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- Read on →: alpa-vidyā bhayaṁkarī
alpa-vidyā bhayaṁkarī |
(Unknown source)“A little knowledge is dangerous.”
- Read on →: māteva rakṣati piteva hite niyuṅkte
māteva rakṣati piteva hite niyuṅkte
kānteva cābhiramayaty apanīya duḥkham ।
kīrtiṁ ca dikṣu vitanoti tanoti lakṣmīṁ
kiṁ kiṁ na sādhayati kalpa-lateva vidyā ॥
(Samayoccita-padya-ratna-mālikā)“Like a mother it protects you. Like a father, it guides you for your well-being. Like a love, it delights you and dispels your distress. It spreads your renown in all directions and increases your wealth. Indeed, what can it not accomplish? Knowledge is like a wish-fulfilling creeper.”
- Read on →: yasya kasya taror mūlaṁ yena kenāpi miśritam
yasya kasya taror mūlaṁ yena kenāpi miśritam |
yasmai kasmai pradātavyaṁ yadvā tadvā bhaviṣyati ||
(Unknown source)[An āyurveda guru told a new disciple:] “When a root from some tree or other mixed with something or other is prescribed for something or other, then something or other will happen.”
- Read on →: pustakasthā tu yā vidyā para-hasta-gataṁ dhanam
pustakasthā tu yā vidyā para-hasta-gataṁ dhanam |
kārya-kāle samutpanne na sā vidyā na tad-dhanam ||
(Cāṇakhya-nīti-darpaṇa: 16.20)“Knowledge situated in a book is not knowledge, and wealth held in the hand of another is not wealth, when the time of need arises.”