Some Subashithaas in Sanskrit

Some  Subashithaas in Sanskrit

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

 

1.आलस्यं हि मनुष्याणां शरीरस्थो महान् रिपुः ।

 नास्त्युद्यमसमो बन्धुः कृत्वा यं नावसीदति ।।

 

Aalaasyaam   hi  manushaanaam  sareerasthi mahaan ripu

Naasthi udhyamo samo bandhu  kruthwaa yam naavaseedathi

 

Laziness  is the greatet enemy   of body  of men

There is no relation equal to  effort which never makes him sorry

2.यथा ह्येकेन चक्रेण न रथस्य गतिर्भवेत् ।

 एवं परुषकारेण विना दैवं न सिद्ध्यति ॥

Yadhaa   hyokena   chakrena na radhasya   gathir bhveth

Yevam parusha  kaarena vinaa   deivam  na sidhyathi

 

With only   one wheel  , a chariot    cannot travel,

Similarly  without  all the four  Purusharthas)  dharma ,wealth pleasure and salvation

You will not   be able   to reach god

 

3.जाड्यं धियो हरति सिंचति वाचि सत्यं , मानोन्नतिं दिशति पापमपाकरोति ।

 चेतः प्रसादयति दिक्षु तनोति कीर्तिं , सत्संगतिः कथय किं न करोति पुंसाम् ॥

 

Jaadyam dhiyo   harathi   sinchathi  vaachi  sathyam, mano unnathim dhisathi paapam apo karothi

Chetha  prasaadhayathi , dikdhu thanothi keethi, sathsangathi kadhaya kim na karothi  pumsaam

 

Mental apathy  defeats you and speaking truth   makes you win

Making mind great shows the way  and removes  sins from you

Makes your attitude pleasant and spreads  your  fame

Why don’t you  tell good things for it is basis of greatness

 

4.अयं निजः परो वेति गणना लघु चेतसाम् ।

उदारचरितानां तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम् ॥

 

Ayam nija   paro  vethi  gananaa   laghu chethasaam

Udhara  charithaanaam  thu vasudeiva kudumbakam

 

The thought  of selfish people , makes them inferior

And broad thought makes them one of universal   family

 

5.पुस्तकस्था तु या विद्या ,परहस्तगतं च धनम् ।

कार्यकाले समुत्तपन्ने न सा विद्या न तद् धनम् ॥

 

Pusthakasthaadhu vidhyaa , parahastha gatham dhanam

Kaarykaale samuthpanne  na saa vidhaa na   thad dham

 

The  knowledge   gained from book and wealth gone to others hand

Do not come   to our help when we  are  in trouble

 

6.अलसस्य कुतो विद्या , अविद्यस्य कुतो धनम् ।

अधनस्य कुतो मित्रम् , अमित्रस्य कुतः सुखम् ॥

 

Alasasya kutho vidhyaa , Avidhyasya  kuth dhanam

Adhanasya  kutho mithram , amithrasya  kutha sukham

 

Where is knowledge to lazy one , Where  is wealth to one  having no knowlwdge

Where are friends to those  who have no wealth, and where is pleasure  to those  having no friends

 

7.बलवानप्यशक्तोऽसौ धनवानपि निर्धनः ।

श्रुतवानपि मूर्खोऽसौ यो धर्मविमुखो जनः ॥

 

Bhalawan apya   saktho asou  dhanawanapi  nirdhana

Sruthvanapi    moorkho asou yo   Dharma vimukho jana

 

A stong one unable to work , a rich one  with no money to spend

A knowledgable  idiot are people who do not follow    dharma

 

8.चन्दनं शीतलं लोके ,चन्दनादपि चन्द्रमाः ।

 चन्द्रचन्दनयोर्मध्ये शीतला साधुसंगतिः ॥

 

Chandanam sheetalam loke, chandhanadh api   chandramaa

Chandra chandanayor madhye sheetala   sadhu sangathi

 

The sandal   is cool to people  , moon is cooler   than sandal

But company of good people is cooler than sandal   and moon

 

9.अष्टादश पुराणेषु व्यासस्य वचनद्वयम् ।

परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम् ॥

 

Ashtadasa  puraaneshu vyasasya vachana  dwayam

Paropakara  punyaya, paapaapaaya   para  peedanam

 

Two  sayings are better than eighteen puranas  of Vyasa

Service to others is blessed  and troubling  others is sin

 

10.श्रोत्रं श्रुतेनैव न कुंडलेन , दानेन पाणिर्न तु कंकणेन ,

विभाति कायः करुणापराणां , परोपकारैर्न तु चन्दनेन ॥

 

Srothram   sruthenaiva na kundalen, dhaanena   paanir na  thu kankane na

Vibhathi   kaaya karunaa paraanaam  , propakarair na  thu chandanena

 

The shine of ears   does not increase due  to ear studs but learning

The  look of    the hands does not become better by bangles but good deeds

The body  shines  due   to mercy  on others,

By mercy on others not due  to sandal paste

 

11.स्तकस्था तु या विद्या ,परहस्तगतं च धनम् ।

 कार्यकाले समुत्तपन्ने न सा विद्या न तद् धनम् ॥

 

Sthakasthaa   thu  yaa vidhyaa , para hastha   gatham  cha dhanam

Kaarya kaale samuthpanne na saa  vidhyaa na thadh dhanam

 

The knowledge  hidden in books and money  in others hands

When the crisis comes , neither of them  are of any use

 

 

12.सहसा विदधीत न क्रियामविवेकः परमापदां पदम् ।

वृणते हि विमृश्यकारिणं गुणलुब्धाः स्वयमेव संपदः ॥

 

Sahasaa  vidadheethaa na  kriyaama vivekaapadham padham\

Vrunathe   vrumasya  kaarinam  guna labdhaa swayameva  sampadhaa

 

It  is not proper  to do any act  in great haste for it invites accidents

But  to who do acts after thinking and analysis, goddess Lakshmi  would come of her own accord

 

13.वयसि गते कः कामविकारः,शुष्के नीरे कः कासारः।

क्षीणे वित्ते कः परिवारः,ज्ञाते तत्त्वे कः संसारः ॥

 

Vayasee  gathe  kaama vikaaraa, sushke   neere ka  kasaara

Ksheene  vithe  ka parivaaraa, jnaathe   thathwe  ka samsaaraa

 

At  old age   where  does  passion go away, just like after  drying of water, well is of no use

When wealth goes away the family deserts you and wisdom goes away the world does  not bother about you

 

14.दिनयामिन्यौ सायं प्रातः,शिशिरवसन्तौ पुनरायातः।

कालः क्रीडति गच्छत्यायुस्तदपि न मुन्च्त्याशावायुः॥

 

Dhina yaminyai  saayam   praatha, sisira   vasanthou punar aayaatha

Kaala kreedathi gachathyaa  aayu sthabhi  na mruthyu aasaa   vaayu

 

Day and night, evening and morning autum and spring come again ,

With this play time  passes away , life comes to an end but  no end to desire

 

15.विद्या मित्रं प्रवासेषु ,भार्या मित्रं गृहेषु च ।

 व्याधितस्यौषधं मित्रं , धर्मो मित्रं मृतस्य च ॥

 

Vidhyaa mithram pravaaseshu, bharyaa mithram graheshu cha

Vyadhi thasthoushadham mithram , dharmo mithram   mruthasya cha

 

Whiile travelling knowledgeis frind and in home wife is a friend

At time of sickness  medicines are friend and at time of death dharma becomes great friend

 

16.सत्संगत्वे निस्संगत्वं,निस्संगत्वे निर्मोहत्वं।

निर्मोहत्वे निश्चलतत्त्वं,निश्चलतत्त्वे जीवन्मुक्तिः॥           

 

Sath sangathwe nissangathwam , nissangathwe nirmohathwam

Nirmohathwe nischala thathwam , nischala thathwe  jeevan mukthi

 

Good company leads to detachment , detachment   leads  to absence of desire

Absence of desire leads to principle of stability and this leads to salvation

 

17.मा कुरु धनजनयौवनगर्वं,हरति निमेषात्कालः सर्वं।

मायामयमिदमखिलम् हित्वा,ब्रह्मपदम् त्वं प्रविश विदित्वा॥

 

Maa  kuru  dhana   jana   youvana garvam , harathi  nimeshathkala  sarvam

Mayaamaya midham  akhilam  hithwaa , brahma padham  thawm pravisa vidhithwaa

 

Do not be proud of wealth , strength and youth for they go away in a second

This world is filled with illusion, learning which   you attain   state of Brahman

 

18.योगरतो वाभोगरतोवा,सङ्गरतो वा सङ्गवीहिनः।

यस्य ब्रह्मणि रमते चित्तं,नन्दति नन्दति नन्दत्येव॥

 

Yogaratho   vaa  bhoga ratho vaa , sanga ratho vaa  sanga viheena

Yasya  brahmaani ramthechitham, nandathi, nandathi  nandathyeva

 

Whether  one is immersed in yoga or passion, company  or lonliness

If his mind gets involved in Brahman , them\n he  will be joyous, joyous, joyous