जे अज्झत्थं जाणइ, से बहिया जाणइ|
जे बहिया जाणइ, से अज्झत्थं जाणइ|
जे बहिया जाणइ, से अज्झत्थं जाणइ|
Who knows the internal, knows the external and who knows the external, knows the internal
Who knows other’s pain ?
This is an experienced fact that one who understands his pleasures and pain of self, he only can understand the pleasures and pain of others. Continue reading “Who knows other’s pain ?” »
Sense gratification
कामेसु गिद्धा निचयं करेन्ति
Man of sense gratification hinds karma
Command of the truth
सच्चस्स आणाए उवट्ठिए मेहावी मारं तरइ
The intelligent who obeys the command of truth, he is able to swim over the waves of death
Greedy lies
लोभपत्ते लोभी समावइज्जा मोसं वयणाए
At any avaricious opportunity, greedy lies
Who is free ?
विमुत्ता हु ते जणा, जे जणा पारगामिणो
Those who have crossed desires, they only are truly free
Neither bonded, nor free
कुसले पुण नो बद्धे, नो मुत्ते
Wise man is neither bonded nor free
Attachment
इत्थ मोहे पुणो पुणो सा,
नो हव्वाए नो पाराए
नो हव्वाए नो पाराए
Attached person neither lives here, nor there
High and low caste
से असइं उच्चागोए, असइं नीआगोए,
नो हीणे नो इहरित्ते
नो हीणे नो इहरित्ते
Many a time, man has taken birth in high caste and low caste; but this does not make him great or low
Old age
से ण हासाए, ण किड्डाए,
ण रतीए, ण विभूसाए
ण रतीए, ण विभूसाए
In old age, man is neither capable of joking, nor playing, nor loving and nor beautifying
Violence is the basis of Karma
कम्ममूलं च जं छणं
‘Chana’ word is made of those roots, which mean violence. As it is this word has many meanings – fourth part of blinking act, festival, opportunity etc; but in this verse, its appropriate meaning seems to be violence. Continue reading “Violence is the basis of Karma” »
