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To protect his rags from the rats he got a cat, to get milk for the cat he bought a cow, to tend the cow he hired a servant, and for his servant he procured a wife. ( 376 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 35. 3T 3Tgj<*rf: II s 5 tfo -53^°S^_e>S o^°s ll To quarrel with a man of good speech is better than to converse with a man of rude address. 36. ttv: 11 ^tSo^ 8 ^811 Man is the slave of money. ^sr*Ni vwr ^tvt ^v;fv?r i tOt 11 zr> '^, ST* ^ ^g-OlTl SJ© ■^go o5bs$-str^K F°2513_8ll Man is the slave of money, money is the slave of no one ; this is true 0 Mah&r&ja ! By money I have been made subject to the Kauravas. ( cf. Bohtlingk’s Indischc Spruchc 1. 214 ). 37. 5 j% Onm% 1 w 5J3i<T || e^TT* MgoU S>.)^2T , o^5r"8l ?5oS^©o CfosSfy_^e$0^3 sS Ni'^o©sSo?5b?C-t^©ll Wealth stops at the house, friends and relatives at the grave ; good deeds and evil deeds follow the dying man. 38. ^JTfJ^TWT 51 ^TTIT^TTmt 5f Vf^i 5| ~T55fT I firernsrrwr 5 f ^ cf 51 ^fwrei 11 e^TT^Sb 0^05^0 Aofiotf'N 200&X)8 ~S~° &T> zk>U^£T° O 2$C&,0 £> OZT° I cp * 2d Sz^g^b^^o rSospo 16 £),yry c^7p£ib'o x rcr o o &-Stf^y5§^oll Those eager to amass wealth regard neither priests nor re¬ lations ; those eager to indulge lust feel neither fear nor shame; those eager in the pursuit of knowledge care not for comfort or sleep; those eager to satisfy hunger regard neither the flavour nor the cookery. ( cf. Bohtlingk’s Indischc Spruche 3. 3597.) (O ^ \ on ) 48 3 o So oo . 39. ^wrftfrtT’rN i ft5Tr°-^r°^rJ5"^ t&sajsSrdW°7r a o^S ^^Tal 9 25 ' 25 tt°' 1 § rfbs^oo sS^cSo (Si 34)0 IsSbtfo There is pain in acquiring wealth, pain in preserving what has been acquired, pain in its loss, and pain in its ex¬ penditure—why have such a receptacle of sorrow 1 40. mii: ii elStf s6^8|| All are made subject by money. *tTrIT f%Of ’TTfM^frT ft<TT ^tTrlT I <?: *nr: nf^ra i WJTTCJsnhlPSrr 5? cg^WrerPTOT^i I ^ shit: ii £rlT Sc(S& -rh*^ tio&Q 2i!T ^,eT > ^5o^PSx^ I TCr '~q~ *1S °^ 8 || The mother rails, the father is displeased, the "brother speaks not, the servant sulks, the son accompanies not, the wife embraces not, and for fear of being asked for money even the friend addresses not—listen therefore 0 friend ! Acquire wealth, for all are made subject by money. ( Kavita- ratn&kara 20. 1 41. ^RfwTMTPfR: it s5bs^Xtf$8tl Little learning, much pride. (See TELUGU No, 454, &c.) ( 37S ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 42. ’^pfcrr^T: 11 f>er o o ^b’°^8 "^.550^811 A small beginning is good. To attempt too much at first is unwise. jEvery beginning is feeble. (Latin.)* 43. ii ob&>tr o xr e tf8ll A father’s rule is binding [ on the son. ] Achara is u an established rule of conduct.” ( Wilson. ) 44. sinf n [ The reward of] deeds done, be they good or evil, will assuredly be received. 3U *T55 3T3? I wtursi ?irT qw sjwapi ii s£r> ^So §^o <i\.cxssli g , e^§ v ' 6 £30'l^£)£) 1 Wtftfg’&sS ^jTjSgo rt) So^TSb^oH The result of [ evil ] deeds, unsuffered, decays not even by hundreds of crores of Kalpas. 45. tpsspf TT^^ftT II king! the position, not the body of corporeal beings ii worshipped. 0 rP3TT ■SR'qft TT^f TOtT *m: II 3z5^> s Stf-tSdT 8 Tr°&> sjsro&o ^b5eFo Xe5s|| 0 King! the position—not the body—of corporeal beings is worshipped? Rdma who once was a wanderer in the forests has now obtained hinghood. ( Kavit&ratn&kara 140. ) * Omne principium est debile, ( 379 ) 3 o £>k_^) & eV* §' re &b e. 46. g: wrafrr ^fafn n WoKr°tf^)$c$i>Tfg <3538 5er*cSo& elsSOll He who flees from an ill-governed town will live. 47. TmT^tfil Vf^R;: II ^<S£s5|>?£-£)e|*£^ *^5 cS5ooS" c5s;; Even the favor of a man of ill-regulated mind is to b< dreaded. nf^gt i£g*gg: i ggufffq SX-S), £5b,sl 8 SfC'&e&sk 5 &>S\ X>o8S8 ^’Foj^lFtl \ ^eo oJ —'°eo eo—°eo ^5(3500^^8 || Sometimes angry, sometimes pleased, angry one moment and pleased another ; even the favor of a man of ill-regulated mind is to be dreaded. 48. ^raqgt f^wr *rgw<?g tw grf^N: ii S}S5 , £re8sS8|| A discontented Brahman is lost [ to the world] like a contented king. 49. ^rTt II t9‘?oeV’o eV’o 'fSo eJ TI ‘S3'^ -o <5r30|| If had men become charitable, it will be a cause of grief to the good. 50. wn' vnfyr^fT^ ii An evil word from a cousin is insufferable. <n: ^ twrw grj: i ^TfrT^T^i II s$tfo ' r %r y cn>£ ^^)$S,rao s$a5sl lSo^^oe£8§£rr , ^$ / c5er*|| Bdma’s dart is easier to bear than Vibhishana’s word ; an evil word from a cousin is insufferable, like the fury in the clouds. ( 380 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 51. WT I! ^T^lS ^iex> *?5o *r>tf o Worldly pursuits are surely unprofitable, but there is some¬ thing to be had in the father-in-law’s house. 'STOTT *sRT WT WIT I ’swn ii ^)e>o '$on^8 o 3£&tfs5c>o&tfol fr’sSr'yc&j Sr°£ff \li s3-°8~^li S5b*lr°cr^^ -T, || There is truly nothing profitable in the world, the father-in-law’s house / is best; Siva sleeps on the Himalayas (father of DurgA ) and Vishnu sleeps on the great ocean ( father of Lakshrai). ( cf. Bohtlingk 1. 290. ) 5a tn^fr n £9?r D 07!r > , X5£>‘3a-® $>£>s|| ■ ti Non-injury is the highest duty. ( cf. Hitopadesa Book I. and Bohtlingk’s Indische Spriiche 1. 301. ) ^T. 53. ^ti^rcY f>WT:ii ^■3^6^ SD^emri The form is small, the qualities are great. A little body often harbours a great soul. 54- vwr ii The observance of ordinances is the first duty. ( 381 ) t6 o ^ co . 55. I f%^TT*? ^T II TfMtfrTOT^ II e3K7T' ) ofc d$Szy° o& > T7^8^e)^5ero2X)S5^ - l 387PS5b d&CT 0 e>J\8££>§'3lbe£s5^~|| —To r —° 9 When the goddess of wealth came, it was like the water in a cocoanut; when she departed it was like the wood- apple eaten by an elephant. ( See TELUGU No. 445.) 56. ^T?5T f*nmt ITf*rf II £3e£>l§ $o*5o*3cr> -O For the sick man, there is no rule. He is exempted from the observance of the ceremonial law. 57. 57 ^Tijfh qrf^rT^WTf^: II e3^-Qy£>jd ^Sb^n’Qrasil They know not their own defects who search for the defects of others. 58. n I) 2X)S>8 ,‘SS,e)CS5oO&’§l! o 9 ^ Woman’s counsel is destructive. *fT^fl£brrcn*T : w^-ft h ?<D8o2>Da8C"^si^si ■—A 9 <0^ a_ 9 oJ ■^J5e>Da8C'Kr c 'g ro d55o I) ex>£>8 .'s3,e>cJ5oo^§ll 9 cO O 9 ° One’s own resolve is happy,, the priest’s advice is better; another’s advice is for one’s ruin, woman’s counsel is destructive. ( 382 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 59. ^Tcirew 3 ?£fTTf% *j: tnam ^ 11 C&3 Wg© Wg©ll He who looks upon all living "beings as upon himself, sees. TflfT^rq^T^rg tpr^Tfa I ^srnjrsng^wrrf* v: Wk * tmfwu d 5 o 8 ^g© 76 oS£g©IJ He who looks upon other men’s wives as his mother, and other men’s money as clods of earth, he who considers all creatures as himself—he sees [with spiritual wisdom]. ( cf. Bohtlingk’s Indische Spruche, 2. 2173 ). Do as you would be done by. 60. H [ Every man ] thinks the world like himself. 6 1. vr wRTfk vf%rj: n §^0 o3x° ar T> 7r* > ©. vS ‘Sjo^^sII “—^ ° He is wise whose wrath is limited by his power. If you cannot bite , never shew your teeth. 62 . ^TcSTTJf *rffi II ^SeT^jSo I! —i You should always save yourself. T^TTTTOj II Cp o v —' <p°— 8li\Z5~ r, 'T3?5Z> £n^>£>§bll —i O Q— ^ a - You should save money for [ a time of ] distress, you should save your wife even with [the expenditure of] money; you should always save yourself even with [the sacrifice of] wife and money. Self is the first object of charity. (Latin.)* * Priraa sil)i charitas. ( 3S3 ) 7S o & eT* ex>. 63. II cS^ tftfo Sl^lTlI *? Money should be saved for a time of need. Tsrrq^i? ’fcjjj ■riiq 3ft*raT*mj^: i ^t %trnrjT ^rgftwf^rrrqf fa*rsnfrr 11 ftSo325^ tflUT K kj&>!F'56r'&&s 86&8I ^ ^iS^KlT vix^oStrST* £^§©11 Money should be saved for a time of need, how can distress reach the rich ? If fortune depart, the wealth acquired will be lost. 64. W^frT II Duration of life gives food. i. e. So long as a man is destined to live, food will not be wanting. 65. ii V> Duration of life preserves the vital parts. V^mfqfrTrtWg I rr^WTfa ?"S^ ii $;5bKS^g tfgwSg <3c55botfijj£3 Life preserves the vital parts of one sunk in the water, of one fallen from a mountain, even of one bitten by [ the serpent 1 Takshaka. ( Hito- padesa, Book 2. ) 66 . ii t3c55s>TT^& aiSaiSii Life goes day by day. ^r^>: v^frf w^'t ■anftT tr i ^rT. ^RTOWRRIT^Tfa II People ask by way of compliment ‘ Are you in good health ?’ How can we be well when our life is waning day by day ? ( Kavit&ratn&kara 152.) ( j SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 67. {%<7 II £)&oil By delay [in using it] nectar [becomes] poison. 68. ?rsi^ *fp?r: sruNrmT 11 The world is bound by desire, fate, and much thinking. 69. Ttfi: II '§’'■* N^8U Who has reached the limit of his desire 1 70 . ^rarrsjT Otttsxt is ^Sw^W~° "sStf&o Z&szpa ^5<5so Sxj^joII Desire upon desire [ causes ] the greatest sorrow; content¬ ment, the greatest happiness. 71. R^FT II In eating and in business he who discards modesty will be best off. ( cf. Morton’s Bengali and Sanscrit Proverbs 805. ' 72. ^TTTrfft RyjJTWT ^I^JRTT W% II £SS3- € 8 r€ *) O ’^St° 2T°cS5o!ilJ Food is provided with the birth of men. OjrTWT??: %=f • ^SITTR^T^JT SPIRIT W? 'STT^m I! W°£ 2^.8 ^o 5 nDoS^c&xij s&&ix>£'?r>o sr°cxsb"^ll The wise should think of virtue and not of food: food also is created with the birth of men. ( Kavit&ratnSkara 101. ) ’ 49 ( 385 ) 3 o ^ 3 ey 6 So ex . 73. nsftwfg: II C iS^^E 8 " The Lord’s creation is His mere will. “ He commanded, and they were created Psalm cxlviii. 5. 74.