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आदित्यचन्द्रावनलानिलौ च
द्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च ।
अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च
धर्मश्च जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम् ॥

Lord Sun, Lord Moon, Lord Vayu (air), Lord Agni (fire), the Sky, mother Earth. the water (Lord Varuna), the soul, Lord Yama, both the Day and the Nigh...

divine witness (2) cosmic justice (3) accountability (17) karma (500) omnipresence (17) character (259) morality (248) conscience (8) sun (195) moon (394) vayu (1) agni (3) yama (15) dharma (540) hinduism (13) spirituality (106)

न त्वहं कामये राज्यं न स्वर्गं नापुनर्भवम् ।
कामये दुःखतप्तानां प्राणिनाम् आर्तिनाशनम् ॥

Certainly I do not wish for kingdom. I do not wish for heaven. I do not even want salvation. My humble wish is for removal of sorrow from all the grie...

altruism (28) compassion (359) bodhisattva ideal (1) selflessness (65) renunciation (267) service to others (1) universal love (6) prayer (89) bhakti (70) empathy (61) liberation of all beings (1)

अजायुद्धमृषिश्राद्धं प्रभाते मेघडम्बरम् ।
दम्पत्योः कलहश्चैव परिणामे न किञ्चन ॥

Fighting between the goats, post death rituals for the sages, the thundering of clouds in the morning and the quarrel between the couple there is no u...

futility (143) pointless actions (1) useless endeavors (1) waste of time (1) proverb (65) wisdom (1611) common sense (5) goat fighting (1) couple's quarrel (1) life lesson (14) subhashita (71)

क्षणशः कणशश्चैव विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत् ।
क्षण त्यागे कुतो विद्या कणत्यागे कुतो धनम् ॥

Knowledge should be persued with minute by minute efforts. Money should be earned utilising each and every grain. If you waste time, how can you get k...

knowledge (279) wealth (447) time management (5) resource management (2) diligence (27) effort (289) frugality (9) wastefulness (2) cause and effect (14) wisdom (1611) subhashita (71)

अपि स्वर्णमयी लङ्का न मे लक्ष्मण रोचते ।
जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी ॥

O LakShmana, even though Lanka is a golden land, it does not appeal to me. One's mother and motherland are greater than heaven itself.

patriotism (3) motherland (2) mother (35) nationalism (1) ramayana (52) lord rama (5) lakshmana (11) lanka (10) heaven (59) duty (198) sacrifice (146) janani janmabhumischa swargadapi gariyasi (1)

परोपकाराय फलन्ति वृक्षाः परोपकाराय वहन्ति नद्यः ।
परोपकाराय दुहन्ति गावः परोपकारार्थमिदं शरीरम् ॥

Trees give fruits to assist others. Rivers flow to help others. Cows produce milk to feed others. In the same way, our own human body should also be e...

altruism (28) selfless service (3) paropakara (4) helping others (6) charity (128) nature as a teacher (3) trees (54) rivers (33) cows (14) purpose of life (4) human body (6) subhashita (71)

अमन्त्रम् अक्षरं नास्ति नास्ति मूलमनौषदम् ।
अयोग्यः पुरुषो नास्ति योजकस्तत्र दुर्लभः ॥

There is no letter in the alphabet that cannot be used in divine poems (mantra). There exists no root which cannot be used as a medicine. Likewise, t...

potential (22) usefulness (8) no one is useless (2) resourcefulness (8) management (17) vision (81) perspective (44) mantra (53) medicine (51) human potential (1) subhashita (71) wisdom (1611)

एकचक्रो रथो यन्ता विकलो विषमे हयाः ।
आक्रामत्येव तेजस्वी तथ्याप्यर्को नभस्तलम् ॥

He has a chariot with one wheel, a charioteer who is disabled (it is believed that aruNa, the sun's charioteer was a cripple), and an odd number (i th...

the sun (3) surya (6) inner strength (40) self-reliance (26) overcoming adversity (2) perseverance (72) greatness (146) success against odds (3) aruna (1) magnificent action (6) proverb (65)

मधुसिक्तो निम्बखण्डः दुग्धपुष्टो भुजंगमः ।
गंगास्नातोऽपि दुर्जनः स्वभावं नैव मुन्चति ॥

Honey paste on a bitter neem stem, milk feeding for a poisonous snake and Ganga bath for a bad person none will change their character. The bad qual...

inherent nature (6) character (259) inner change (2) superficiality (32) futile efforts (2) neem tree (2) snake and milk (3) hypocrisy (141) wisdom (1611) subhashita (71)

एकेनापि सुवृक्षेण पुष्पितेना सुगन्धिना ।
वासितं तद् वनं सर्वं सुप्त्रेण कुलं यथा ॥

Even by one good tree that has flowered and has a nice fragrance, the whole forest is made fragrant, just as a whole fmaily is benefitted by one good ...

good son (1) family pride (3) virtue (726) metaphor (1632) fragrant tree (1) collective reputation (1) proverb (65) subhashita (71) wisdom (1611) family values (1)

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