September 25th

Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
संसारविषवृक्षस्य द्वे फले ह्यमृतोपमे ।
सुभाषितरसस्वादः सङ्गतिः सुजनैः सह ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार

Transliteration:

saṃsāraviṣavṛkṣasya dve phale hyamṛtopame ।
subhāṣitarasasvādaḥ saṅgatiḥ sujanaiḥ saha ॥
- subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra

Meaning of the subhAShita:

In this poisonous tree called 'saṃsāra' (life), only two fruits are equal to the divine nectar (amṛtam). One is the taste of subhāṣitas (and) the other is keeping company with good people.

Commentary:

'Subhāṣita' is a genre of verses in Saṃskṛtam (Sanskrit).  They eloquently give good counsel to the reader in the form of potent little nuggets!  There is no scarcity of these in any language.  But in Sanskrit, they have gained abundant prominence. There are huge collections of these power-packed subhāṣitas that teach life lessons.

Just like this verse, the speciality of Sanskrit is that there are even subhāṣitas regarding the importance of subhāṣitas!

Worldly life is considered as troublesome as a poisonous tree. Although a poisonous tree, it has borne two delectable fruits equal to the divine nectar, says this poet - the first is keeping 'good company' and the second is 'the gusto of the subhāṣitas'!

Keeping good company is essential and so is the knowledge and application of subhāṣitas in life. Everything else in this material world is as good as poison!

pada vigrahaH:
संसार-विष-वृक्षस्य द्वे फले हि अमृत-उपमे ।
saṃsāra-viṣa-vṛkṣasya dve phale hi amṛta-upame ।

सुभाषित-रस-स्वादः सङ्गतिः सुजनैः सह ॥
subhāṣita-rasa-svādaḥ saṅgatiḥ sujanaiḥ saha ॥

Alternate Transliteration:

saMsaaraviShavRukShasya dve phale hyamRutopame ।

subhaaShitarasasvaadaH sa~ngatiH sujanaiH saha ॥

- subhaaShitaratnabhaaNDaagaara

saMsaara-viSha-vRukShasya dve phale hi amRuta-upame ।
subhaaShita-rasa-svaadaH sa~ngatiH sujanaiH saha ॥