svagrihe pujyate murkhah
The wise are honored beyond borders
svagrihe pujyate murkhah svagrame pujyate prabhuh |
svadeshe pujyate raja vidvan sarvatra pujyate ||
स्वगृहे पूज्यते मूर्खः स्वग्रामे पूज्यते प्रभुः |
स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान सर्वत्र पूज्यते ||
A fool is praised on his own turf,
A feudal lord by village serf,
A king is hailed by those he orders,
The wise are honored beyond borders.
Related subhashitas
akinchanye na moksho'sti
It's knowledge that will set you free
akinchanye na moksho'sti kinchanye nasti bandhanam |
kinchanye chetare chaiva janturjnanena muchyate ||
आकिञ्चन्ये न मोक्षोऽस्ति किञ्चन्ये नास्ति बन्धनम् |
किञ्चन्ये चेतरे चैव जन्तुर्ज्ञानेन मुच्यते ||
A simple life of poverty
Is not a path to salvation.
A lavish life with property
Is not a path to damnation.
It’s neither wealth nor misery
It’s knowledge that will set you free.
prithivyam trini ratnani
The price of wise advice
prithivyam trini ratnani jalamannam subhashitam |
mudhaih pashanakhandeshu ratnasanjna vidhiyate ||
पृथिव्यां त्रीणि रत्नानि जलमन्नं सुभाषितम् |
मूढैः पाषाणखण्डेषु रत्नसंज्ञा विधीयते ||
The gems on earth without a price
Are water, food and wise advice.
And yet this world has priceless fools
Who think that scraps of stones are jewels.
paropadeshe pandityam
The world is full of experts
paropadeshe pandityam sarvesham sukaram nrinam |
dharme svayamanushthanam kasyachittu mahatmanah ||
परोपदेशे पाण्डित्यं सर्वेषां सुकरं नृणाम् |
धर्मे स्वयमनुष्ठानं कस्यचित्तु महात्मनः ||
The world is full of experts who
Tell other people what to do.
The noble soul is one who does
The moral thing without a fuss.