Month: May 2017

Nyaya – A thing and its altered condition.

उपनयत्रपनयान्धमोर्विकरोतिहिधर्मिनमितिन्यायःThe maxim originates from the fact that a burning fuel when fully burnt down, and fire is extinguished loses its true nature and is reduced to ashes, and is used to signify that a thing...

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Shloka – Vishnu 24

नमः कमलनाभाय नमस्ते जलशायिने । नमस्ते केशवानन्त वासुदेव नमोऽस्तुते ॥ Meaning:Salutation to viShNu, the lotus-navelled who is resting in water. O keshava, O Ananta, O VAsudeva, salutations to you.Word meanings:नमः = bowing;...

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Subhashitam – 33

दातृत्वं प्रियवक्तृत्वं धीरत्वमुचितज्ञता । अभ्यासेन न लभ्यन्ते चत्वाराः सहजागुणाः ॥ Meaning:Liberality, sweetness of speech, courage and judgement are the four natural qualities, which can not be attained by practice. They come...

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Nyaya – A camel and a thorny plant.

उष्ट्रकण्टकभक्षणन्यायःThe camel likes much to eat the thorny leaves and bark of a certain plant though it has to suffer much pain. It is used to denote that one would be pleased to follow his own taste however inconvenient or...

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Shloka – Vishnu 23

आर्ताः विषण्णाः शिथिलाश्च भीताः घोरेषु च व्याधिषु वर्तमानाः । सङ्कीर्त्य नारायणशब्दमात्रं विमुक्तदुःखाः सुखिनो भवन्ति ॥ Meaning:phalashruti of Vishnu sahasranAma People who are struck by calamity or who are dejected or are weak,...

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