Sanskrit Wisdom - 86

abhimaano DhanyeShaam chirajeevanti te janah |

abhimaanviheenaanam kim Dhanena kimaayushaa ||

AiBamaanaao QanaMyaoYaaM icarjaIvaint to janaaÁ a
AiBamaanaivahInaanaaM ikM Qanaona ikmaayauYaa aa

Explanation
Those who have the wealth of pride and self-esteem live a long life.  For others who do not have self-esteem, of what use is wealth and long life?

Sanskrit Wisdom - 85

guNavantah klishyante praayeNa Bhavanti nirguNaah sukhinah |

banDhanamaayaanti shukaa yatheshTasanchaariNah kaakaah ||

gauNavant: i@laSyanto p`ayaoNa Bavaint inagau-Naa: sauiKna: a
banQanamaayaaint Sauka yaqaoYTsaMcaairNa: kaka: aa

Explanation
A resourceful (and freedom loving) person more often than not has to work to make a living unlike the more contended one.  A parrot, for instance, may live happily in cage while the crow in the sky has to struggle for food (Sometimes good qualities of a person may land him/her in trouble).

Sanskrit Wisdom - 84

nirvisheNaapi sarpeNa kartavyaa mahati phaNaa |

vishamastu na chaapyastu phaTaaTopo bhayankarah ||

inaiva-YaoNaaip sapo-Na kt-vyaa mahit fNaa a
ivaYamastu na caaPyastu fTaTaopao BayaMkr: aa

Explanation

A non-poisonous snake should imitate the poisonous one and raise its hood as if to bite a potential adversary. Regardless of whether the snake has poison or not, the hissing sound is enough to strike terror in the adversary's mind.

Sanskrit Wisdom - 83

Paropadeshavelaayaam shishTaah sarve bhavanti vai |

Vismaranteeha shishTatvam svakaarye samupasthite ||

praopdoSavaolaayaaM iSaYTa: savao- Bavaint vaO a
ivasmarntIh iSaYT%vaM svakayao- samaupisqato aa

Explanation
Everybody suddenly becomes wise and qualified to tender advice (upadesha) to others when they are in distress. The same wisdom is however is forgotten when the wise (shishta) find themselves in a similar difficulty.

Sanskrit Wisdom - 82

laukikaanaam hi saadhoonaam artham vaaganurtate |

risheeNaam punaraadayaanaam vaacham arthaanudhaavatee ||

laaOikkanaaM ih saaQaUnaama\ Aqa-M vaaganauvat-to a
?YaINaaM punaradyaanaaM vaacama\ Aqaao-nauQaavatI aa

Explanation
In case of average, ordinary individuals meaning closely follows a word associated with it. In the case of great sages (rishis), however, the meaning precedes the word associated with it.

Sanskrit Wisdom - 81

anaarambho hi kaaryaanaam prathamam buddheelakshaNam |

praarabdhasya antagamanam dwiteeyam buddheelakshaNam ||

AnaarmBaao ih kayaa-NaaM p`qamaM bauwIlaxaNama\ a
p`arbQasya AntgamanaM iWtIyaM bauwIlaxaNama\ aa

Explanation
Not initiating a project which is not in one’s capacity is the first sign of wisdom (buddhi). Leading a project that is already underway to its successful conclusion to its logical conclusion is the second sign of wisdom.

Sanskrit Wisdom - 80

prathame naarjitaa vidhyaa dviteeye naarjitam dhanam |

truteeye naarjitam punyam chaturthe kim karishyati ||

p`qamao naaija-ta ivaVa iWtIyao naaija-tM QanaM a
tRtIyao naaija-tM puNyaM catuqao- ikM kirYyait aa

Explanation

In the tradition of India, the lifespan of one hundred years is ideally divided into four stages (ashramas) of twenty-five years duration each. In the first stage one is expected to learn a

trade, in the second earn money; in the third acquire merit (punya), and release (moksha) in the fourth and final. The subhāşita asks: the one who fails to attain the prescribed goals in the first stages, what can he/she do in the final? 

Sanskrit Wisdom - 79

Pradoshe deepakashchandrah prabhaate deepako ravih |

Trailokye deepako dharmah suputrah kuladeepakah ||

p`daoYao dIpkScaMd`: p`Baato dIpkao riva: a
~Olaao@yao dIpkao Qama-: saupu~: kuladIpk: aa

Explanation
The Moon provides light in the evening as does the Sun in the morning. While dharma serves as lamp in the three worlds (lokas); the worthy son enlightens his entire clan. 

Sanskrit Wisdom - 78

truNaani nonmoolayati prabhanjano mrudooni neechaih praNataani sarvatah |

svabhaava evonnatachetasaamayam mahaanmahatsveva karoti vikamam ||

tRNaaina naaonmaUlayait p`Banjanaao maRdUina naIcaO: p`Nataina sava-t: a
svaBaava evaaonnatcaotsaamayaM mahanmah%svaova kraoit ivak`mama\ aa

Explanation
The hurricane which can easily uproot the toughest and the tallest trees is yet unable to harm the grass growing on the ground (or spares the grass growing on the ground). Likewise, the strong and the mighty do not trouble or bother the weak.

Sanskrit Wisdom - 77

ghaTam bhindhyaat paTam chindhyaat kuryaadraasabharohaNam |

yena kena prakaarena prasiddhah puroosho bhavet ||

GaTM iBanVat\ pTM iCnVat\ kuya-ad`asaBaraohNama\ a
yaona kona p`karoNa p`isaw: puÉYaao Bavaot\ aa

Explanation
This subhāşita describes the various ways some people employ to get (cheap) publicity: breaking pots, tearing off the cloth strips, riding a donkey. By hook or by crook, they seek to become popular.