o...

societal values (3) truth (300) deception (224) appearance (60) charm (252) downfall (265) relationships (94) irony (348) commentary (4) priorities (16)

असत्यता निष्ठुरताकृतज्ञता
भयं प्रमादोऽलसता विषादिता।
वृथाभिमानोऽपि च दीर्घसूत्रता
तथाङ्गनाक्षादि विनाशनं श्रियः॥

Falsehood, cruelty, ingratitude, fear, heedlessness, laziness, sadness, vanity, procrastination, and indulgence in women and gambling — these ten are ...

downfall (265) ten evils (1) fortune destroyers (1) laziness (49) falsehood (50) gambling (12) heedlessness (2) emotional flaws (1) warnings (2)

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