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ऋणशेषोऽग्निशेषश्च शत्रुशेषस्तथैव च ।
पुनः पुनः प्रवर्धन्ते तस्माच्छेषं न रक्षयेत् ॥

Any remainder of debt, fire and enemy grow rapidly again and again, hence no remainder should be maintained.. (debts should be completely paid of. and...

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उदये सविता रक्तो रक्तश्चास्तमने तथा ।
सम्पत्तौ च विपत्तौ च साधुनामेकरूपता ॥

The sun is red at sunrise and red at sunset : During prosperity as well as calamity the great men have the same form.

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उद्योगिनं पुरुषसिंहमुपैति लक्ष्मीः
दैवेन देयमिति कापुरुषा वदन्ति ।
दैवं निहत्य कुरु पौरुषमात्मशक्त्या
यत्ने कृते यदि न सिध्यति कोऽत्र दोशः ?

Laxmi goes to the industrious man like a lion. Only contemptible cowards say that destiny should give. Overcome your destiny and excercise your manl...

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उपसर्गेण धात्वर्थो बलादन्यत्र नीयते ।
प्रहाराहारसंहारविहारपरिहारवत् ॥

The meaning of a verb is forcibly taken elsewhere by a prefix. Just like the meaning of the verb hRi (to steal) is changed by the following prefixes :...

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एते सत्पुरुषाः परार्थघटकाः स्वार्थान् परित्यज ये
सामान्यास्तु परार्थमुद्यमभृतः स्वार्थाविरोधेन ये ।
तेऽमी मानवराक्षसाः परहितं स्वार्थाय निघ्नन्ति ये
ये तु घ्नन्ति निरर्थकं परहितं ते के न जानीमहे ॥

These, who are engaged in benefitting others after sacrificing their own purposes are the great men. Those who benefit others without opposing their n...

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अनुदिनमनुतापेनास्म्यहं राम तप्तः
परमकरुण मोहं छिन्धि मायासमेतम् ।
इदमतिचपलं मे मानसं दुर्निवारं
भव्ति च बहु खेदस्त्वां विना धाव शीघ्रम् ॥

O Rama, I am extremely tormented by the daily struggle of life. O most sympathizing one, cut away the temptation that has come to me with mAyA. This v...

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ऋणशेषोऽग्निशेषश्च शत्रुशेषस्तथैव च ।
पुनः पुनः प्रवर्धन्ते तस्माच्छेषं न रक्षयेत् ॥

उदये सविता रक्तो रक्तश्चास्तमने तथा ।
सम्पत्तौ च विपत्तौ च साधुनामेकरूपता ॥

उपसर्गेण धात्वर्थो बलादन्यत्र नीयते ।
प्रहाराहारसंहारविहारपरिहारवत् ॥

सौवर्णानि सरोजानि निर्मातुं सन्ति शिल्पिनः ।
तत्र सौरभ निर्माणे चतुरः चतुराननः ॥

गुरुशुश्रूशया विद्या पुष्कलेन धनेन वा ।
अथ वा विद्यया विद्या चतुर्थो न उपलभ्यते ॥

चलत्येकेन पादेन तिष्ठत्येकेन पण्डितः ।
न समीक्ष्यापरं स्थानं पूर्वमायातनं त्यजेत् ॥

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