Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
गते शोको न कर्तव्यः भविष्यं नैव चिन्तयेत् ।
वर्तमानेन कालेन प्रवर्तन्ते विचक्षणाः ॥
- चाणक्य नीति
Transliteration:
gate śoko na kartavyaḥ bhaviṣyaṃ naiva cintayet ।
vartamānena kālena pravartante vicakṣaṇāḥ ॥
- cāṇakya nīti
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Do not anguish about the past, do not think about the future. The intelligent preside only in the present time.
Commentary:
There is no point crying over spilt milk!
Also, do not count the chickens before the eggs hatch either!!
Past deeds are happened and gone. They are finished and must be forgotten. No matter how much one thinks about them or frets about them, there is nothing that he can do to erase or change what has already happened.
The future is not here yet. Man proposes God disposes! The outcome of the future is in nobody's hands. So, what is the point of wasting the present time worrying about the future?!
Also, do not count the chickens before the eggs hatch either!!
Past deeds are happened and gone. They are finished and must be forgotten. No matter how much one thinks about them or frets about them, there is nothing that he can do to erase or change what has already happened.
The future is not here yet. Man proposes God disposes! The outcome of the future is in nobody's hands. So, what is the point of wasting the present time worrying about the future?!
Shouldn't we focus our energy on our current actions and leave the future result to, well..., the future?!
The past is history, the future is a mystery, and today is a gift. Hence it is called the present! Live in the present—it makes it easier to handle the past and brightens the prospects of the future as well.
pada vigrahaH:
गते शोकः न कर्तव्यः भविष्यं न एव चिन्तयेत् ।
gate śokaḥ na kartavyaḥ bhaviṣyaṃ na eva cintayet ।
वर्तमानेन कालेन प्रवर्तन्ते विचक्षणाः ॥
vartamānena kālena pravartante vicakṣaṇāḥ ॥
The past is history, the future is a mystery, and today is a gift. Hence it is called the present! Live in the present—it makes it easier to handle the past and brightens the prospects of the future as well.
pada vigrahaH:
गते शोकः न कर्तव्यः भविष्यं न एव चिन्तयेत् ।
gate śokaḥ na kartavyaḥ bhaviṣyaṃ na eva cintayet ।
वर्तमानेन कालेन प्रवर्तन्ते विचक्षणाः ॥
vartamānena kālena pravartante vicakṣaṇāḥ ॥
gate shoko na kartavyaH bhaviShyaM naiva chintayet ।
vartamaanena kaalena pravartante vichakShaNaaH ॥
- chaaNakya nIti
gate shokaH na kartavyaH bhaviShyaM na eva chintayet ।
vartamaanena kaalena pravartante vichakShaNaaH ॥
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