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<*ra£ II ?5s5oo& "?5oeS 25Si eiswo ^^^©oll o 9 Good men bend to obtain the highest elevation, even above the three worlds. 221. T iTTrTT II s5cr’eT’ ^^oll A mother curses not her son. ( See No. 216.) ( 123 ) 222. Sf^TWt *nfa?Tt *|<i: II 7T>2)8 r * ^0-^811 Among men a barber is the [ greatest ] knave. 223. JR JR tp| || 3:5 ;5:S Sicxioo tjo-tSll Nine, Nine—we [ know ] five. When on one occasion, a Voice was heard crying “ Nava, Nava,” K&lid&sa replied “ we [ only know ] five [ grammars ]. 224. f%^r grrrnj f? ^rn^j i S^g T’tfcBC}) ^)0^P>0 ^T’XglSoSS fir* *S^^C30l •sb"*ic , r3‘i6g SoS** Szr’g l3^S>j5s£oS&&lf II The learning of men is not a cause [ of greatness ]; what learning has a stoned but it obtains divinity. ( See TELUGU No. 2063.) 225. Tift: II tfg.*g ' 3 '°©r>g X$ 8 ll. What other resource has a ruined man 1 fawr ftrajfarr f¥ fWr i *rer ^Tfq m fw fsrewft srwTwfaw? i v*r i ^t^it *ifa: 6v s5j° o^Srs^sSrao is&o-£>e£o §o lltf sfttfgo Stt*! o&tfgo ^CT’Z) ^cfcoo '©j u o~ w oX7T T, ^)’?^8^l l§3r' , g'sSgtf So-Os Soe^sS ££r°glftf nSH’lSgra tt°\ $< 68 * tfgtfg ■s^’^s x©8ii “ Is it right, Hermit, to eat flesh P” “ What is the use of it without liquor ?” “ You like liquor, too ?” “ Aha! I like it in the company of harlots.” “A harlot is fond of money and how can you get it?” “ Either by gambling or by theft.” “ Are you accustomed to gamble and steal ?” “ What other resource has a ruined man ( 424 > > SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 226. jj ^ITri^nrifiT II ?5. t) o Sib?5©ll O ^ ^ A woman is not fit for independence. 227. !T f^i mv: II ^ f^OT^o SoSoli ^r^sll A good man does no injury. 228. *T f% TWHSr II ?5 fj-° ^^£-30 Koe^7r ft <&o^tfiM\r3 2§s5'^ll There is no law for living beings of life for the next moment. (See TELLTGU No. 1903.) 229. f? ^JT^tOt II ?6 Sr 3 2^^$ 11 No one knows everything. 230. q 0? wtx'jit: h lr° ■?5'^J5 ^src^^sll All are not like you. 231. ?f ff ^:#ff*TT <3I"HJ7T II ?5 £r° tSospo tScB^d^TT 1 ei^glfll No pleasure is obtained without pain. No rose tvithout a thorn. 232. 5}T*m cf^X II sS^rn A lie should not be told. 54 ' 425 ) c3 o d' eV 6 s^ 5 So t>o . 233. *II*TrITrqTff^ VT II ' ■sr'S^eJ'sP^S'o ^53oil There is no greater sin than a lie. 234 . sm^: 11 TT'tftis 53^^0X50811 Ndrada was a lover of strife. The Muni N&rada had a knack of sowing discord betweeu others. 235. STTftWT TJtfe Tjfff: II 73"*Sf5~°o ^508li A husband is the ornament of women. 236. snf^p ifefh?f?r: ii 7J"*!Dg3$ *£§b308|j There is no king who is not Vishnu. i. e. in whom divinity: does not dwell. ( Seo No. 198.) % 237. infer wmsfffiT ii 7T°§> (TV^i^OS II There is no village—liow can there be a boundary! infer riTirt infer f^^ji i *nfer ^nr ^femfaififer nt: ii 73-*& SoeSir^s&p Ssr’g Soe^ cSo^sl 73"* &r°?5o 85bol?5\ I % §603 o &8|| —o sji. —o eJ—c oL—o —o ~ " There is ho village — how can there he a boundary ? There is no learning — how can there be fame ? There is no wisdom — how can there be salvation? There is no faith— how can there be understanding? ( 426 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 238. ^rrfsriTTHitt fCi: 11 7T n “5j-oO'5^’-D^€^6 r€ 8^)81| There is no greater enemy than self-conceit. ^ fcraT^r ^v^T^^mrq-rf fr^: 11 ^5 ^ ^r°cn> -C> IS's^Sk^o zdcioI o oL O— cO ?5 -tf Srr*^ 5"3cr> ?oocj5bo^Sj^o 8 t£)8|| \ No love is equal to that of [ a parent for ] a child ; no power greater than that of fate ; no relation is equal to knowledge ; no enemy greater than self-conceit. 239. fast n vS ?y^%r o S r * 55o^e$jg8ll Death is always present. Death does not blow a trumpet. (DanUh)* 240. ^ ii $d&©8 ^tfglfil Who can control fate 1 *rn%wr mn Bmi i ^ fugfC rT-sm ii Ox' j£r* £fo eJ v ‘* dSo^g d&Tbg ^^oKctSbsl ^sps&iSa^gCiTi £)c$5b©8 eT^g'eill On the battle field lies Abhimanyu, whose maternal uncle is Govinda, and whose father is Dkananjaya ! — Who can control fate p 241. fwru^i: trej: n vj X5&8II Q A man without money is a beast. ( See TELUGU Nos. 1876, &e.) * PCdon blaeser ci Lyd for sig. ( 427 ) $ eT* s''' 8 So wo . 242. n $8£^&&)6a-*er<335cp , ?58|| A man without money is like cotton. i. e. as insignificant as cotton is light. ( See No. 172-also TELUGU Nos. 1S76, 2168, 2169.) 243. fMrwfa Ora *tr*it51 ii l^lleicr^o -vT 6 ^ K~§ §3oo •^p’So'qr’^oil What is the use of oil to an extinguished lampl What is the use of care after the thief has gone 1 (See TELUGU No. 77.) When the head is broken the helmet is put on. (Italian.)* To stop the hole when the mischief is done . (Spanish.)! Every ditch is full of after-wit. (Italian.); 244. *ffar. *tfyfrr#fn h o)x3"°8 Base .men love contention, good men love peace. 245. 3kNt: SkHV i £)UT°^c3t^ tS 3j5s5g8 1 •&ZT*ffjC&r* &>tir$Tr*K8 KdbSoo tfbqjoll The protection of the base should not he sought, the protec¬ tion of the great should he obtained; the great serpent ■A / protected hy Isa (Siva) enquired after Garuda’s health. ( See TELUGU No. 751.) 246. sfHY 51. ®^?r cf rtOt ii ££8 t$ $6 Soil 3otti>lf 'tixtizU A mean fellow promises and does not; a good man promises not, hut does. * Rotta la testa, se mette la celata. t Recebido ya el dauo, atapar el horado. l Del senno di poi £ piena ogni fossa. ( 428 ) 8 A N 8 0 R T T P R OVER P .8 . 247. fwnre: it §£x7 T, Xx < C3 81{ Why medicine for a healthy man *? w; at i '3|TfVwr>ra sfl^sna II £$8^75"°^§~ ptf oljicXo z$r> c^f^ol '<S5^go &&>•££ §^j-°^^s|| Support the needy, 0 son of Kunti ! bestow not your riches on the wealthy. Medicine is proper for a patient; why medicine for a healthy n \ K i. * j i -? '/• ■ ’ man ? > 24S. II 13;x#o The Naishadham is medicine for the Doctors. It tests the powers of the learned. 249. ttfefTT II C\ * , tSoCcW* ^x>cr D ^2§S)?58l| . ^ Pandits live on fools. 250. W TI-^rfrT II The road is cleansed by the wind. T*WT 3ysm ^TTt 3TT# Tt'SlRr 1 wr*br w sysiffr ii ^237^ ef ’FT°& ~ 5 ~ T cS ,0 e^^Ca^eTl TT’,*}^’Zjot-t* -51^"^^ &#£0|| * * * Wood is beautified by chisel¬ ling ; copper is polished by tamarind ; the road is cleansed by the wind. ( 429 ) V ^6 o 'SSj r _ < ^ e?* -6 §6 ejo . 251. tragi' f? II C \ ^T-Js^o tr° s5"^ &x°> *c6^^c*5ooli e5^ rr° & II 0 Suta! in killing those ripe [ for death ], blades of grass even are equal to Indra’s weapon. - — 252. ^iTfm ii ^Sd&oS'tfsll [ His ] pomp is dreadful. 253. truf xr^t ffl^ n V* ”55^0 ^$)SS^o -<0ejo <5^d&oll A leaf, a flower, a fruit, water. Said apologetically by a poor host to a grand guest. xH q-ar xr^t aH *mT q^-^ffar i FTT'W wm’ffTWSUfri q^fTTWq: II s5 ”53^5,0 c6sNjo *o5eio cX5oo cSt* ^cSfc-^Ol 5$£'a3-°o p j6g*)Scr^e5s^dtocPe5;6$|| "I accept and enjoy the holy offerings of the humble soul, who in his worship presenteth leaves and flowers; and fruit and water unto me.” ( Bhagacad-gita, 9. 26. Wilkins’ trans. ) 254. qffTfr: ii *s50l5s 03^5^ eJofSbos[| A fallen mountain is [thought] light [ of]. “ When a person once prosperous declined in circumstances, he ceases to be respected.” ( Morton 822. ) 255. tpsm fijfqqt q fqqr 11 (0 C 2S^ d&lf II The Margosa tree will not sweeten, though it be constantly- watered with milk. ( 480 ) SANSCKIT PKOVEKBS. 256. tl^fiTr^T H cb^OtS^gO II Skill in defrauding others* 257. H 5^400H Another’s food is distressing to the life. Dependence on another for one’s livelihood is a miserable state of existence. ( See TELUGU No- 2125) 258. JUpfYr €lfq ft W5fi: II ■SoJ5A> .20,S5 p>$ ?5 S'8II i —° No one is devoted to the supreme Brahma. 259. qfYv^rr: tp!?n*r h ^56 y ^^'S" i: 58 cSb ’<£>£>l)u£;6cll To do good to others is meritorious, to injure others is sinful. 260. ■qTtwr^rer ^<TT || £5<5 r ’ € s5~g - °cr D cX5b ^W° o S)^5cn>^cjSbsil The riches of the good are [ employed ] for the benefit of others. ftmfh wrv: f, ^n^tjrenOr wr:i 2) 20 o S ^ cS5o l5o c6 it* o ?|5 s ^r 0 c5 o £s 3 uio <j$ or* £) 81 lis5 ^55 ^‘c6'S _c ‘0' t cs3 'ZWo S) e5 ^ 811 The rivers themselves drink not [ their ] water, nor do the trees eat [ their own] sweet fruit ; the clouds eat not the crops—the riches of the good/are [ employed ] for the benefit of others. ( 431 ) ,5 o Sb ex. 261. u<tT II ^6 f '^3-°o^tf£>o&o tfStfoll 9 This body is for doing good to others. Our bodies are given to us as the means whereby we may assist our fellow men. 262. II cb-'-ocle^oll Proficiency in advising others. WlVr W=fPC srmt I i, ^ c ; ’W ^ra*JWR ^ frtTf WtfTTJH: II V> \3 ■£p> ocSeSgo ^'gT'ol S'rSg -£>&> S5b^^s58li Proficiency in advising others is easy to all men ; few are the great men who themselves practise virtue. j Every one thinks himself able to advise another. Nothing is so freely given as advice. (French.)* Of Judgment every one has a stock for sale. (Italian. )t 263. vnfiy ffcTyra wv: II ^ \ O 'ZStT *ob uo^bsfi Though not of your kin, a friend is your [truest] relation. (See TELUGU No- 909.) Many kinsfolk, few friends. yftfq ferram yyy'yrtqfifrf: qr; i ir^f nfyfty^TT^4Tyy ii So& r_s & Sr^sw’IT - woL^^o^&*5g£r o e£.8 o5?5sl '&&£'* srg^Srs-$sSj'tfwgs&’5S,^o|| One interested in our welfare is a relative, though a stranger; one injurious is a stranger, though a relative ; disease is hurtful, though born in our body ; medicine is beneficial, though produced in a forest. * Kien no se donne aussi lib^ralomcnt que les conseils. T Del judizio ognun ne vendo. ( 4.32 ) SANS CHIT PROVE UBS. 264. ii ■So J\ s5^ (M\ cJ5b s I i Like a bird and a tree. 265. VUmJT^t ^UTSlil'T ft? cfT II "^p 3 c5 If "ii ?5 §o srC!