दातुर्जिता कीर्तिरयाचकेन
मान्यः कुलीनः कुलजात्कलावान्विद्वान् कलाज्ञात् विदुषः सुशीलः।धनी सुशीलाद्धनिनोऽपि धातादातुर्जिता कीर्तिरयाचकेन॥सुभाषितसाहस्री॥mānyaḥ kulīnaḥ kulajātkalāvānvidvān kalājñāt viduṣaḥ suśīlaḥ|dhanī...
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When we have eyes limbs and mind all in place we do not understand their value. We do not value our parents,siblings, family friends colleagues acquaintances and associates when things are all going...
View ArticleEvery letter , every word ,every sentence, every book I read, just tells me...
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It is unbecoming of an earnest and decent human being to talk or write about things or flaunt his views and opinions without being convinced bona fide that such expressions are true and beneficial to...
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View Articleहिरण्यवर्णाः शुचयः पावकाः
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View ArticleOf course I would get only what I deserve
क्षान्तं न क्षमया गृहोचितसुखं त्यक्तं न सन्तोषतःसोढा दुःसहशीतवाततपनक्लेशा न तप्तं तपः।ध्यातं वित्तमहर्निशं न पुनर्विष्णोः पदं शाश्वतंतत्तर्कर्म कृतं यदेव मुनिभिस्तैस्तैः फलैर्वञ्चितम्॥शिल्हणकृते...
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Freedom and liberty are not to be understood as freedom to behave and act in such a way that can be harmful to oneself and for others..No one is free either to act in a way that would harm himself or...
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