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Be beforehand with your business. Take time by the forelock. •I f% IgSI: pjll 5T gT-Sri II 3^8 TT'tfgs&tfg 5jgs5go ^r , ^5rr : ^'§'ol 7$ fr° S5b^^bg8 sr° S^oil The business of to-morrow should be done to-day, and that of the after-noon in the forenoon,: Death waits not, whether the thing be done or not done. 423. ’asiTT? f^r^r^F^Pir^mT: N V$ >J c5tfo5bt3o^)Q In the father-in-law’s house is the greatest happiness r but after the third night [ the son-in-law is treated ] like a dog. 424. IfrfwVlsg II Where is the pleasure in mounting a dog ( l 425. ^fvrf firem *N: n g- 0^6^811, The six-eared counsel is split. i. e., nothing remains secret which is known to three persons. *Tf Vlf 3TrfaT I *H: 3>TSrf wffa^JT II vj •sW5<35t‘ I s5bo^8 "5r # fi r€ £ s5bir° , £62r D ll [Knowing] that counsel is divulged by six ears and spread by report, a king should take counsel [only] with a second, his minister. (cf. Hitopadesa, Book III.) ( 472 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 426. Orcrftra: u C9 By six, was Karpa made to fall. rRT *RT ^ ^STT ^ WTW ^ I ^rwf fspnffin: S&c5£r> -tf SoocPg -tf tffoT'g -tfl Tr 9 ’Sora sS.<S^8 g'fT* a-s^O^sll By you, by me, by Kuntf, by the Earth, by Vdsava, and by Rdma, the eon of Jamadagni—by six was Karna ruined. 427. a^Rt ^pss tor 5^w T, o &iimr o o e>sSc30 ^Tpr'rfoil Of the six flavours, salt is the chief. The others are sweet, pungent, bitter, sour, and astringent. 428. fafwfa^fruT: tfo^dfio o)tflr>!i Slr o ^^c3r o '7r’8ll Good men are energetic in seeking the good of others. 429. Wt'Tt HR II sS-^n Happiness is in the Nandana garden. ♦ Nandana is Indra’s pleasure ground. ( 473 ) 60 ?s o §*&. 430. II tfO^O^^gtfgKT^SII Food should be eaten with affection. (See TELTJGU No. 1581, &c.) 431. wfk ii $s5o©ll Vice and virtue spring from association. *rr?rn*m im 3 ^ 1 ^ vfa'Jr: i ■sr? *pffat ^nt^T*rf * i J 7TCI ft*fT *T *TWT yR^TTftT V^ffTH ofrlT'^gir’ SiU^g^ sSbsfc &3g -tf ^J^rasl Xsr^f^sll &tfg <3^-&? tizr* S5b^r>2) cSotftf er 35s5o©l! The mother and the father of me and of that bird are one; I was brought by Munis and he was taken by Gav&sanas ; I hear the Munis’ speech and he hears that of the Gav.isanas ; neither are his defects nor are mine good qualities—vice and virtue spring from association. Gavasanas [ lit . “beef-eaters”] are outcastes. ts>Sr°o Jfco&TT’o cS-tftfo Xtt*#tt'TT'o 432. II c5o8^l5o1I In the world’s ocean is grief. 433. n 'tioir>8 ^AT^gl) tfospll The worldly man is a man of sorrows, the Sanny&si is a man of joys. ( 474 ) SANJ5CBIT p$OVEB?!S. ^ \ 434. WW H t58'o t<3tf ^rr^g^^oll A good disposition gains nil? On* WW spwi’sM 3>TO<!t f%5WT^^ir V?frT fcwT i Tpstfaf^row ^rmfiriv v> xj C\ v3 fqnufkfa^r n Jto^o ^£-^?^c3^r 8^)0 ^cSSoW^^^o "ST'^gra. 8J35br*^'^r3 d3bos59o 0"’5bTF^oijftr§‘T W&£^°j&©p£6£6o ^caG^pScr-otfo S'^^So^o S)n'’g§)?5f!>§'o tf'iitf 3^fc>o §5?5 S^ng^oll A friend can be gained by transparency [of conduct]; an enemy, by prudence and power ; a miser, by money ; a master, by service ; a brahman, by kindness ; a young wife, by tenderness; relatives, by patience; a passionate man, by praise ; a priest, by reverence; a fool, by stories; a -wise man, by learning; a man with a taste, by humouring him; and all, • by good conduct. 435. wf?r ii 39 So'ig •O^rgll Where there’s a wall, you can draw on it. (SeeTELUGUNo. 824.) 436. ’svtpr: -$ wf t w s: II •fi&b&i §oej&o5§'8ll A good son is the light of his family. 7R?ftftwir^: ■swtW ftwt vff: i VJfwg’q: $qn£hra: n ftfg86?3S'^0<&,8 tf©8l 15 &•#£&&§* SS<y&o5lf8l The moon is the light of the night, the sun is the light of the day ; virtue is the light of the three worlds ; a good son is the light of his family. ( cf. Bohtlingk’s Indische Spruche 2968. ) ( 475 ) rs o ^ r*j6 o. 437. H3T ^Tf^i f*lT^a|*fN i frm ^ *iT^r} ^rr^r viiw!T?w: ii 75e$go [2xr°j(3&r ©^ ci5oo ^r^c5$r^ ,^<3^S^#gS&<§>,dS&ol ^CSSbO -tf TT*S^^O [2>jy<&*’£& #tf'fyTT*&rf8ll Speak the truth, and speak to please; speak not the truth, to displease; speak not untruth, to please; this is > eternal virtue. 438. *<ipl II tflfgtf eF r8 '5^gcx£>©l! By truth, he conquers the worlds. 439. ^ gfunfS fsr^T II ■a(£> $iS 5S > $(zry\\ Eating in a Satram, sleeping in a Matha. Satram ( Chuttrum ) is a travellers’ rest-house ; Ma\ha is a convent. Said of one who.leads a wandering life. 440. grera f¥ si n •#2>^oX©8 B'cjScSft lo 7$ S'S'" 5 © ^ot^oII ♦ Say, what does not good association do for menl srr^ ^ffr war i f^stOr vTtrwvT^rftfk n a%ftr €tf?t i wsjwfir: gngy fis y ^rrrfrr <jwt n §c3t* £r°tiQ zr°-u) s^t , "Skt^©o 8$f© ‘^°o5s5b'^r o S^8 rC ©ll *§$8 6<^p §8oI *?5^oK©8 S'^cSSo §o 7 $ gTT 6 © ^)OT^Oll Say, what does not good association do^or men? It removes the dulness of their intellects ; it sprinkles truth in their speech; it gains the highest honors for them; expels sin from them ; it purifies their mind ; and spreads their fame towards all quarters. ( 476 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 441 . ^ <5 II 7S&£8 TjSwo &> tfoA^oll The effect of music is immediate. 442, Wt TT*rftfa II TStS''^ S$tt*Qv $&>&8 •7r°_Eo -iSe&tf&sksll A wise man gives at once, a wiser man at once refuses. 443. ^f^IT fa fa ^*IT II tfaszrg c&a io tfJtfoSc&r* cxsotfg j> So s^Qbg^n If there be great learning, what of money 1 If there be an ill name, what of death 1 444. ^ f^T| WTr^ * farTT *rej I fi TOT ^ fagTOWT TTOT *PI II 7 $ wo^3rr tr°l$s5p in^iT 76 SieT* dSo^o sb^sS.S '81 76 76 ^ cSSS^ -oDw^JcSl^ p“°'<T c g cS3b^ £)?5JJ>j08ll Who befriends, he is a relation; who supports, he is a father; he is a friend, in whom there is confidence; she is a wife, in whom there is pleasure. 445. WT 3T ^¥^TT 3T I ^sfanrrorrfq nfV fafro^t 11 N* S* TS^r* TT° ( 75,'^g.^r D g SSjf^gO ° r ° n>&0T3oI Either go not into an assembly, or if you go, speak well; if a man speak not, or speak badly, he becomes a sinner. ( 477 ) 3 o S’* e. 446. 7rt?wwf*ir i ftsrrsqTfwfaw: firef rermfo: n tfs^^cfcower*!^ X&jS*o <5^r*o^s5b^Jo)l S)7r°g'^r o cl^nffc^^8 So&vo e5^gzr > ^£r8l! On the strength of his position, the serpent dwelling on the wrist of Pin&kap&ni (Siva) asked Gajuda when going along the road, whether he was well. (See TELUGUNo.751.) 447 . *1 g:w gw ll ■£>tf£o 3^s5^o £So8^o 7$gffis£r > efoS'^o tfo^oll All entrusted to another is grief, all undertaken by one’s self is joy. qfpxnynt crw%fw*f 1 TT^TTJpnC <5 WTWTT<$3fT II g:w wfwrarrjj gw j ■ wwfw^T^w^nww gwg:w^r: n d&tfgS^tfsSS'O 5Q5 oStfcSoeTI dt5o^^‘S5~ p e^ oS < ^ > o e&> e lj> e$ lf^~5§g$ cfcoC^S^SI! TStf^o c3(5c6^o C5o8^)o 73<5^s5i^55§'o <5o^)ol 6$£&£^g5^s£p'i&tf e>i£\r90 oSo^Cbs^c&r’SlI Endeavour should be made to relinquish whatever business is in another’s hands; that which is in one’s own hands should be done earnestly: all entrusted to another is grief; all undertaken by one’s self is joy ; these should be known, in short, as the characteristics of joy and sorrow. Self do, self have . If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. The master orders the man, the man orders the cat, and the cat orders her tail. (Portuguese.)* I ‘ " ' ■ 1 ■ 1 - 1 -----_— ..— _ * Manda o amo ao moco, o moco ao gato, e o gato ao rabo- ’( 478 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 448. Sj*Ps(Tvi || ’rStfjjlSoS'o At Jagann&tha, all are one. No caste distinctions in eating. 449. Ok: HVR II In the whole body, the head is chief. 450. II All seek their own object ^rsrnt i Wn II cXSoWsTo s5o^0J5o^^^58§;38l c6cS5oo Sj^-kt^jSd tf&r°ofr7il Let the P&ndava sacrifice ;* let Indra protect Svarga ; let the sun shine ; we will kill our enemies—all seek their own object. 451 . ¥%Vnt: wwr ^Se/iSosS ^^goll By every means, one’s object must be accomplished. wnmtwlr ^ *^f?r ^ i *jtw ii ckJ v oS3'^T ,J 'cJ 3 cO oSt 71 Q 1-5 ~J£> r5^^)03"°8r cites ^iSosS '&-’#goll Though a dwarf, he ( Vishnu ) became Trivikrama and Sukara and Nrisimha ; by all means, whether base or not base, or the basest of the base, one’s object must be accomplished. ( 479 )> So t* r* §^So e. 452. ^rfsT'JT^T SflR VVT*I II 'fft^O^fjSnVTO tfd&tfo ^7^^011 Of all the senses, sight is the chief. 453 . swr: sjrhtsiwrercfH ii 761 ^ 227r>8 ir a o-z$tf&°^d&oQil All people seek gold. (See No. 345.) 454. 5gR?f^t ^’<5 II 76^5 2373^?^^p"Scn> ^sSoe&li May all people be happy! Said on auspicious occasions. 455 . ysspnirr *raf?r wifa n '&ofr*oT*'t$&8 ^Sjcag Koss"* tfzSod '&sfr*zy*'c$3 r * S rS sS,^tr° ^SsSoQii By association good qualities are acquired, by association bad qualities are acquired. (See No. 431.) 456. f%^tW *T II !DE>^£ ^i^c55r*o II No business should be done rashly. (See No. 410.) 457. ^CWtTC: II ^sS^cSt® we>s5$tf8ll _o A companion is an additional strength. (See TELUGU No. 180.) f*nfrst ^Tf^i wret ^ra'fnc: i < 5 ^ri 0 i srr^^^m n <$floc§ r6 $Soe , 5 r8 zr>b •ySsS-Ggfcr* weisS&tfsl O —O 73 -o o2oTT D d3o'^ II Whether he have talent or be without it, a companion is an additional strength; if deprived of husk the rice will not sprout. ( 480 ) SANSCRIT PROVERBS. 458. U e> Jx 811 V -* Fortune is secured by boldness. Fortune favors the bold. (L*u.)* 459 . umir w oJi 8ll - £ • l Fortune is in boldness. 460. fawwST’Si II &3'eF # e>sr<>e>oll A flower-bed of sand. 461. fVrannrf^ ii ^cp^'ol 0 *58e£g,g SfctfSsll A foolish man leaves the food which is ready for him and goes to beg. 462. gwnrot $*9T I oe$tfo pzsspo tb&sp’dr*^o&tfo tfoqjol tS)8^ro) -t5 c^oip^r) *i5(l After happiness, sorrow; after sorrow, happiness; happiness and sorrow revolve like a discus. ( See TELUGU Nos. 561, 568.