Treasures from Sanskrit Literature-Part 3

 श्रीः

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार,सुभाषितावलि, सुभाषितसुधानिधि,सुभाषितरत्नाकर,समयोचितपद्यमालिका  and सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय are some books that contain a huge collection of subhashitas (good sayings,proverbs, aphorisms and thoughts that usually depict a moral) from Sanskrit Literature. Some subhashitas from these books are as below

      पठतो नास्ति मूर्खत्वं जपतो नास्ति पातकम्।

      मौनिनः कलहो नास्ति न भयं चास्ति जाग्रतः।।

Meaning- One who keeps studying shreds stupidity . One who keeps reciting (Scriptures) abhores sins . One who observes silence does not quarrel . One who keeps awake has no reason to fear.

      परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यं सर्वेषां सुकरं नृणाम्।

      धर्मे स्वीयमनुष्ठानं कस्यचित्तु महात्मनः।।

Meaning- It is easy for people to ( show off) wisdom by instructing others. But there is hardly any great man whose own conduct is in accordance with righteousness.

     गुरवो बहव: सन्ति शिष्य वित्तापहारका: |

      दुर्लभ: सः गुरुर्लोके शिष्य हृत्तापहारक: ||

Meaning - There will be many gurus in the world who rob their students of their money, who are intent only in making money and  use their knowledge & education only as a means of earning wealth. But the real Guru who steals the ignorance & thereby the inner miseries of his students by imparting true knowledge , is indeed very rare to find. Such a Guru indeed steals his students' hearts, not their wealth.

       यस्तु सञ्चरते देशान् सेवते यस्तु पण्डितान्।

       तस्य विस्तारिता बुद्धिस्तैलबिन्दुरिवाम्भसि।।

Meaning- The knowledge of the man , who goes to different places and stays in the company of the wise , spreads like a drop of oil on water.

       गङ्गा पापं शशी तापं

       दैन्यं कल्पतरुस्तथा | 

       पापं तापं च दैन्यं च

       ग्रन्थि सन्तो महाश्रयः ||

Ganga absolves one of sins, looking at/ being in pleasant moonlight relieves one of worries, the Kalpavriksha removes afflictions/ poverty of all kinds. But the grace of saints alone removes all of them at once.