January 13, 2011

Everyone respects Power: Sanskrit Wisdom - 4

Vanaani dahaato vahne sakhaa bhavati marootah |
Sa eva deep naashaaya krushe kasyaasti sahrudam ||

vanaaina dhatao vanho saKa Bavait maa$t: a
sa eva dIp naaSaaya kRSao ksyaaist sahRdma\ aa

Explanation
When forests are on fire, the wind willingly becomes its ally; the same wind also extinguishes a small lamp. If one does not have power or wealth, one does not have friends either.

The purport of this subhāşita is relevant from the national point of view today.  People will only support you if you are powerful or else they will destroy you. Therefore, the only option available to us is to become a mighty and powerful nation of the world.

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