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- Read on →: apsu plavante pāṣāṇā mānuṣā ghnanti rākṣasān
apsu plavante pāṣāṇā mānuṣā ghnanti rākṣasān |
kapayaḥ karma kurvanti kālasya kuṭilā gatiḥ ||
(Mahāsubhāṣita-saṅgraha)[Rāvaṇa:] “[In time] Stones float on water, men destroy fiends (rākṣasas), and monkeys perform duties. The course of time is crooked [i.e., no one can predict what will happen].”
- Read on →: āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko’pi sarva-ratnair na labhyate
āyuṣaḥ kṣaṇa eko’pi sarva-ratnair na labhyate |
nīyate tad vṛthā yena pramādaḥ sumahān aho ||
(Unknown Source)“Even one moment of life cannot be regained with all the riches [in the world]. Aho! That by which it is spent in vain is a very big mistake!”
- Read on →: vācyaṁ śraddhā-sametasya pṛcchateś ca viśeṣataḥ
vācyaṁ śraddhā-sametasya pṛcchateś ca viśeṣataḥ |
proktaṁ śraddhā-vihīnasya araṇya-ruditopamam ||
(Pañcatantra: 1.424)“Advice should be given to one who has trust [in you] and who has asked in particular [for it]. Speaking to someone who has no trust is like crying in the forest [i.e., it is futile].”
- Read on →: upadeśo na dātavyo yādṛśe tādṛśe nare
upadeśo na dātavyo yādṛśe tādṛśe nare |
(Pañcatantra: 1.421)“Advice should not be given to any sort of person [i.e., it should not be given to anyone indiscriminately without consideration regarding what is suitable for that person in particular].”