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Water from one source yields sweet fruit in mango and bitterness in neem. Quality of vessel (recipient) matters more than the input.
Scriptures speak of 21 hells, yet none match the agony of the womb experienced during gestation. A poetic metaphor on suffering before birth.
Apply rooster’s blood 21 times to pomegranate seed—it will surely sprout and bear fruit. A traditional belief blending magic and agriculture.
Water infused with mantra 21 times and given to a dying person—if vomiting occurs, death is near; else, life persists. A traditional diagnostic omen.
One who masters even a single field of knowledge can become a wise man—if he learns noble sayings drawn from scriptures. A call for continuous moral l...
Birds of many colors sit on one tree, and by morning they fly in ten directions. Why grieve such inevitable dispersals? A metaphor for temporary union...
Just as birds gather on one tree at night and depart by morning, so do living beings come together and depart in life—illustrating transience.
A single authority can conceal one's background or caste—just as other footsteps disappear in the footprint of an elephant.
A horse or man may die from one blow, but an elephant can endure hundreds in battle. A metaphor for strength and resilience.
True friendship forms when people share one nature, age, education, lineage, habits, and sincerity. Without these, companionship is shallow.
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