January 14, 2011

Sanskrit Wisdom - 25

tailaad rakshet jalaad rakshet shithila bandhanaata |
moorkha haste na daatavyam evam vadati pustakam ||

tOlaad\ rxaot\ jalaad\ rxaot\ rxaot\ iSaiqala baMQanaat a
maUK- hsto na datvyaM evaM vadit pustkma\ aa

Explanation
A book pleads to its owner thus: Protect me from oil which leaves marks on the pages; from water, and from loose binding. And after doing all this, please do not hand me over to an unintelligent person (murkha
).

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