Posted on January 6, 2009 by wanderingmindz
I heard this shubhashita in my childhood on TV during some international summit and after hearing it being quoted I developed a liking to learn shubhashitas;I heard from my parents that there were many such good quotes in Sanskrit, but this one is my all time favorite
Here it goes:
Ayam nijaH paro veti GaNa naam laghu [...]
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Posted on January 6, 2009 by wanderingmindz
This post of mine is again taken from Chankaya neeti,where chanakya is emphasizing the value of time through his quotes; here it goes:
Adha: pashyasi kim baale patitah tam bhuvi
Re re murkha na jaanasi gatam taruNya mauktikam
Chanakya asks an old lady: What have you dropped down on the earth,that you’re searching so intently like a young [...]
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Posted on January 6, 2009 by wanderingmindz
Many times we learn lessons of life from animals around us,even though they do not speak our language,they convey powerful messages full of symbolism.
There are a few shubhashitas in Chanakya neeti also which describe the teachings of different birds and animals and what is to be learnt from them.
Chanakya neeti chapter six,verse 15 -22 describes [...]
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