LIKE A LADLE IN SOUP!!

SUBHASHITHAM: 063

यस्य नास्ति निजा प्रज्ञा केवलं तु बहुश्रुत: I

न स जानाति शास्रार्थं दर्वी सूपरसानिव  II

Yasya naasti nija pragyaa kevalam tu bhahusruta: I Na sa jaanaati shaasraartham darvee suparasaaniva.

One who collects information without proper understanding will not comprehend the true spirit of the shastraas like the ladle which  cannot enjoy the taste of the soup though always immersed in it. .

இணரூழ்த்தும் நாறா மலரணையர் கற்ற

துணர விரி த்துரையா தார். 650

Those who cannot convey, and make others comprehend, what they have learnt, are like a bunch of bloomed flowers that have no fragrance. 

यस्य नास्ति स्वयं प्रज्ञा शास्त्रं तस्य करोति किम् ।

लोचनाभ्यां विहीनस्य दर्पणः किं करिष्यति॥

yasya nāsti svayaṃ prajñā śātraṃ tasya karoti kim । locanābhyām vihīnasya darpaṇaḥ: kiṃ kariṣyati॥

What good can science do to him who does not have intellectual capacity? What way can a mirror help a person who is blind?

यथा खरश्चंदनभारवाही    भारस्य वेत्ता न तु चंदनस्य ।

तथैव लोका बहुशास्त्रयुक्ताः    धर्मेण हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥

yathA kharaH chandana bhAravAhI    bhArasya vettA na tu chandanasya।   tathaiva lokA: bahu shAstra yuktAH:   dharmeNa hInaH: pashubhiH samAnaH: ॥

If a donkey is carrying a sack of sandalwood, it knows about the weight only - not about the greatness of sandalwood. Similarly, there are many people in this world who have studied many scriptures and never got a hang of its real meaning. If a person does not follow dharma even after so much study, he is as good as the donkey.

मुक्ताफलै: किं मृग पक्षिनाभ्यां , मिष्ठान्नपानं किमु गर्दभानां I

अन्धस्य दीपो बदिरस्य गीतं मूर्खस्य किं शास्त्र कथाप्रसङ्ग: II

Of What use pearls are to the animals and birds, can donkeys enjoy a tasty dinner? Of what service is a lamp to him who is blind ?, Can the deaf enjoy good music? .  what use scholarly lectures to a fool?

पठन्ति चतुरो वेदान् धर्मशास्त्रान् अनेकश: I

आत्मानं नैव जानन्ति दर्वी पाकरसं यथा  II

The wise men read all the vedas and the scriptures, but they still do not know the ‘soul’, just as a ladle or spoon doesn’t know the flavour/ taste of the food.

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