यः पठति लिखति पश्यति परिपृच्छती पण्डितान् उपाश्रयपि ।
तस्य दिवाकरकिरणैः नलिनी दलं इव विस्तारिता बुद्धिः ॥ १५
One who reads, writes, sees, inquires, lives in the company of learned men, his intellect expands like the lotus leaf does because of the rays of sun.
अदृष्टपूर्वा बहव: सहाया: सर्वे पदस्थस्य भवन्ति वश्या: ।
अर्थाद्विहीनस्य पदच्युतस्य भवन्ति काले स्वजनोऽपि शत्रु: ॥
When a man is powerful and prosperous, friends gather around him and (come to him) from all directions; (but) if he is out of office and (lost his) fortune, they turn their backs on him, as foes in time of calamity.
विद्या नाम नरस्य रुपमधिकं प्रच्छन्नगुप्तं धनं
विद्या भोगकरी यशःसुखकारी विद्या गुरुणां गुरुः ।
विद्या बन्धुजनो विदेशगमने विद्या परं दैवतं
विद्या राजसु पूज्यते न हि धनं विद्याविहीनः पशुः ॥१२१॥ नीतिसूक्तिः
“Knowledge is certainly a man’s greatest beauty. It is a safe and hidden treasure.
It provides prosperity, fame and happiness. Knowledge is the teacher of all teachers.
It acts as one’s friend in a foreign country. Knowledge is the Supreme God.
It is the knowledge, not wealth, which is adored by kings. Without knowledge one remains as animal.”
षड्दोषाः पुरुषेणेह हातव्या भूतिमिच्छता ।
निद्रा तन्द्री भयं क्रोध आलस्यं दीर्घसूत्रता ॥ - विदुर नीतिः
The six faults should be avoided by a person who wishes to attain prosperity, viz., sleep, drowsiness, fear, anger, indolence(inactivity resulting from a dislike of work) and procrastination.
येषां न विद्या न तपो न दानं ज्ञानं न शीलं न गुणो न धर्मः ।
ते मत्र्यलोके भुवि भारभूताः मनुष्यरूपेण मृगाश्र्चरन्ति ॥
Those who do not have learning, have no austerity, do not give to charity, have neither knowledge nor character, have no good qualities no righteousness. They, on this Mrutyuloka, on this Earth, are being who are loads (literl translation would be; liabilities, those that only receive and don not contribute in return), in the form of people and are animals that simple graze.
आलस्योपहता विद्या परहस्तगताः स्त्रियः ।
अल्पबीजं हतं क्षेत्रं हन्ति सैन्यमनायकम् ॥
Knowledge is lost by laziness; women are lost when they are in the custody of others; cultivation fails when the quantity of seeds sown is very less; an army without a commander is lost too.
लोभमूलानि पापानि संकटानि तथैव च ।
लोभात्प्रवर्तते वैरं अतिलोभात्विनश्यति ॥
Greed is a cause of sin ( a greedy person can do any sin to satisfy his greed) Greed is cause of calamity, greed gives rise to enmity (greedy person invites enemies) Greed destroys a person (a greedy persons life gets spoiled by his own deeds) .
उदये सविता रक्तो रक्तश्चास्तमये तथा ।
सम्पत्तौ च विपत्तौ च महतामेकरुपता ॥
The sun looks alike while rising and setting. Great men too remain alike in both the good and bad times.
