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5^ zdcio 16 ^ocr* fossil 145. II Ao&So'O'* ^T s X'©8ll Reproaching a Gum is the road to perdition. 146. '^ftcT T3 14WTTWT II You should practise virtue as if death had seized you by the hair. 147. II One night in a village. A wandering life. 148. 'THWfcITft 3T ^rWrUlft 3T II ^e)^S -zr* cj $>^&s£r'qp&~ S sr*ll Roes the vessel hold the ghi, or the ghi hold the vessel 1 Said by a would-be logician, as he turned the jar upside down, and so lost all the contents. Applied to foolish argumentation. ( 404 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 149., ^ II •v^oJ^f^o sTi&ll There is no sandal in the forest. “ The sandal tree grows not in every wood—Eminent persons are * rarely seen.” ( Morton. ) 150. w^ntrj ii s&orto ^T’K'Sf^oll A hundred shares of a sparrow’s flesh- To make two bites of a cherry. He'll make nineteen bits of a bilberry. 151. ’qffrRfw II Chewing the chewed. Said of a man repeating a foolish speech. He harps ay on ae string. 152. f%T II &oW° J$S r€ s5b?5b-^?g^ofl Sorrow is the fever of men. ( See Bdhtlingk’s Indische Spruche 1. 913. ) 153. ftpii *trw ^ v’# ’grffa srpgY *r ii -?■% v'STLS* * *g$ 8 By slitting the ears and cutting the tail, a dog is hut a dog— not a horse, not an ass. ( See TELUGU No. 571. &C.) ( 405 ) 3 o ^ So ex). 154. II tfsr5£oe&> 5^^oil One should act according to the people’s voice. The voice of the people; the voice of God. (Latin.)* 155. ssforTr^^rTT ^ sbr i W^TfTT ftfT^^fTT: II u B^ oSoJf^ *>Mvbd rr> 11 —r! . He who brought you forth ; he who invested you with the sacred thread ; he from whom you received instruction; the giver of food ; he who saved you from danger—these five are to he remembered as fathers. 156. spjnref?! ^atcTEfifw i 23^^^© 7T " 9 'S'So iio^ol Sfctfrao $S)Sxg&ll There will he poverty from birth, ten years’ imprisonment, death on the sea shore, and [ then ] a little enjoyment. The divine writing on a skull ( See Telugu No. 1344 ) picked up by Bhoja Raja ; the “ enjoyment” was interpreted by K&lid&sa to be a ride in Bhoja Rdja’s palankin. 157. snrrer 11 c5bt>c3o ^6yS5on To him who is horn, death is certain. 158. ^TWTfTT ^srolr Vr%'. II zt^sSj^W 9 I&t 73 A son-in-law is the tenth planet. A troublesome fellow. ♦Vox populi, vox Dei. ( 406 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 159. smRrsrci jmmfrffg-wi: i zr°s$r , ,&j tfo 0UO [ $joJt£'cOj^ rOJ-o o3 ^c^o5b ’sSSlSsSu’t ^xryr^tiQ ^§^$§81 o ircs&lfll The pre-eminence of the son-in-law is not diminished by- first serving the guests with the pulse cooked for him. 160. fawWri n . You may kill him who wishes to kill you. ■^TrlrTTf^PraTSrrfrefR R^TrR TW I fWElTHfT fwsuffaT^T W^pf'T *R<T V II ^S5^coo^^<35r*oe5s£>f!) ~£zr°o&?\o tTF§l 2?^r°o'^5ol5o 8?^r^oi><35b-<>?5^li;S You may kill a man on the field of battle who attempts to kill you though he be learned in the Vedanta ; you will not by that become a Brahman-slayer. Self-preservation is the first law of nature . 161. fwH ^ngftfsbnii f*nRtw: i fsrrro sttw TgR n 5o^2r’o#S3 - °8l ***$& zi sfotfcao ^o^Sioll Fortune rests on the tip of the tongue ; friends and relatives rest on the tip of the tongue ; suffering imprisonment rests on the tip of the tongue; death rests on the tip of the tongue. 162. sftWR TFsj^taT^ff ^ I TWT?iTSTT*lri IJT -=g ’T^T^rT || ra tier* &° o % cXxr* Z3^ 0 ^ ( ^r°£>o o X$cX>T 0 &T!r*o\ o -C> Jj^ , s5cn , ? , C : l5oll You should praise food digested, a wife whose youth has gone, a hero returned from the battle-field, and the grain which has come to the house. ( 407 ^ 3 o 6 §^j5o ex>. 163. ^ ifori *TW II llgS^oBo ^ Sr° ^g$$o ?<0f9 if II Superiority is not in seniority ; superiority is attributed to virtue. 164. II £rr°olfe3o S)"6-^^o|| After a fever, a purge. Z. 165. E^TTR^ II C\ &'T 7> &oj-°^r , ‘o5b'1bv^lf il mi 1 ihe commentary requires a commentary. Obscurum facere per obscurius. ?T. 166. rfrj^ii *pt ^t?tt ii e5oSb o 76 0 of^^SX) 75~ s 5r o or‘°£)t>’8ll I see not the country where a brother is. ^ srrw: 1 rf <? ^ ^ TOTftr ^ l^TrTT || -xS !T > Q$-zr>B\ e§o e&> !%#o 76 c$5o^ ^ r: Sr o o -0 £><58ll Wives can be procured in all countries, and relatives as well, but I see not a country where there is a brother born of the same womb. 167. rTTPzra wrnzm h e£^r°^5gtfo 55bs5j^g£o|| Half yours, half mine. Said by a Brahman impostor who was caught repeating sham Mantras. (SeoTELUGU No.2201 ). ( 408 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 168. WT T?"s*i I vfx^T^-?: Y^rarsiT fjnr^^^wmw u tfcxST 8 sr° h&otijoo &x>otftic\ Death is the punishment of a robber, the punishment of a harlot is shaving the head; separation a toro is the punishment of a wife, the punishment of a friend is not speaking to him. 169. cTT^W *n*f*ift* MUm II ^PcS-tf^ S'*#*} - A fool shines so long as he says nothing. rTUTW ^frvrn *Ulf VTSW II A fool looks well at a distance with his flowing garments ; a fool shines so long as he says nothing. . Every fool is wise when he holds his tongue . (Italian.)* A fool, if he holds his tongue, passes for wise. (Spanish. )t 170. frT^TffprHlT*!: II Sesamum seed and rice. Though mixed, their difference will always be seen. *Ogni pazzo & savio quando tace. t El bobo, si os callado, por sesudo es reputado,' ( 409 ) 52 X) o ^ §6 ex>. 171. II Cv ^ re K exr° ' 5 _D TP’g cSo 8 11 Like the leaping leech. Which jumps along holding on by its head and tail alternately, not letting go its hold at one end until fixed at the other. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 172. ^ i f¥ 51 TfTTf^j STT^f^ffT II && -£> <35T°-u)$f8l cT T (35bo7P' io s£r°S&cX5oO c3&^-^cSo&<D|l Cotton is lighter than grass and a beggar is lighter (more insignificant) than cotton—why is he not carried away by the wind? “Lest he should beg of me” [fears the wind. ] 173. srt 5i?f: ii ?C$8|| Who has reached the limit of desire 7 #STUi TJrft ^7T7T?f *pg ^riN: fafrRTwr i ^inu: yrf^rrr wfwfh sT^T (T^Tcffu % ?f: || 0(S\,o 8 (i\ > ©^>ei€F’o d\0'So©^ ( ^ ^s5e^oo325ol -v5^j^8 ^)^8o^,cIPo ^d^a}© v ?o ( s“S5^'?5^25o v3^ SaSb'SS&o s^°8<5tf£5E)0 Xe^sii He who has nothing wishes for a hundred ; he who has a hundred wishes for ten hundred; the possessor of a thousand desires a lakh ; the owner of a lakh desires a kingdom ; the ruler of a kingdom longs for an empire ; the emperor again wishes for Indra’s possessions ; Surapati desires to be in Brahm&’s place; Brahmd to be in Vishnu’s; Hari covets Hara’s dominion •—who has reached the limit of desire ? ( 410 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 174. IrsHSITO TmTOTO I TITO 5T*P7^StT^ ^TfTTTO ifrjff II Soei-^n’glf Sovo e^^sFl £3 ejy| X^bo You should forsake a man for the sake of your family; you should forsake your family for the sake of your village; you should forsake your village for the sake of your country; you should forsake the earth for the sake of yourself. 175. ll 0§0^TT D S r€ ST'>C'90|| Trisanku’s mounting to heaven. King Trisanku, a descendant of Ikshw&ku, having been exalted to heaven by the power of Visv&mitra was hurled from thence headlong by Indra, and remained ever after, in mid-air, head down and heels upward ! ( See Muir’s Sanscrit Texts, Part I, pp. 100-103.) The result of ambition—Applied also to a matter kept in suspense, neither settled one way nor the other. ( cf. Morton’s Bengali and Sanscrit Proverbs 810.) 176. II XoSf* %-&T\\ A stick has ten uses. 177. THf f? II eSSoTT 0 cJ5S,^j s 5'5 _0 ^,5. Sr° -F^tfoll Where frogs are the croakers, there silence is becoming. ( 411 ) ?$ o 3^ 6 eT* So ex>. 3rf Wt*T I w * wpn wr f% h ^5^o 5f^<£o s5jr°?5o §^113 &s-g>'£r o X , ~sfol ti&TT 0 d&,e£. SS'S -0 #^.^, Stirtio Ir 0 ^‘Sttfoll o V ' —a —ow T Cuckoos do well to keep silent in the winter; where frogs are the croakers, there silence is becoming. 178. TW?TT ^TfPfPr II &&s£rlT o^S^ill Haritaki is [ equal to ] ten mothers. Haritaki is the Terminalia Chebula; “the tender buds of this tree are formed into galls which are much prized as an astringent medicine and also A as a mordant in dyeing.” ( W. Elliot’s Flora Andhrika . ) The fruit is used as a purgative. 179. ^TriT ^ftr: vnft i ZT'IF* £0^3 OSes'" 8 ^)7r°^g8 oP-l) -£)c£x>o rSo^b X'eT°c55bo8l TT°2r*2ol)^cSo^Sol5sS ~£) s5^8 S'eT’ c55oo~ 7^ &^ras5b^^c>3oo©|| In the Kali Yuga men will suffer these six changes: the liberal man will he poor; the miser will he rich ; the sinner will he longlived; the good man will he short¬ lived ; the king will he of low birth ; and he will he served hy a man of high birth. 180 . I zr^S 0 ° £x>-£j&2il]p i ei$5golf -tflT’JJ.KcES -0 81| Liberality, sweetness of speech, courage, judgment: these four natural qualities are not attained hy practice. ( 412 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 181. ii Tr°^o cv’e^sS^'oii Giving is in the power of the giver. Giving or not giving depends upon the will of him who has the means of giving. 182. Tif^pflwr !! oeatr o 9ftP^’S'8|| The defect of poverty is the destroyer of a host of virtues. *rt!ref%(trm ft*T55pfffVfi;f?r *wir i ^*T *T f v ?jst II 65oS/3g (S^S^ $s5b'g5oi5'' 6 8© c3o“° &r>tfo £ lirf KottU**# Trig's ll The poet, who has said that the blemish of a dark spot is lost in the many beauties of the moon, surely did not observe that the defect of poverty is the destroyer of a host of virtues. i Poverty is no vice, but it is a sort of leprosy . (French.)* 183. ^•Tf^^T^^T’SI’i II rr'iix.^g^Tr 0 ^' tfoil Complaisance empties the purse/ 184. f^JT cfTT^W^m H •S'X&JP&qTPW In the daytime she was frightened by the cawing of a crow. The feigned timidity of a loose woman. (See the Bhojacharitra.