Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
जलबिन्दुनिपातेन क्रमशः पूर्यते घटः ।
स हेतुः सर्वविद्यानां धर्मस्य च धनस्य च ॥
- हितोपदेश, सुहृद्भेद
Transliteration:
jalabindunipātena kramaśaḥ pūryate ghaṭaḥ ।
sa hetuḥ sarvavidyānāṃ dharmasya ca dhanasya ca ॥
- hitopadeśa, suhṛdbheda
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Due to the falling droplets of water, the pot gradually fills. This is the reason (and motivation) for all vidyā (knowledge), virtue and wealth too.
Commentary:
Tiny drops make the mighty ocean, isn't it?!
Every droplet of water is just as important as the other, all of them culminating into a big and mighty ocean. No drop is futile, because if one keeps discounting the little drops, the whole ocean will be drained out.
Same is the case while learning, earning or practising moral merit. Every little bit of knowledge accounts for making a person learned! Every aspect of one's wealth makes him wealthy. Every action of virtue converges together to make a person meritorious.
One needs to utilize every learning opportunity which comes his way and every passing moment in order to do good deeds. Every wasted drop keeps the pot from being full!
Let's get learning.
pada vigrahaH:
जल बिन्दु निपातेन क्रमशः पूर्यते घटः ।
jala bindu nipātena kramaśaḥ pūryate ghaṭaḥ ।
सः हेतुः सर्व-विद्यानां धर्मस्य च धनस्य च ॥
saḥ hetuḥ sarva-vidyānāṃ dharmasya ca dhanasya ca ॥
Every droplet of water is just as important as the other, all of them culminating into a big and mighty ocean. No drop is futile, because if one keeps discounting the little drops, the whole ocean will be drained out.
Same is the case while learning, earning or practising moral merit. Every little bit of knowledge accounts for making a person learned! Every aspect of one's wealth makes him wealthy. Every action of virtue converges together to make a person meritorious.
One needs to utilize every learning opportunity which comes his way and every passing moment in order to do good deeds. Every wasted drop keeps the pot from being full!
Let's get learning.
pada vigrahaH:
जल बिन्दु निपातेन क्रमशः पूर्यते घटः ।
jala bindu nipātena kramaśaḥ pūryate ghaṭaḥ ।
सः हेतुः सर्व-विद्यानां धर्मस्य च धनस्य च ॥
saḥ hetuḥ sarva-vidyānāṃ dharmasya ca dhanasya ca ॥
jalabindunipaatena kramashaH pUryate ghaTaH ।
sa hetuH sarvavidyaanaaM dharmasya cha dhanasya cha ॥
- hitopadesha, suhRudbheda
jala bindu nipaatena kramashaH pUryate ghaTaH ।
saH hetuH sarva-vidyaanaaM dharmasya cha dhanasya cha ॥
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