Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
अनादायी व्ययं कुर्यात् असहायी रणप्रियः ।
आतुरः सर्वभक्षी च नरः शीघ्रं विनश्यति ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
Transliteration:
anādāyī vyayaṃ kuryāt asahāyī raṇapriyaḥ ।
āturaḥ sarvabhakṣī ca naraḥ śīghraṃ vinaśyati ॥
- subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāra
Meaning of the subhAShita:
Devoid of income, (yet) a spendthrift; helpless, (but) fond of picking fights; diseased, (yet) eating (anything and) everything - such a person perishes soon.
Commentary:
1. Stretch the feet only as far as the bed. Do not live beyond your means. There are many such sayings which profess the same value. Be judicious in spending! Especially those whose income is challenged. It is not advisable to spend a dollar when one is finding it hard to dish out even a penny. He will never prosper.
2. It is not wise to pick a fight in the first place. Still, if one wants to pick a fight, he has to pick someone his own size. It is not prudent to start a tiff with someone much bigger than himself, both in size and stature, and have no backup help. He cannot win.
3. You become what you eat. Eating habits define a person's physical and emotional health. If food is treated as medicine to sustain the body, he can be in good health. One won't take medicine unnecessarily nor more than the recommended quantity, for the pertaining illness. Same is with food. Especially when one is in bad health, it is not wise to eat delicacies to satiate his palate. His health will only deteriorate.
People with any of these 3 temperaments perish faster than they should or would. Beware, take care!
pada vigrahaH:
अनादायी व्ययं कुर्यात् असहायी रण-प्रियः ।
anādāyī vyayaṃ kuryāt asahāyī raṇa-priyaḥ ।
आतुरः सर्व-भक्षी च नरः शीघ्रं विनश्यति ॥
āturaḥ sarva-bhakṣī ca naraḥ śīghraṃ vinaśyati ॥
2. It is not wise to pick a fight in the first place. Still, if one wants to pick a fight, he has to pick someone his own size. It is not prudent to start a tiff with someone much bigger than himself, both in size and stature, and have no backup help. He cannot win.
3. You become what you eat. Eating habits define a person's physical and emotional health. If food is treated as medicine to sustain the body, he can be in good health. One won't take medicine unnecessarily nor more than the recommended quantity, for the pertaining illness. Same is with food. Especially when one is in bad health, it is not wise to eat delicacies to satiate his palate. His health will only deteriorate.
People with any of these 3 temperaments perish faster than they should or would. Beware, take care!
pada vigrahaH:
अनादायी व्ययं कुर्यात् असहायी रण-प्रियः ।
anādāyī vyayaṃ kuryāt asahāyī raṇa-priyaḥ ।
आतुरः सर्व-भक्षी च नरः शीघ्रं विनश्यति ॥
āturaḥ sarva-bhakṣī ca naraḥ śīghraṃ vinaśyati ॥
anaadaayI vyayaM kuryaat asahaayI raNapriyaH ।
aaturaH sarvabhakShI cha naraH shIghraM vinashyati ॥
- subhaaShitaratnabhaaNDaagaara
anaadaayI vyayaM kuryaat asahaayI raNa-priyaH ।
aaturaH sarva-bhakShI cha naraH shIghraM vinashyati ॥
uttamam
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