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एको जीवो बहवो देहा एकं तत्त्वं बहवो मोहाः।
एका विद्या बहुपाषण्डा विबुधैः
क्रियते किमिति वितण्डा॥

One soul, many bodies; one truth, many illusions; one knowledge, many sects. Why argue when all paths lead to the same? A powerful reflection on unity...

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एकोदरसमुद्भूता एकनक्षत्रजातकाः।
न भवन्ति समाः शीले यथा बदरकण्टकाः॥

Though born of the same womb and star, siblings may differ in conduct—just like the sweet jujube and thorny plant, though both grow together. Blood re...

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एकोदराः पृथग्ग्रीवा अन्यान्यफलभक्षिणः।
असंहता विनश्यन्ति भारुण्डा इव पक्षिणः॥

Sharing the same womb but with divided aims and actions, like birds with separate necks, they perish without unity. This analogy warns that division w...

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एको दाशरथिः कामं यातुधानाः सहस्रशः।
ते तु यावन्त एवाजौ तावांश्च ददृशे स तैः॥

Rama alone, though facing thousands of demons, met them all equally. His courage and power matched their multitude. A testament to the heroic singular...

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एको देवः केशवो वा शिवो वा
एकं मित्रं भूपतिर्वा यतिर्वा।
एको वासः पत्तने वा वने वा एका
भार्या सुन्दरी वा दरी वा॥

God is one—be it Vishnu or Shiva; one friend, one home, one wife—simplicity is bliss. The verse advocates contentment and singular devotion over multi...

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एको धर्मः परं श्रेयः क्षमैका शान्तिरुत्तमा।
विद्यैका परमा दृष्टिर् अहिंसैका सुखावहा॥

One true path is dharma; one supreme peace is in forgiveness; one ultimate insight is through knowledge; one source of bliss is non-violence. A concis...

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एको न रोपितो यावद् उत्पन्नोऽयं व्रणोऽपरः।
सत्यः प्रवादो यच्छिद्रेष्व्
अनर्था यान्ति भूरिताम्॥

Until one wound is healed, another arises. A true saying—disasters spread rapidly through small cracks. Small faults invite major misfortunes. Vigilan...

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एकोना विंशतिः स्त्रीणां स्नानार्थं सरयूं गता।
विंशतिः पुनरायाता एको व्याघ्रेण भक्षितः॥

Nineteen women went to bathe in the river; twenty returned. Upon counting, one realized they had miscounted. In fact, a tiger had eaten one. A folk ta...

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एकोना विंशतिर्नार्यः क्रीडां कर्तुं वने गताः।
विंशतिर्गृहमायाताः शेषो व्याघ्रेण भक्षितः॥

Again, this variant recounts that nineteen women went to the forest to play, but twenty returned due to miscount. In truth, one was eaten by a tiger. ...

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एको नेता क्षत्रियो वा द्विजो वा
चैका विद्यान्वीक्षिकी वा त्रयी वा।
एका भार्या वंशजा वा प्रिया वाप्य् एकं
मित्रं भूपतिर्वा यतिर्वा॥

A leader may be a warrior or a sage; a wife, noble or beloved; a friend, king or monk. True companionship, leadership, and love are not bound by caste...

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