Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
शोको नाशयते धैर्यं शोको नाशयते श्रुतम् ।
शोको नाशयते सर्वं नास्ति शोकसमो रिपुः ॥
- रामायण, अयोध्याकाण्ड
Transliteration:
śoko nāśayate dhairyaṃ śoko nāśayate śrutam ।
śoko nāśayate sarvaṃ nāsti śokasamo ripuḥ ॥
- rāmāyaṇa, ayodhyākāṇḍa
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Anguish extinguishes courage; anguish destroys discrimination; anguish ruins everything; there is no enemy equal to anguish.
Commentary:
Do not cry over spilt milk!
Who is not familiar with anguish, grief, sorrow, worry, and pain? These emotions, in all their different forms, are a part and parcel of life. But the difference becomes apparent in how one deals with it. One shouldn't let life's fleeting incidents bury him under its pressure. Hardships and bad times come and go in everyone's life. But if we don't pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off, then nobody else will do it for us. If we let sorrow take over, it will kill all the courage in us to face life. Intellect succumbs to grief, every lesson learnt flies out the window and more blunders come along. Anguish is not productive from any angle. Hence, the verse says that worry is the biggest enemy in one's life!
Don't worry, be happy!
pada vigrahaH:
शोकः नाशयते धैर्यं शोकः नाशयते श्रुतम् ।
śokaḥ nāśayate dhairyaṃ śokaḥ nāśayate śrutam ।
शोकः नाशयते सर्वं न अस्ति शोक-समः रिपुः ॥
śokaḥ nāśayate sarvaṃ na asti śoka-samaḥ ripuḥ ॥
Who is not familiar with anguish, grief, sorrow, worry, and pain? These emotions, in all their different forms, are a part and parcel of life. But the difference becomes apparent in how one deals with it. One shouldn't let life's fleeting incidents bury him under its pressure. Hardships and bad times come and go in everyone's life. But if we don't pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off, then nobody else will do it for us. If we let sorrow take over, it will kill all the courage in us to face life. Intellect succumbs to grief, every lesson learnt flies out the window and more blunders come along. Anguish is not productive from any angle. Hence, the verse says that worry is the biggest enemy in one's life!
Don't worry, be happy!
pada vigrahaH:
शोकः नाशयते धैर्यं शोकः नाशयते श्रुतम् ।
śokaḥ nāśayate dhairyaṃ śokaḥ nāśayate śrutam ।
शोकः नाशयते सर्वं न अस्ति शोक-समः रिपुः ॥
śokaḥ nāśayate sarvaṃ na asti śoka-samaḥ ripuḥ ॥
shoko naashayate dhairyaM shoko naashayate shrutam ।
shoko naashayate sarvaM naasti shokasamo ripuH ॥
- raamaayaNa, ayodhyaakaaNDa
shokaH naashayate dhairyaM shokaH naashayate shrutam ।
shokaH naashayate sarvaM na asti shoka-samaH ripuH ॥
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