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) * Fauvret<5 n’eet pas vice, mais c’est une espSce de laidrerie, ( 413 ) ?5 o 3 el' -6 § y " 8 So ex>. 185. ^T3?*TO*nfr? OpsNrt fVei^ I <£TrT: qfT^ifr^ II &X*$oXX>XTr>S&o ftS'ipo St^TT *o J| cJ5ool ^.tf J sfc^tftfocS5bDS'o Xr>tf&8 ^8sStfobf~ || W — o zi Keep clear of a bull with long horns, a widow without / shame, and an educated Sudra. 188, ^rT^^rf v A c5o^?5o '££r*L>e5j3 || Keep clear of a bad man. Keep yourself from the anger of a great man, from the tumuli oj a mob, from a man of ill fame, from a widow that has been thrice married, from a wind that comes in at a hole, and from a reconciled enemy. 187. Trf^rNY faw*ra<frftj ^ I fawr ^ ii c58o3^tf^5p^ S)55^c5^r>e;o^5 r ^Si f>£~\ s5isftl^r 5 ?5 ^d&o&'tfsn Though he be adorned with learning, a bad man is to be shunned; is a snake adorned with a gem not to be feared! A jewel called Sarpamani (snake-stone ) is said to be found in the head of a snake, 188. <3^: TT^ro WW35R*rf^irr< I ti^TT^T^r ’jf ^srsna'RR n c£p>#£o s£^^i§\’<y?5o o58o|l The bad man to be honored first and the good man after¬ wards ; the feet to be washed first, and the mouth afterwards. ( 414 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 189. fipqqT^t "-q i w fwrii <5 wtw it d5b5?58 <§> > c>&£n>& -£> °£>$£> ©£x© cfr^iSoSo £fo oj-°zr> oj^eio|| Though a had man speak soft words, that is no ground for confidence in him; it is honey on the tip of the tongue and poison in the heart. ( See TELUGU, No. i, &c.) 190. rniT nqnqt q~i h UVO 7T°2T 3 W'ZT’TT*O weioll The king is the strength of the weak, crying is the strength of children. Because they obtain what they want by it. 191. ww fqrnq n £&>8^<M\S5oe^o j^tfrao -£r<T' 3 c>&|| Famine for a short time, the remembrance of it long. ( See Morton’s Bengali and Sanscrit Proverbs 830 ). 192. ^-gT *TRJT fM ^rgt^qrTr^^fT: I Wq ^q -g% qm T WSH*: II ££>|y> ^r’xr’g $tio SXi^o ocJ5xe^8 -E> N'^'^r 0 sr 0 ?^ J5b^?^)Q"^s5 ?5 ■?So#'c$5o8|| A wicked wife, a false friend, a servant with pride, living in a house with a snake are [causes of] death, without doubt. ( 415 ) $ O ^ So 00 . 193. ^T^T: tpf?fT ^TW*ffa^TSr5 *nh;T; H £j-*tf^r>2 ZStfQtT wtf\-CT>8ll cp oj 0 (0 cp —&) Mountains are beautiful at a distance, rugged wlien near. (See TELCGU, No. 1181 .) 194. fw-g^sfr fasrgt i .qr^^-pgrT ^nfrr^rm ^xra: ii c$5br°Sfcn 5 1&r*g £)^5§' r6 'So38l ^-^OTS^er 0 2r°9-rfo73^ei d3rj£s&8|I A foul mouthed man, a man without employment, a low fellow, a revengeful man — these four are base from their evil deeds; the base-horn are better. 195. TfS’Ff "SraHTTT respirf 5RT fqWH | ^r^Tf it &-°3o ttvo obl&zT I .cS^n^J-tfo s$btf8^j-°$o ^sScr-i^eTlI The foot should be placed [on a spot] seen to he clean, water should he drunk after having been strained through a cloth; a word should be spoken with truth, [ a business ] should be done with consideration. 196. II 13s$o ^<£&26"vlic9|| il God in the form of man. God works through men, as His instruments. 197. f^na Onrrafh: 11 -p^JP^Ssii Yarious are the ways of fortune. ( 416 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 198. w^ftn <5 f^xr i n?H ‘wr%wTift*i wrflwt un $rm TS'sr’^tfci KXe5^^o S$3o [ Wj^>Z:o e&> ^sS^ol ^ 0^,0 ^zTyc&jcS^ o5bs5b 2§s51[r , l| The whole world is subject to God, God is subject to a Mantra, that Mantra is subject to the Brahman, the Brahman is my god. 199. II T3l3 29 €§ Cfc^efll * Af,* .* ■* ' * v' - - * ’ v '• "When fortune fails, [ nothing can be done. ] 200. Sfr^fT II (S^ 6 -^? Sill The defects, even of a Guru, should be told. -*r TT^Kft? ^TXJTT STTSTT ft^T 3T^TT *TvKfv I ^NliiN 3 ^ fipg f??t =f^ || ^ fi**? 768**8)1. TStfJrr 0 ^5)^ £r°e£o s$li§<§~ll Virtues, even in an enemy, should be acknowledged ; defects, even in a Guru, ought to be pointed out: always, and with all endeavour, should the son and the scholar be taught wisdom. 201. H ^s5£o s&r>'e5g?5 &#£&!! A thing is valued for its price. tjrei n ^T^rT^F^rr ?fra^T Tk xpst i ^ S> N cM ^ ^ spqfxr n ^Soo &> ^e)7r°-v5o^"^£^~ /V*s5bc&>tf e£^Pl s5 j6 o ■xS ^e^£o &#£©ll A fruit becomes purified by washing ; so a house by cow-dung ; and a cloth b y the. use of fuller’s earth ; a thing is valued for its price. 53 ( 417 ) 7$ o 3^-^) & eT 6 36 ex> , V. 202. SR<T„ II Zptfj&p'erSXDfcio #XlTII In this world, money is the means. 203 . ^ Na^ra: $i<5o *£> Oo^ogo^ TT^ ^slI A wise man should think of virtue. 204 . fin *rfa: ii &r>ST ?C©8|| The way of justice is mysterious. w: 'gimf^reri xj^nar wr VTamm# i fxOxf^’i fwxftf’Xfr: n O Njl ^T^TWfC^rft ffift W'ft XWTrlTOX<\ i fT €tffT dfrf^ldTTTfiT'yt TO WsfTT ^iffT. II <35b-^8 ^s6bsper^o streak ^W’vs&nvo W08I ^^^cSo 0 £3zr v tr°£.tf‘£)& S$o<5‘c£)§o §6o^ '£zsy°8 r ^'oj-°c& oeT"I s$- %ir 'tiQ’£mrx&x§r ##•£<> k5o-‘^t x©sii Making over all the earth to Hari, Bali went down to the bottom of PAt&la; with the offering of a measure of flour of fried corn, the celebrated Bishi [Kuchela] procured his elevation to Heaven; in spite of her unchaste character from youth, Ivunti rose to the region of angels ; while, alas, Sitfi, in spite of her devotion to her .husband, went down [into the earth] ; — the way of justice is mysterious. ( 41M 1 SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 205. cCVffT ^vfTT II &S r ' 6 s5£>© s5£>©li ^ —4 9 9 Virtue increases and increases. 206. VTTt ?5 ^frT *T II TF>Ty°o £&> Si#gO rS ot-°X^£[8II No gifted Yogi can see the stream. 'siT^Tft^crex: 5r% i pTel ^^farTTCWU’STRT II ^<T ’STT fT^ 7[ff I VTTt 75 WtT *t ii tfo£>eF , o2os5^y)lf s$ 5^0^ e^g, tf&jl y*Tr>o e& S5$£8 ,76 ^r^gsil In the city of Anandat&ndava, in the house of a Dravida, there is a wonder—the ghi pot is like Vasishtha’s wife, the spoon dances in it ; Aha! Aha! no gifted Yogi can see the stream. (See TELUGU No. 2411.) Vasishtha’s wife, Arundhati, is the personification of one of the Pleiades. The allusion here is to the smallness of the star. e • . . 207. VTTSW^rT II C\ The world is deceived by the wicked. 208. IN? ’JT'y^r 11 Courage is in all things a means [ of success. ] ( 419 ) To o To^_^ & §6 oo . 209 . ?;t 5 ?t **fip 2 if?r h tfoS r * TT 0 #'* Nanda will become a king. 210. 5f WfW II, : , 9 T ' - V * \ \3 * ’ l\ ;'■, \* <■* v’ '< '• ; ^ X^sS^o X^Sr :, J5ooa^lill It is not a house they call the house, but the housewife. rl^T f% Tjf^rTW^T^T V^rpgi^T TJTFHU II ?5 X^o3~°o X^’<& v SOdW°^'&^X^s~fr°(h e£c 5 £r> £r° l 6 s 5 b$o^li || It is not a house they call the house but the housewife ; one possessed of her enjoys all the pleasures man is capable of. 2ii. *r ^ foTTrin: *n# ii 76 -£) ISsr’eSxtfo 200011 Q— OO There is no power greater than that of fate. r ^ fihmEnfr ^ ft:q: 1 v5 v \S curare*?: ^ ^ fsiTrcpf; - ir 11 -rt -tf sr*g$73'3cr 8^81 ?5 -z$ 2000 !! No relative is equal to learning ; no enemy is equal to disease ; no affection is equal to that for a child; there is no power greater than that of fate. (420) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 212. 51 ^ || * ^K85^2T , O^S5^^C90!I Be not dependent on a purse-proud relation. ^5lf%'yiTT rT333RT3T f*rgi 3qj33T*: i 3T5?fq 5T^ 3-13 3 ^ 5JSf5lflcr^f^W^5tf II sStfsk&T^TT 9 &V$&vzr>3- s s$tfSoSr z$6&& -^xn^ if&i tS -rt ^XQJ^^Po^sStftfnoll Better is the edge of a sword, or to live under a tree—better is it to beg, to starve, or even to fall into the dreadful hell, than to depend on a purse-proud relation. 213. 5T Wfh W 3m **5PTT*lt 33lf^?T II >9 s 76 -cfo© spoo ”sr°Sgo ■^7r°'?r o o S'zftDITii The words of the good wilt surely never fail. *TT3: f^f^VTTTT I f33^fh W. uliTT^T fllTfTU II xnreifh %;: 'jfhmt *ufh = 1 %: 1 5T3^rfh ^ 3m WSSRTVfi qrSfTf^ 11 d&© cssa p^?sbs *5$y&> aft£^r , i^i D^© ct£>a 76j^3 "So25 £IF’tt^o ^5,-v$0© cssa l5o5o8 Ij^cFo d6r*Q s5Sr^8l tf-t^ei© 4)00 ■^ 7 T T> TT’O S'cr t ’-£><§~H Even if the sun should rise in the west, even if the lotus should bloom on the peaks of the mountains, even if Meru should shake, even if fire should feel cold,—the words of the good will surely never fail. 214. ’ifa: II ti&TT’O '&-®X'S r€ X©8|| The ocean is the course of rivers. Death is the common lot of all. (Latin.)* * Mors omnibus communis. ( 421 ) 215. H 76 C5o8^)o ^5o-£>sp’?5^Sr D ll With five [ others ] there is no sorrow. ^TrR$ ^irr^r tNfaw? i ■<vr>£s5go Xo$£^o 's5o-£>sp’^Sr*l ^JfsSgo tfo 76 £&8^)0 You should stop along with five [ others ]; walk along with five [ others ] ; eat along with five [others]; with five [ others ] there is no sorrow. Company in distress makes trouble less. (French.)* 216. t ^wflpftjrar: 11 w God is not the destroyer of his creation. •t to r tttT 1 *1 II 76 s£pe 5 "° % o 5 "lf 76 (S^slo s 5 bir*l 76 fr°o^ro & 3 $oli ^^TP’^'S'sll A mother curses not her son ; the earth suffers not harm ; a good man does no injury ; God is not the destroyer of His creation. 217. 5! *nft II (S^sxo e>$ll £fctn>ll The Earth does not feel evil. * Qui ne souffre pas seul, no sonffre pas tant. ( 422 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 218 . ^ Sidt ^ II <6 ^OSk5©H It has not been and it will not be. ^^T^TTtn: ^PT ^rf ^ I ^Sf VPW ^ ^rJI$rT^TT^t II u £K ) (5o ZT°tfo pJ-*3o rf ^$' r ^j 6 zp'vtfg!^ ? 3 Xl§& J rf^Tr : -tftfo II A greater gift than that of food, has not been and will not be; by food this whole world, animate and inanimate, is sustained. 219. spiff! *mf?r *rfwr ^t: ii 'O tf35bo& ^3 z)’7yr ir i> sil Fruitful trees bend down, men of wisdom stoop. The truly great are humble. spiff! spifa srfasft ^t: i ^ *JS5pg fsT?m q ^ sroB II ?5s5oo© ^SS'^cn> sS^cSC 5 tf£5boO ^c?^r ^osS>^_'S _p ^o -£> sp&glf zS -i$ tfs5oglf|| Fruitful trees bend down, men of wisdom stoop ;—a dry stick and a fool can be broken but not bent. 220 . spiff!