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.

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.

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.

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.

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.