21 June 2020

Sanskrit Quote Category: Uncertainty of Life

न कश्चिदपि जानाति किं कस्य श्वो भविष्यति।
अतः श्वः करणीयानि कुर्यादद्यैव बुद्धिमान्॥

English Translation of Sanskrit Quote:

Nobody knows what will happen to anybody tomorrow.
Therefore, a wise person should do today that should be done tomorrow.

13 June 2020

Sanskrit Quote Category: Importance of Worship

Sanskrit Quote:

शतं विहाय भोक्तव्यं सहस्त्रं स्नानमाचरेत्।
लक्षं विहाय दातव्यं कोटि त्यक्त्वा हरिं भजेत्।।

English Translation of Sanskrit Quote:

Leaving hundred things, one should eat. Leaving thousand things, one shouls bathe.
Leaving million things, one should donate. Leaving billion things, one should worship God.

10 June 2020

Sanskrit Quote Category: Benevolence

Sanskrit Quote:

छायामन्यस्य कुर्वंति तिष्ठंति स्वयमातपे।
फलान्यपि परार्थाय वृक्षाः सत्पुरुषा इव॥

English Translation of Sanskrit quote:

[They] themselves stand in the sunlight [but] give shadow to others.
[Their] fruits are also for others. The tress are like good men.

08 June 2020

Sanskrit Quote Category: Principles of life

Sanskrit Quote:

अष्टादशपुराणेषु व्यासस्य वचनद्वयम्।
परोपकारः पुण्याय पापाय परपीडनम्॥

English Translation of Sanskrit quote:

In eighteen Puranas, two sayings of Vyasa [are].
Benefiting others leads to virtuousness, harming others leads to sin.

07 June 2020

Sanskrit Quote Category: Benefitting others

Sanskrit Quote:

परोपकाराय फलंति वृक्षाः
परोपकाराय वहंति नद्यः।
परोपकाराय दुहंति गावः
परोपकारार्थमिदं शरीरम्॥

English Translation of Sanskrit quote:

Trees bear fruits for the benefit of others.
Rivers flow for the benefit of others.
Cows give milk for the benefit of others.
This body is [also] for the benefit of others.