Sanskrit Pearl of the day:
अन्तःसारविहीनानाम् उपदेशो न जायते ।
मलयाचल संसर्गात् न वेणुश्चन्दनायते ॥
- चाणक्य नीति
Transliteration:
antaḥsāravihīnānām upadeśo na jāyate ।
malayācala saṃsargāt na veṇuścandanāyate ॥
- cāṇakya nīti
Meaning of the subhAShita:
No point in advising those who are devoid of inner substance. Bamboo cannot become sandalwood in the company of the Malaya mountain!
Commentary:
Many times, the company isn't everything. If a certain intrinsic nature is not already present in a person, the company he keeps will not put a dent in his persona. The example the poet uses is—just because a shoot of bamboo grows on Malaya mountain (which bears an abundant population of sandal trees), it doesn't qualify it to acquire the qualities of sandalwood!
If seen on a more trivial level, just because a child keeps the company of a research scholar, he will not be able to attain the same level of intelligence just yet. The child lacks the required maturity to grasp the concepts the scholar might be speaking about. No matter how hard the child tries, his efforts shall go futile.
If seen on a more trivial level, just because a child keeps the company of a research scholar, he will not be able to attain the same level of intelligence just yet. The child lacks the required maturity to grasp the concepts the scholar might be speaking about. No matter how hard the child tries, his efforts shall go futile.
Similarly, there is no point in advising those who are devoid of inner ethos. Growing physically is certainly different from growing spiritually and emotionally. If a prior readiness to receive knowledge given by others is missing, then the effort to teach such a person is futile.
Conserve your resources. Know when to spend your effort on who, how much, and why. Do not invest energy in a place where the essence of your words cannot be grasped.
pada vigrahaH:
अन्तः-सार-विहीनानाम् उपदेशः न जायते ।
antaḥ-sāra-vihīnānām upadeśaḥ na jāyate ।
मलयाचल संसर्गात् न वेणुः चन्दनायते ॥
malayācala saṃsargāt na veṇuḥ candanāyate ॥
Conserve your resources. Know when to spend your effort on who, how much, and why. Do not invest energy in a place where the essence of your words cannot be grasped.
pada vigrahaH:
अन्तः-सार-विहीनानाम् उपदेशः न जायते ।
antaḥ-sāra-vihīnānām upadeśaḥ na jāyate ।
मलयाचल संसर्गात् न वेणुः चन्दनायते ॥
malayācala saṃsargāt na veṇuḥ candanāyate ॥
antaHsaaravihInaanaam upadesho na jaayate ।
malayaachala saMsargaat na veNushchandanaayate ॥
- chaaNakya nIti
antaH-saara-vihInaanaam upadeshaH na jaayate ।
malayaachala saMsargaat na veNuH chandanaayate ॥
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