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“ Get learning with' a great sum of money and get much gold by herV* Ecclesiasticus li. 28. 38 i. fNnfWfa: *773: ii S>zr r, £ S)lr°?58 tS&zti f One void of learning is a beast. fsreiT rm* *7 fi ^ 1733: vl {Dcr^ 73^25^50 ix* ^,t5o <Dsr°££)ir*?58 c3^>8II Learning is honored by kings, not wealth ; one void of learning i^ e beast. ( 461 > <3 o So ex>. 382. f^JTStTffl f^W’TCf^r* I *f f% W f^STRTftT TOff WR^^TT II JDrr^lSsS Sar’Tr*© S&jjJgtfsSQ^skol Sr- s5o^r°g ?6§§o ^75 £>^£>7^011 The learned only know the labour of the learned, the barren woman knows not the great pains of childbirth. (See TELTJGU No. 807- ) 383. fafarsV spjRTfMrT $ Ufa: II zovzr°S)& iSo a&OslI Lo! Fate is all powerful, that’s my mind. *l-5|W3R*reT^fq I firfvT% ^wfiifFr* *rf?r:n &3Q^&tfcdj^^s-z!r>lb5oZ)0 X23^SooK's5b^n-25S) wo^tfol S^^sSbePo -xS EjS^eT’o £>^£5 ’sj$ , ' € zzwzt>&& l5o sSbQslI Seeing the seizure of the sun and the moon by Graha, the restraint [exercised] over elephants and serpents, and the poverty of the wise, lo ! I am of opinion that Fate is all powerful. ( Bhartrihari.) Graha is a name of R&hu, the personified ascending node. 384. WffTCTUTfir II zx>8tf;\k75<!58li Mind follows what Fate has decreed. 385. fiRrspsra H £)7r*#' £>7)5e5£>o£>8ll 9 In the time of calamity, the sense is perverted. 386. flrc^rj irssraurg ^fr: ii £75£>75^oe&> Sj-^8311 Let misfortunes come upon us often, by which Hari (Vishnu) is remembered.^ ( 4fi2 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 387. faqfa; '5FRT .^fa WT^I^TIT *lfv fasfi*i: I v 5 s) N> *TJ(fa ^Tfa^faNM fa ^^TTW’lt II MS TT'^ixW 3 c55o3§ £>^$681 cxSo^S) =cr°spt)&s5gs“vStfo y§T° ^,S^©^^5)o£5o h~° ^) ^ 7roll Fortitude in misfortune, forbearance in prosperity, eloquence in the assembly, valour in battle, eagerness in [ seeking ] fame, attention to the Yedas—these are natural toa great man. 388. faum <5 ffan: I 2.§q-§° &> o lSos5 ^eSsil Am ong Brahmans, seniority is [attained] by knowledge; among Kshatriyas, by valour; among Yaisyas, by corn and money; and only among Sudras, by birth. ( See No. 103. ) 389. fa^PTO II S)$aH>&rao ^?5s5b^5oclcJ ,, 7r’oll Silence is the ornament of the- ignorant. { See No. 169.) 390. fat? W ^fasT® Tl^tift fan? || SD&o rS^T 0 s5^#<5g e£&d 2DsS.o 11 An assembly is poison to a poor man; a young wife is poison to an old man. ( See TELUGU No. 1779.) Poor men's words have little xoeight. (Greek.)* A young wife is an old man's post-horse to the grave. (Germau.)t * Taw yap rtevt]T(ov etcriv at A oyoi xevot. t Jung Wcib ist altcm Mann, das Postpfcrd zum tirabc, • ( 463 ) £> o So e . 391. Tf*fTTt?sr u £)&§oo$5o s5c3j* B £&>4)o|i A vessel of poison, with a face of milk. ' See TELUGU No. 4, &c .) sfiraHfnr wii 1 TOirrnT* OH wm*i it o 36 <_€ ^\. ^6,e5gli\. (^cssbsr^S^ol . eF 0 #^o SX>^,o £)&§oo?j5o ^ocxkr^^&oipoll Such a friend as, like a vessel of poison with a face ( i. e. covering) of milk, ruins [a man’s] business behind his back and speaks soft words to his face, must be shunned. 392. fltrflfifTRITST: II S&^SoTr'gcs&sll Like the worm living in poison. 393. Orefgtfh ifcrsf n <^5xS5^c£T^S) r50o5^S“ *£j£cS50O ^^050^0(^^011 It is not right for one to cut down even a poisonous tree which he himself has reared. T<rwt<*r: inrat^r ^ i Ores wi Of ijsr-i tTfwufi ii c. \$ £>&sS^ <££*§> tfosStfg ^d&o ^^s^^ro^^oll Hence has the Daitya derived his prosperity and for this very reason he does not deserve destruction: it is not right for one to cut down eve# a poisonous tree which he himself has reared. ( 464 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. \ 394. II £>&*5g S)&s55 r8 &#pll Poison is the remedy for poison. ^ ^f^rnifr^rV^ i f% g^T ii E>^|md t§*T Sj'855^d53o^eT r, ai“^l v^Jr^dSo if £n> 'Qtt 1 SD&tfg £&S5*;££olj Caste your sight, broad fawn-eyed damsel, once more [upon me]-*-h&V6 we not heard from the olden time that poison is the remedy for poison P Poison quells poison, (Italian,)* One nail drives out another. 395s TJT^I gHTfarf I ^TrwtT^fq n JDi^#s3£S5b^e$o ^T^Sr’go 3r°erS$S> J&^P2>.e£o I . >&> t) ^^^_gs5b^oTprg^& T-’o-tftfoll Nectar should be taken even out of poison; a well spoken word should be received even from a youth; rectitude should be acknowledged even in an enemy, and gold should be taken even out of filth. 396. ^it ^ ($ i ^it v^mV ^Ti n ^ & ^ a;So1 Useless is rain to the sea, and useless is food to one satisfied; useless is a gift to a rich man, useless is youth to a poor man. ( cf. Bohtlingk’s Indische Spriiche, 2890, 5031.) * II veleno si spegne col veleno. ( 465 ) 59 }S o 3 <3 ey 8 ^ J6 ex>. 397. *TTTt nffTsrrfT II An old woman, a chaste wife. 398. 7Rf%^t II S6\73"° ‘^T'Q e )9 v An old harlot, a female devotee. WftKrT^TWTV: ^t|T %qfH*RT t fT’ft ^ ^fFTTOffit gTUT rPlfasft H S^ft -t$ t§j5lP^§^ s5^^r° $o5§>J&|| A feeble thief, a good man ; an ugly woman, a chaste wife ; a sick man, a worshipper of the deity ; an old harlot, a female devotee. 399. XJTHTITq^Ti- ^pf^mil s$^£>o$g s5%5?5o ^ An old man’s advice should be taken in a time of misfortune. 400. f%<7 Tlf^l^T^T f|ri fsr?:: I remw fire fwtf ii °e)^^S s ^ t ^‘S _, c5^r' £>&0 3^81 ^$So£>&o tfo |y *^u^o7Co e5bgl§ £>&oll The poison of a scorpion is in his tail; the poison of a fly is in his head ; the poison of a serpent is in his fang; the poison of a bad man is in his whole body. 401. ii v~ir° sSe^^&^oXsll In a fight between bulls, the calf’s leg is broken. ( See TELUGU No. 212.) ( 466 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 402. H A Vai&ya is a betrayer of confidence. 403. WT<TTT ^TfNfTST II oT'g^P'tfo Trade is treachery. An ungrammatical, but common saying, corrupted from “ Fyapado droha chintanam ” in the Amarakosa. 404. ^T^rr: II Vy&sa’s pass. Said of any difficult passage in the Mah&bhftrata” or of ** any puzzle or stumbling block.” (Brown.) *T. 405. 3T II sr°ll \ / Is not Sachipati Maghavti 1 Both names of Indra. 406. IT3 *[TO II S'lB || Deceit must be practised towards the deceitful. •STT^ II 73t5l§ T'&go II One must be upright towards an upright man and deceitful towards a deceitful man. ( 467 ) 3 o e5^ So ex>. 407, ^?T II S'lSo Ssfr'c*6 ^Vs5go|| Leave off a hundred [ works ] and eat. Food is the first thing. 408. TO^TO qf^rt: II '&oci$§s\l CO A Pandit by a hundred stanzas. Said derisively. 409 . tou sitto ^ vfro: ii 5p 2T°C&>1§ "55 O l5 3II In a hundred, one hero is found; in a thousand, one Pandit. i 4io. tot: to: tot ii S'"38 •3o^T D 8 ^2.8 ^'o'^T’ll Slowly along the road, slowly through the quilt. A quilt of patch work is referred to. , sr%: tot: to: tot itI: vw cT^tto i •si^: ^ vr#g to to to: ii #^>8 oScq^s ^oTp* "S5C>££e>Ocj$D?5ol S'# -tf oSo-tf 2^8 ^811 Slowly along tne road; slowly through the quilt; slowly over the mountain ; slowly through your business ; slowly in your charities—slowly, slowly, through these five. The admonition, nothing rashly, is everywhere useful. <Greek.)* # To [xytiev eixrj, Tiavrayov ’art ^privt/iov. ( 468 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 4ii. ii ^1^8 o5tf§e£wo^>£>Oll Slowly over the mountain. ^reiT sinm ^rn: i t^TWJTOTTTm 'gTn -JT%: *nfrl*Nn II S&SrStfFig TSotSo’Jfr’ 2 T°cS£>li ^^81 e £ ) -£n>j$7F 7> |ptfo #^>8 *s5?5£€5e?o^So?5o! The right path will gradually be found in a forest by wandering in it; so wisdom will be gradually acquired by study of the Vedas, as a mountain is slowly crossed. 412. 71%: f^rUT^ II ^8 2^8 JO&sF^tfoll Slowly, slowly, place the foot. Be careful in each step you talce in any business. 413. II The body is the abode of diseases. ^: ^fYrRTT?:w 5 ? vr^ *r i =pm r^ffT rrspfa: infK ii 5s 't*Q &|§*)8 oJ'g^^boS^Oll That soul, in which there is no perception of sorrow, beneficence, or virtue [in others], bears in vain a body, the abode of diseases. ( m ) 3 o 15 ^ 6 tx>. 414. *sTW ^nf^TVST II S’§8aj'Sgo ,>< Is not the body the chief instrument of doing goodl ( See No. 261.*) ^ifa ^risqftT N S* ?TUf% TTSffiir II 0 0 $$5> ^c55cr tfo rSovi^o r5£)oe&>k_tf'o aen?5g2) ^r^^O^S\ojcrcl 61 w5) c^^^g £)& #'§C>s5j -9 d5go spv o Are fuel and Kusa grass easy to get P Is the water fit for your bathing P Are you engaged in penance according to your strength P Is not the body the chief instrument of doing good ? Said by Siva to P&rvatt—( see the KuraAra-sambhava ).—Kusa is the Poa cynosuroides. 415. Trrarn* wrwsrns m sn's^csk S5~° -^gei sSepcCo oT* i^rgeT ii It will do for vegetable, or it will do for salt Said by a beggar. 416. HTVTSrfa II By curse, and by arrow. V^rTWJTr V^: I 'wrot ^ anvr^fq ir^T^ftr ii <2£/^&>8 r€ ^eP§“ tfsSbsl <&-^T 0 ^r D go '$&>8 r *hfn>o ^u^^g)II With the four Vedas before me, and the bow and arrow behind me, I am powerful both by curse and by arrow. Said by Parasur&ma. ( 470 ) SANSCRIT PROVELRBS. 411. ft^T ^TTftfT II $8~S 7T^ SS'^cSg'epil No head, but head-ache. Applied to irrational argument, &c.—( cf. Morton 861.) 418. itfar u leio ^r°5S.raoll V /■/ Moral rectitude is everywhere an ornament. i. e^ it is an ornament to a man wherever he goes. 419. 33 OT ^ ^ 1 Y% ^5f*T ^ T1W3T aP 5 'tj7r98 T§ 25^'^g'^l ^e)"eo ^ bb x "<^ u Tt 7r , zi?r , £ lo 2otf ^fr*il When a dog is seen, there is no stone; when a stone is found, the dog is not seen; when both the dog and stone are seen, then what can we do to the king’s dog ? 420. TPTO Yrtv 11 3b$3g Tsr-eis^tfraoll In an auspicious [business] haste, in an inauspicious [business] delay. 421. ^ *1 II Entertain not groundless enmity towards, nor quarrel with any one. ( 471 ) 3 o eV 8 S* 8 So e. 422. ■’a: :ffT*Nrej II $ -^eg&tsg ^§°n Do to-day what must be done to-morrow.