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आत्मनः परितोषाय कवेः काव्यं तथापि तत् ।
स्वामिनो देहलीदीपसमं अन्योपकारकम् ॥

The poetry of poets is always for their own satisfaction, However, like the light on the porch of the master's house, it is also beneficial to others....

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ईक्षणं द्विगुणं प्रोक्तां भाषणस्येति वेधसा ।
अक्षिणि द्वे मनुष्याणां जिंव्हा त्वैकेव निर्मिता ॥

Seeing is given twice as much importance as speaking by Brahma. Man has two eyes, however, only one tongue was created.

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उद्यमेन हि सिध्यन्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः ।
न हि सुप्तस्य सिंहस्य प्रविशन्ति मुखं मृगाः ॥

Work is accomplished by effort, not by wishing. Deer do not enter the mouth of a sleeping lion.

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उत्तमो नातिवक्ता स्यात् अधमो बहुभाषते ।
न काञ्चने ध्वनिस्तादृक् यादृक् कांस्ये प्रजायते ॥

The great man is rarely somone who talks too much, but the inferior man talks too much. There is no sound from gold as there is from bronze.

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चिन्तायास्तु चितायास्तु बिन्दु मात्रम् विशेशतः ।
चिता दहति निर्जीवम्, चिन्ता दहति जीवितम् ॥

Between 'ChintA' (worry) and 'ChitA' (pyre) the only difference is dot (anuswAra bindu in chintA, that 'n'). Pyre burns the dead, while worry burns th...

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चिता चिन्ता समाप्रोक्ता बिन्दुमात्रं विशेषता ।
सजीवं दहते चिन्ता निर्जीवं दहते चिता ॥

The difference betn ``CHINTA'' and ``CHITA'' is just a dot. ``PYRE'' burns the dead, while ``WORRY'' burns the living.

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उपकारो हि नीचानां अपकरो हि जायते ।
पयःपानं भुजंगाणां केवलं विषवर्धनम् ॥

Even a good turn done to a bad man results in evil. Drinking of milk by snakes is only going to result in increase of their poison.

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उत्तमाः आत्मना ख्याताः पितुः ख्याताः च मध्यमाः ।
अधमाः मातुलात् ख्याताः शवशुरात् च अधमाधमाः ॥

The great ones are famous by their own efforts, The average are famous because of their father. The inferior men are famous because of their uncle. an...

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अनुगंथुं सथं वत्स्मा कुत्सनं यदि नशक्यथे ।
स्वल्पमार्थनुगन्थव्यम्, मर्गस्थोव नवसीधथि ॥

सुंदरोऽपि सुशीलोऽपि कुलीलोऽपि महढनह ।
अकुलिनोऽपि विद्यावान्, देवैरपि स्।उपूज्यथे ॥

A scholor even if he is from a backword class, is recognised and respected even in the company of the people who are most beautiful. who have great fa...

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उद्यमस्साहसं धैर्यं बुद्धिश्यक्तिः पराक्रमः ।
षडेते यत्र वर्तन्ते तत्र देवः सहायकृत् ॥

God will help provided the six qualities effort, adventure, courage. knowledge, strength and bravery exist.

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