50. Knowledge (*vidya) *is asset in a foreign land; wealth comes handy in tough times. Righteousness (*dharma*) is the only wealth that can secure the other world. Good Conduct (*sheela*) alone is currency everywhere and at all the times.
51. Thieves cannot steal the store of knowledge; nor can kings usurp it. Knowledge cannot be divided among brothers and it never is burden on your shoulders. When spent, wealth assuredly keeps growing. Wealth of knowledge indeed is the most superior wealth of all! 52. Just as a person who does not hesitate to sit anywhere once his/her garment is soiled, so a person, whose character is spoiled, will not hesitate to do any unsavory deeds. 53. Parmeshvara (God) does not himself pick up a staff (*danda) *to protect us like the shepherd guarding his flock. He gives intelligence (*buddhi) *to the person whose safety he wishes to assure. 54. One who wants to get something done by another pampers him/her only till the work is being done [after the work is done, that person will not be needed] just as you have no use for the boat once you have crossed the river. 55. tRNaOgau-Na%vamaapnnaOba-Qyanto ma<asaintna: aa Great tasks can be accomplished by judicious deployment of small things just as a rope woven together by using several strands of grass is able to hold in check the mighty intoxicated elephant. 56. Familiarity breeds contempt; repeated visits invite disrespect. The tribal women of inhabiting Malaya Mountain, for instance, use sandalwood (which grows in abundance there) as fuel. 57. The snake is cruel and so is the wicked person; the latter is more vicious though, because while the chanting of a *mantra *can pacify the snake*, *the wicked can never be subdued. 58. The son should be pampered until the age of five and may be disciplined by using the rod until the age of ten. Once he reaches the age of sixteen, however, he should be treated like a fried. 59. A fully filled water pitcher does not make as much noise as a half-filled one. A virtuous and sage person born in a good family is free of pride while those devoid of good qualities keep babbling like the half filled water pitcher. 60. Even though all creatures reach the abode of death (Yamalayam) eventually, the rest still desire to remain on the earth. What else can be more surprising than this fact? (Yudhishthira utters this verse in reply to the question of Gandharva, “What is the most surprising thing on the earth” (*Mahabharata*). 61.There is no other bird than Chataka with greater self-esteem and pride. Let him live forever. He drinks only rainwater and pleads only with Indra, the god of rain. He will never drink water from any other source like the pond or stored water. 62. OM, let *brahman *protect us both (teacher and disciple); may *brahman *nourish us both; may we work in harmony with greater vigor. May our study be illuminating and fruitful; let us not hate each other. Om...peace, peace, peace. 63. Where fools are not honored (i.e. fools are not involved in a decision making process), there are to be found sufficient store of food grains (and other things required in day to day life) and where there is no conflict between the husband and wife, there prosperity (Godess Lakshmi) comes on her own. 64. Just as a donkey carrying the stack of sandalwood on its back does not recognize the worth of the sandalwood but only groans under its burden, so do many learned people who have studied the ‘scriptures’ (*shastras) *do not realize their true purport and simply bear the 'weight' of the outward knowledge. 65. Good rapport and friendship develops among those who share a similar outlook on life and hobbies. Thus, deer flock with deer, cows with cows, and horses with horses. In the same manner, fools frequent fools and the wise bond with the wise. .66. The sea only hoards water which remains useless for the life process. It therefore remains at the level of the ground. In contrast, clouds which shower life sustaining water with a thunder, occupy the position high above. Here the *subh*as*ita *wants to emphasize that the person that engages in charity, always achieves a higher station in life than the one who only amasses something for its own sake. 67. This verse from the *Mahabharata *is addressed to Satyavikrama. Any dharma (way of life, religion) which violates another's dharma is not true dharma. It is, rather, bad dharma (*kudharma*). That dharma, on the other hand, which flourishes without harming interest of others, is true dharma indeed. 68. Among one hundred persons only one is truly brave; among thousands of them only one may be a sage. A skilled orator is to be found only among the ten thousands. A charitable person (*data) *though may rarely exist; or may not exist at all. 69. When the word “*sakshara” *(literate’ learned) is inverted, it becomes " *rakshasa*" (devil). The word "*sarasa*" (good), however, evenwhen inverted, remains the same (“*sarasa*"). The deeper, more important meaning of the *subh*as*ita *is as follows: A "*sakshara*" person may behave like a "*rakshasa*" in certain situations. The "*sarasa*" (cultured, cultivated) person will not, however, abandon this quality under any condition. KR IRS 30 7 23 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooVV0n2MVhK48Q3EhSCrHDcMCwHyDeLS%2BB3TE58aFprAg%40mail.gmail.com.
