SUBHASHITHANI:363
वाचा दुरुक्तं बीभत्सं न संरोहति वाक् क्षतम् ॥
Vaachaa duruktam beebhatsam na samrohati vak shatam II
A forest burnt down by fire, or cut down by axe will eventually grow back. But wounds caused by harsh, inappropriate words will never heal.
தீயினாற்
சுட்டபுண் உள்ளாறும் ஆறாதே
நாவினாற் சுட்ட வடு.-Thirukkural 129
The wound which
has been burnt in by fire may heal, but a wound burnt in by the tongue will
never heal.
अत्यासन्ना विनाशाय दूरस्था न फलप्रदा ।
सेव्यन्तां मध्यभागेन राजा वह्णिर्गुरु स्त्रयः ॥
atyAsannA
vinAshAya dUrasthA na phalapradA |
sevyantAM madhyabhAgena rAjA vahNirguru strayaH ||
Moving closely with the king (or boss) might get us into trouble. But
then staying farther from him also would not get the desired fruits. It is the
same with burning fire and the teacher. Therefore, with the king (or
boss), the fire and the teacher, the wise will keep at a mid-distance and get
the desired fruits.
அகலாது அணுகாது தீக்காய்வார் போல்க
இகல்வேந்தர்ச் சேர்ந்தொழுகு வார்.-Thirukkural
691
Whoever desires
to move with kings, let him be like unto men that warm themselves at a fire;
let him not approach too near nor stand too far away.
नित्यं यत्नेन सेव्यानि सद्यः प्राणहराणि षट् ।
Agniraapah striyo moorkhaah sarpo raajakulaani Cha.
Nityam yatnena sevyaani sadyah praanaharaani shat.
One should handle or deal with fire, water, women, foolish persons, snakes and
Royal families with special care, because all these six are capable of instantly taking
away or threatening life.
आदित्यचन्द्रावनिलोऽनलश्चद्यौर्भूमिरापो हृदयं यमश्च ।
अहश्च रात्रिश्च उभे च सन्ध्ये धर्मेऽपि जानाति नरस्य वृत्तम् ॥
The Sun, Moon, Wind, Fire, Earth, Water, Conscience, Death, Day, Night, Dawn, Dusk and
the Dharma devata stand witness to a man's actions.
(This sloka points out that we are never
alone and that many forces are constantly monitoring our actions )
अग्निशेषम् ऋणशेषम् शत्रुशेषम् तथैव च |
पुन: पुन: प्रवर्धेत तस्मात् शेषम् न कारयेत् ||
If a fire, a loan, or an enemy
continues to exist even to a small extent, it will grow again and again; so, do
not let any one of it continue to exist even to a small extent.
अत्यम्बुपानान्न विपच्यतेऽन्नम्
अनम्बुपानाच्च स एव दोष: ।
तस्मान्नरो वह्निविवर्धनार्थं
मुहुर्मुहुर्वारि पिबेदभूरि ।।
atyambupānānna vipacyate’nnam
anambupānācca sa eva doṣa: ।
tasmānnaro vahnivivardhanārthaṃ
muhurmuhurvāri pibedabhūri ।।
Food eaten is not properly digested due to excessive intake of
water; the same is the defect if no water is drunk. Therefore, a man should
drink water again and again, but in moderate quantity, in order to kindle the
fire of digestion.
कान्ता वियोगः स्वजनापमानि ।
ऋणस्य शेषं कुनृपस्य सेवा ।।
दरिद्रभावो विषमा सभा च ।
विनाग्निना ते प्रदहन्ति कायम् ।।१४।।
ṛṇasya śeṣaṁ kunṛpasya sevā |
dāridrya-bhāvād vimukhaṁ ca
mitraṁ vināgninā pañca dahanti kāyam ||14||
The following five situations in life scorch one's body even without fire. (1) Loss of one's wife (2) Insult from one's own kinsmen (3) the constant nagging of indebtedness (4) service under a wicked king or government (5) the lack of attachment exhibited by a dear friend when one is in poverty.
कुभोजनं क्रोधमुखि च भार्या ।
पुत्रश्च मूर्खो विध्वा च कन्या
विनाग्निना षट् प्रदहन्ति कायम् ॥
kugrAmavAsaH kulahIna sevA
kubhojanaM krodhamukhi cha bhAryA |
putrashcha mUrkho vidhvA cha kanyA
vinAgninA ShaT pradahanti kAyam ||
Living in a village having no proper facilities, being in the service
of a person of a low pedigree, unavailability of good and nourishing
food, having a wife who always remains angry, having a foolish son
and a widowed young daughter, all these six situations are like burning
of the body without any fire.
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम् || BG3.38||
yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam
Just as a fire is covered by smoke, a mirror is masked by dust, and an embryo is concealed by the womb, similarly one’s knowledge gets shrouded by desire.
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