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अजेयः सुभगः सौम्यः त्यागी भोगी यशोनिधिः।
भवत्यभयदानेन चिरंजीवी निरामयः॥

By the gift of fearlessness (abhayadāna), one becomes invincible, charming, gentle, charitable, an enjoyer, a repository of fame, long-lived, and free...

fearlessness (52) abhayadana (1) charity (128) virtue (726) reward (65) protection (293) dharma (540)

अजैडकासूकरविड्विडङ्ग- किण्वोपचारेण च बीजपूरः।
भूयोश्वमूत्राविलवारिसिक्तः फलानि धत्ते सुबहूनि शश्वत्॥

A citron tree, when treated with the feces of goat, sheep, and pig, viḍaṅga, and yeast, and repeatedly watered with water mixed with horse urine, will...

vrikshayurveda (5) horticulture (5) agriculture (22) recipe (11) fertilizer (3) citron (1)

अर्जितं स्वेन वीर्येण नान्यपाश्रित्य कंचन।
फलशाकमपि श्रेयो भोक्तुं ह्यकृपणं गृहे॥

It is better to eat even just fruits and vegetables in one's own home... if it is earned by one's own effort, without depending on anyone else. This ...

self-reliance (26) dignity (146) simple living (2) hard work (7) independence (29) niti (75)

अज्ञं कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति तज्ज्ञं कर्म न लिम्पति।
लिप्यते रसनैवैका सर्पिषा करवद् यथा॥

Actions stain an ignorant person; action does not stain a knower of the Self... a single tongue is smeared by ghee, like the hand. A philosophical ve...

karma (500) bondage (64) jnana (4) wisdom (1611) ignorance (301) detachment (573) philosophy (290)

अज्ञः सुखमाराध्यः सुखतरमाराध्यते विशेषज्ञः।
ज्ञानलवदुर्विदग्धं ब्रह्मापि नरं न रञ्जयति॥

An ignorant person is easy to please. An expert is even easier to please. But a person conceited with a tiny bit of knowledge—not even Brahma can plea...

arrogance (135) pseudo-intellectual (1) conceit (2) wisdom (1611) niti (75) human nature (88)

अज्ञतया प्रेम्णा वा चूडामणिमाकलय्य काचमणिम्।
नृपतिर्वहेत शिरसा तेनासौ नह्यनर्घ्यमणिः॥

A king, either out of ignorance or affection, may wear a piece of glass on his head, considering it a crest-jewel. By that act, it does not become a p...

intrinsic worth (1) value (170) perception (181) reality (54) authority (35) folly (51) niti (75)

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति।
नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः॥

The ignorant, the faithless, and the doubting soul perishes. For the doubting soul, there is neither this world, nor the next, nor any happiness. A f...

doubt (26) faith (68) ignorance (301) ruin (53) happiness (65) bhagavad gita (11) philosophy (290)

अज्ञस्तावदहं न मन्दधिषणः कर्तुं मनोहारिणीश्
चाटूक्तीः प्रभवामियामिभवतो याभिः कृपापात्रताम्।
आर्तेनाशरणेन किं तु कृपणेनाक्रन्दितं कर्णयोः
कृत्वा सत्वरमे हि देहि चरणं मूर्धन्यधन्यस्य मे॥

I am indeed ignorant and not clever enough to compose charming flattery... But having heard the cry of this wretched one, come quickly, O Lord, and pl...

devotion (933) surrender (223) humility (596) bhakti (70) grace (359) prayer (89) helplessness (100)

अज्ञातकालोचितकर्मयोगा रोगा इवाहर्निशि
पश्यमानाः जगत्त्रये देवमनुष्यनागाः।
प्रज्ञादरिद्राः खलु सर्व एव॥

The gods, humans, and nagas... who do not know the application of actions appropriate to time and place... are poor in wisdom. This verse criticizes ...

wisdom (1611) prajñā (1) timeliness (8) appropriate action (1) folly (51) criticism (79)

अज्ञातकुलशीलस्य वासो देयो न कस्यचित्।
मार्जारस्य हि दोषेण हतो गृध्रो जरद्गवः॥

Residence should not be given to anyone of unknown family and character. Because of the fault of a cat, the old vulture Jaradgava was killed. This nī...

caution (269) trust (112) strangers (2) panchatantra (4) fable (5) betrayal (168) niti (75)

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