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कल्पद्रुमः कल्पितमेव सूत् सा कामधुक् कामितमेव दोग्धि ।
चिन्तामणिश्चिन्तितमेव दत्ते सतां तु संगः सकलम् प्रसूते ॥

The kalpavRikSha produces only what you can imagine, The kAmadhenu milks only what you want. The chintAmaNi give you only what you have thought about....

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सत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् न ब्रूयात् सत्यमप्रियम् ।
प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयात् एष धर्मः सनातनः ॥

One should speak the truth, and say nice things. One should not say things that are true if they are not nice. And nor should one say nice things if t...

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सम्पूर्णकुम्भो न करोति शब्दं
अर्धो घटो घोषमुपैति नूनं ।
विद्वान् कुलीनो न करोति गर्वं
मूधास्तु जल्पन्ति गुणैर्विहीनाः ॥

A full pot does not make anynoise, however a half full pot really makes noise. A learned respectable person is never vain, but foolish people bereft ...

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नारिकेलसमाकारा दृश्यन्तेऽपि हि सज्जनाः ।
अन्ये बदरिकाकारा बहिरेव मनोहराः ॥

The good men seem to be like coconuts. (Tough on the outside but soft inside). Others are like the jujube fruit, beautiful only on the outside (but so...

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न भूतपूर्वं न कदापि वार्ता हेम्नः कुरंगः न कदापि दृष्टः ।
तथापि तॄष्णा रघुनन्दनस्य विनाशकाले विपरीतबुद्धिः ॥

It had never happened before , or been heard of before. A golden deer had never been seen before. Inspite of that, Rama desired it : At the time of d...

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नारिकेलसमाकारा दृश्यन्तेऽपि हि सज्जनाः ।
अन्ये बदरिकाकारा बहिरेव मनोहराः ॥

The good men seem to be like coconuts. (Tough on the outside but soft inside). Others are like the jujube fruit, beautiful only on the outside (but so...

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परान्नं प्राप्य दुर्बुद्धे मा प्राणेषु दयां कुरु ।
दुर्लभानि परान्नानि प्रानाः जन्मनि जन्मनि ॥

You idiot, dont show any pity for your life if you are getting food from someone else (free food). (Go on, stufff yourself ! fall sick !) Free food is...

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न दुर्जनः सज्जनतामुपैति बहुप्रकारैरपि सेव्यमानः ।
भूयोऽपि सिक्तः पयसा घृतेन न निम्बवृक्षो मधुरत्वमेति ॥

A wicked person shall never become good even if served in many ways. A neem tree, even if repeatedly sprayed with milk and ghee shall never become swe...

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केयूरा न विभूषयन्ति पुरुषं हारा न चन्द्रोज्ज्वलाः
न स्नानं न विलेपनं न कुसुमं नालंकृता मूर्धजाः ।
वाण्येका समलंकरोति पुरुषं या संस्कृता धार्यते
क्षीयन्ते खलू भूषणानि सततं वाग्भूषणं भूषणम् ॥

Armlets do not (really) decorate a person, neither do garlands as radiant as the moon. Nor again, does the act of bathing or smearing, or flowers, or ...

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किं वाससेत्यत्र विचारणीयं वासः प्रधानं खलु योग्यतायै ।
पीताम्बरं वीक्ष्य ददौ स्वकनां दिगम्बरं वीक्ष्य विषं समुद्रः ॥

One should indeed ponder upon the question, ``What's in one's apparel ?᳚. Apparel is indeed important for appropriateness. After looking at the one dr...

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