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यत्र नारी पूज्यते तत्र रमन्ति देवतः |
Where women are worshipped, gods shall stay there. |
Though the word "worshipped" may sound a little exaggerative, it can be considered as the poetic replacement for "respected". A society in which a woman is not entitled to have her self respect, shall decay in the course of time... |
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सन्तोषः परमो लाभः सत्सङ्गः परमा गतिः ।
विचारः परमं ज्ञानं शमो हि परमं सुखम् ॥ |
Contentment is the highest gain,
Good Company the highest course,
Enquiry the highest wisdom... |
Contentment is the highest gain,
Good Company the highest course,
Enquiry the highest wisdom,
and Peace the highest enjoyment. |
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गते शोको न कर्तव्यो
भविष्यं नैव चिंतयेत्।
वर्तमानेन कालेन
वर्तयंति विचक्षणाः॥ |
One should not regret the past.
One should not worry about the future.
Wise men act by the... |
One should not regret the past.
One should not worry about the future.
Wise men act by the present time. |
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अमंत्रमक्षरं नास्ति नास्ति मूलमनौषधम्।
अयोग्यः पुरुषो नास्ति योजकस्तत्र दुर्लभः॥ |
There is no letter which doesn't have charm (curative property).
There is no root which doesn... |
There is no letter which doesn't have charm (curative property).
There is no root which doesn't have medicinal property.
There is no man who is not able.
Rare is a person who knows its proper application.
There is no letter which doesn... |
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परुषमपि गुरूणां बुद्धिबोधार्थमुक्तं
वचनमनुसरन्याति शिष्यो महत्त्वम्।
खनितलगतरत्नं श्रेष्ठमप्यत... |
A disciple attains prominence by carrying out the orders of his preceptors, given with the... |
Modern child-psychologists have proclaimed "Spare the rod and spoil the child", which is widely being put in to practice. However Indian thinkers had a different interpretation. Personally I think both represent two extreme views. No one... |
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