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1. Re: A good charming list of some 115 idioms, phrases and
proverbs in Sanskrit (Krishnamachary)
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Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 13:35:32 -0700 (PDT)
From: Krishnamachary <vedantham_kris...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Sanskrit] A good charming list of some 115 idioms,
phrases and proverbs in Sanskrit
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From: S. L. Abhyankar <sl.abhyan...@gmail.com>
Subject: [Sanskrit] A good charming list of some 115 idioms, phrases and
proverbs in Sanskrit
To: sanskrit@cs.utah.edu
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 8:22 PM
A good charming list of some 115 idioms, phrases and proverbs ! I have tried to
give my own translations and also some appending comments. I am not able to get
satisfactory interpretation of phrase #26. Help or comments solicited.
??????????????? (= ??????????? ??????) = Familiarity breads contempt. Beginning
of a ????????? "??????????????? ?????????????? ???? ? ???? ?????????????
??????????????????? ?????? ?" meaning, "Familiarity breads contempt and
frequenting brings disrespect. (For example) a tribal woman in Malay mountains
would burn sandalwood as firewood."?
??????? ??????? = Greed will kill (is poison)
??? ??????? ???????? = Excess of anything should be avoided (is bad)
??? ?????? ? ???????? = Too much hankering is bad
??????? ????? ???? = More the merrier
???????????? ?? ????? = Codes should not be transcended
??????? ???? ?????? ??????? = Time is short and obstacles are many.?
??????????? ???????? = Trading in non-tradeables. In ???????????????? "????????
???????? ?????? ??????? ?????? ?" This is only line which is repeated ditto in
the whole of ???????????????? first at 3-35 and also at 18-47. It is that
important. It means, "It is advisable to be with one's own inherent character,
howsoever unimpressive. (Thinking of adopting) character of others is
frightful."?
?????? ???? ????? = Non-violence is the supreme code of conduct
?????? ???? = Unattainable gain, A windfall. For example, being able to meet a
dignitary, whom you would have never dreamt of being able to meet, becomes an
unattainable gain, a windfall.
?????? ????? ?? ??????????????????? ?? (??????????????????? =???????????
?????????) = Good or bad, can anyone avoid or evade the destiny? In Hindi, ????
?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ?
????? ?? ???? ???????? ?????? = Money only is the true friend.
???????????? ?????????? ?????? = Personality of a crane, but looks of (hovering
eyesight like that of) a crow
??? ????? ????? ????? ???????? (=???? ??????) ???????????? = Hate the Moneys
which prove troublesome whether by income or outgo
?????? ???????? ????? ? ??????? = Sugarcane, even if it is sweet is not to be
eaten along with its roots.
??? ???? ??????? = This side a dug well and that side a trench
??? ??????? ??? ??????? = Unethical here, unethical there
?????????? ?????? = God's will prevails
??????????? ????????? ?????????? ??????? = Dreams of the poor crop up and vanish
???????????? ??? ?????? = People are given to festivities
????????? ?????????????? (= ??????? ?? ?????? ????????) = Use a thorn to remove
a thorn
???????? ????????? = Keep company of the noble. In ???????? ??????? says,
"?????? ???? ????????? ????? ????????" It means, "Better to seek prayers of the
better ones, even if they may not fructify, than to seek from the mean ones,
even if they may have better chance of getting fulfilled."
???? ??? ? ???????? = Is there anything that is beyond the imagination of poets?
??????????????????? ???? ?????? ??????? = Intelligent people engage themselves
in poetry, sciences, entertainment. An interesting quote in similar vein is,
"The knowledgeable ones discuss thoughts, commoners discuss events, the
unintelligent discuss people."
????? ????? ??? = Time and tide wait for none. In similar vein, ? ????? ???????
meaning, "Time is the best healer."
????? ?? ???????? ?????? ?????????? (?????????? = ? + ????????? or = ? +
?????????) = ?
????? ?? ???????????????? (= ??????? ??????????) = What is impossible for the
heartless?
???????????? ??????????? = What of sweets to donkeys and pigs? In Marathi,
??????? ?????? ?? ??? ? means, "What taste donkeys have for jaggery ?"
?????? ??? ? ????????? = What can not be achieved by pardon ? or What cannot be
achieved by saying "sorry" ?
?????? ???? ?? ?????????? ??????? = If one trouble succeeds in troubling, it
keeps coming back in newer forms. In similar vein, ?????????????? ????? ??????
means, "Once there is a hole, drains increase."?
??? ? ??????? = Let bygone be bygone.
?????????? ???? ? ??????? ??????????? = People conduct rooted in conventions.
Rarely there is anyone, who seeks the supreme meaning.
???? ?????? ???? = This is last part in a shloka in ???????????????? ??????
????? ????????? ????????? ? ???????? ? ????????? ????????? ???? ?????? ????
??-??? meaning, "It becomes a matter of very deep ?thinking to understand what
Karma is. It is to be understood by Karma, as it presents itself , also by its
anti-theses and also by its non-being."
????? ??????? ????????? = Virtues are respected everywhere.
?????????????????? ??????? ? ?????? ? = Sorrows and happiness keep coming and
going in cyclic order as a turning wheel. This quotation is, I think, from
"svapnavaasavadattam" by dramatist Bhaasa. The quotation at #57 has almost
identical meaning and is from ???????? ?by ????????
???? ??????????? ?????????? ?????? = Mother and motherland are more respectable
than even heaven. (Source ?)
??????????????? ?????? ??????? ??? = Drops fill up a pitcher. In Hindi it is
exactly translated as ???? ???? ?? ??? ???? ?? In Marathi ????? ????? ??? ????
means, "drop by drop it becomes a lake"?
???? ?????? ?????? = Lives survive, one on another. Another version of this is
???? ?????? ?????? means "one life is food of another."
???????? ???????? ????????? ???? = Relationship severed, quarrel pacified. In
Marathi, "?? ???, ??? ?????" means "One stroke, two pieces!!"
?????????? ????? ????? = Dharma i.e. righteous conduct is the guiding light,
beacon, in all three worlds (here, in nether world and in heaven)
??????? ????? ???? ???????? ???? ???????? = Difficult i.e. not in everyone's
luck to be borne in India. It is further difficult to born as a human being.
????? ??????? ?????? = Mountains are beautiful from a distance. In Marathi,
this is exactly translated as ????? ????? ?????
???????? ????? ???? = All can be commanded by wealth
????? ?????? ?????? = Religion is a friend of the dead (?)
????? ?? ???????????? (???????????? = ?????? ?????) = The bold conquer obstacles
?????? ??????? ????? = There is no religion equal to the Truth
? ??????? ?????? ????????? ??????? ???? = It is no use digging a well when the
house is on fire
? ???? ? ???????? = Hasn't been, shall not be. The phrase is used to describe
an unparalleled event or person. For example, a Mahatma like Gandhi has not
been, shall not be.
? ?? ??????? ????? ????????? ??????? = There is nothing as sacrosanct as (true)
knowledge. This is first line in a shloka in ???????????????? where the second
line is ???????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????? ||?-??|| ?
? ??????? ???? ????? = There is no happiness more sublime than peace
????????? ???????? ???????? ????? = Hiding the hen cannot stop the sun from
rising
??????????? ???? ???????? = What use is putting oil in a lamp, where the flame
is put out ? Locking the stable after the horse is stolen.
??????????? ???? ????????? ????????? = In a plant-less desert, even a shrub of
castor looks like a (banyan) tree.?
??????????? ???? ???? = To a person, who has transcended all desires, the whole
world is but a blade of grass.
? ?????????????? ???????? ????? = The determined never halt until they achieve
their goals
????????? ???? ????? =Can a poor be happy ?
????????????????? ? ??? ?????????????? = Our conditions go cyclically up and
down like the spokes of a wheel. See #35 also.
??????? ?????? = Other's sorrow is cool (is no sorrow).
??????????????? ?????? = This body is for service unto others
???????? ??????????? = Sporting wisdom in advising others
????????? ???? ??????? = Lives of the noble are for gracing others
???? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ? ????????? = You may wash coal again and again,
but it will never become white.
?????? ?????? ??????????? = Many people, many minds. Literally, every brain has
a different mind. This line is actually the beginning of a ?????????. The other
lines are ?????? ?????? ??? ??? ? ???? ???? ??????? ??? ???? ???? ???? ?
meaning "every pond has different water, every community has its own rituals,
every mouth has different speech."
????????????? ???????? ??????? = Lamp of knowledge is lit
??????????? ??????????? = Find a fly in the first sip.
????????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ????????? = There are only three true jewels -
water, food and good sayings. This line is actually the first line of a
?????????. The other line is ????? ???????????? ?????????? ??????? meaning,
"fools call bits of stone as jewels."
??????? ????????? ???????? = A person slow of hearing is better than a deaf.
?????????? ?????????? = For the good of many, for happiness of many.
???????? ???????? = Earth is a treasure of jewels.
??????? ????? ???? = Crying is the strength (weapon) of children (to get, what
they want).
??????? ????????????? = Actions cultivate the intellect.
???????????? ??? ???? = He is strong, who has intelligence. "Pen is mightier
than the sword" sounds synonymous.
????? ???????? ????????? ????? = Gods! May we get to listen only good things by
our ears!! The Shaanti-mantra of many stotras, e.g. ????????????????????? and
others, especially those corollary to Atharva-Veda begin with this phrase. The
next phrase is ? ????? ????????????????????? meaning "May we get to see, after
our prayers, only good and benevolent things by our eyes". These two phrases
bring to mind idols of three monkeys one having eyes shut, another having ears
shut and the third having mouth shut."
?????? ??????????? ???????? ??????? = Providence provides doors all over.
????????????? ???? = People have different tastes. This fact of difference in
tastes ?????????: has been very beautifully employed by the great poet ???????
in ?????????????????? saying, "????????????????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?????????
? ???????????????????????? ???????? ??????? ?????? ? ??????????????????
???????? ??????? ??????? ? ?????? ???????????????? ???????????? ????????? ?"
meaning, "The Muni's say, (a drama) is a divine ceremony very dear to Gods. By
his communion with Uma, Rudra put it forth in two
aspects (laasya and taaNDava) by division of his own body. Likes and dislikes
of people are seen to be different as they show different shades of the three
characteristics (sattva, rajas and taamas). Yet a (good) drama would give
enjoyment to all."
??? ??????? ?????????? ????? ?? ??????? = Has honey on the tip of the tongue,
but poison in the heart.
??? ???? ???????? = Act by your own discretion.?
??????????????? ??????? = Dreams know no holds.?
???? ???????? ????????? = Death is natural to everyone born. A good way to give
solace to the ones bereaved by the death of near and dear ones. See, also in
????????????????, "?????? ?? ?????? ??????? ... ??-??? meaning, "what is born,
will die."
?????? ??? ??? ? ?????? = Two different meanings of this. (1) Great are those
who followed this path (2) That should be the path, by which the great ones
went. In meaning (1) "this path" means the path in search of the ultimate
truth. This quotation is Yudhishthir's answer to one of the 30-odd questions
asked by Yaksha the ????????????
???????????? ?????????? ?????? = Once efforts are undertaken, they will
succeed. "Try and try forever and you will succeed."
???????? ?? = Be one who would respect mother as God. I would consider ????????
i.e. ???????: as a compound word ???? ?? ???? ????? ?? (??????? ????????? ????)
???????? ?? = As above, "Be one who would respect father as God"
?????????? ?? = As above, "Be one who would respect teacher the preceptor as
God"
????????? ?? = As above, "Be one who would respect a guest (an uninvited guest
also) as God" ?????: is actually ????? ? (?????) ???? ?? - (??? ????????? ????)
one who does not come by an appointment, so ?????: = uninvited guest
???? ?????????????????? = Fools (people of low intellect) will only follow.
Only intelligent one can lead.
???????? ???????? = Softness is encompassing. Most true of softness of speech.
Have harsh words ever helped anybody?
???? ?????????????? = Silence is golden
??? ???? ????????? = As you sow, sow you reap.
??? ???? ??? ????? = As the king, so the subjects. Almost identical is ????
?????? ?????? = Responsibility will finally vest with king (the chief
executive) In ???????????????? also "?????????? ???????? ??????????? ??? ? ?
??? ??????? ??????????????? ??-???
????? ????? ???????? = Garbage in garbage out. Last phrase in a ?????????
"???????? ???????? ???? ???????????? ? ???????? ????????? .. meaning Think of a
monkey, gets drunk, is bitten by a scorpion and is further afflicted by a
ghost.. the result is anybody's guess!
????? ????? ???? = Speaks whatever!
????? ????? ???????? ??????????????????? = Like dogs, a beggar purrs at another
beggar. There is another ????????? ??? ??????? ?????? ????? ? ?? ??????? ?
???????????????? ??? ???? ? ????? ? meaning, "A crow ?crows to call other
crows. But one beggar does not call another. Between crows and beggars, the
crow seem to be the better ones!
?????? ???? ???? ?????? ???? ???? = As you sow, sow you reap.
?? ?????????? ? ??????? = One who exemplifies by own conduct is really the
knowledgeable. ??
???????? ??? ????? = "War-stories are entertaining." What if you have to
yourself go to the battle-front?
??? ??? ???????? ????????? ?????? ????? = Do anything to become known ? The
previous line is ??? ?????????? ??? ?????????? ?????????? ??????????? break the
pots, tear the clothes or bray like a donkey. ... Do anything to become known?
?????????? ??????? = Good managers are rare.?
???? ?????? ?????? = Responsibility will finally vest with king (the chief
executive)
????? ?????? = I bow to Mother
????? ?????????? = One in ten thousand may be a good speaker
???? ??? ???????? = Why have poverty in speech?
???????? ??????? ??????? = The magi are respected everywhere. Last phrase in a
????????? where it is also mentioned ???? ??????? ???? meaning, a king is
respected in his own country
????????? ?????????????? = Wealth of knowledge is the most precious wealth
????????? ????????????? = In bad times, all discretion is lost.?
??? ????? ??????? = Tit for tat
?????????? ??? ?????????? = Doing any good work demands, first and foremost,
physical fitness
???? ??? ?????? = Character is the most precious ornament. This was the motto
of our high school in Jamkhandi. Last phrase in a ????????? "??????????
???????? ?????? ???????? ????????? ..."?
???????? ????? ??????? = May you have a safe journey. KaNva munee to
Shakuntalaa in ?????????????????
???? ???? = May everything be fine
??????? ???? ??????? = Inscription on India's emblem. ???? ?? ?????? ...
????????? ??? ???
????? ??????? ?????? = Truth is the right ornament for the throat (neck). Part
of a ?????????
????????????? ????? = Easier said than done. ????? ???? "????? ?????
???????????"?
?????? ??????????? = Together we prosper. Panchatatra story of Birds caught in
a net fly carrying the net itself
??????? ?????????? = Basic character is difficult to change. "Habits die hard"!
????? ???? "???? ???? ??? ??? ??? ????."
???????? ?
??????? ???????? ????? "????????"-??????-?????? ?????????? ???????? ? ??? ??
???????????? ??????????? ??????? ????? ?? ??? ? ???????? ???? ???????? ????? ?
--
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S. L. Abhyankar
"God is ready to listen. Have I time to pray?
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