किं नु मे स्यादिदं कृत्वा किं नु मे स्यादकुर्वतः ।
इति संचित्य मनसा प्राज्ञः कुर्वीत वा नवा ॥
kim nu me syAt idam kRutvA kim nu me syAt akurvataH ।
iti sinchitya manasA prAjnaH kurvIta vA navA ॥
What would happen if I did so? What would happen if I did not do so? A wise man should always think on these lines and finally “do” or “not do”. A perfect answer to the eternal question “To do or not to do?”
किं धनेन कुबेरस्य सुभाषितगुणेन किं ।
वाचस्पतेश्च दीपेन रवेः सिंधोश्च बिंदुना ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
kim dhanena kuberasya subhAShita guNena kim ।
vAchaspateH cha dIpena raveH, sindhoH cha bindunA ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
What good is wealth for Kubera? What good are subhashitas for Bruhaspati (teacher of Gods)? What good is a torch for Sun? What good is a drop of water for the sea?
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
किं दुःसहं नु साधूनां विदुषां किमपेक्षितम् ।
किमकार्यं कदर्याणां दुस्त्यजं किं धृतात्मनाम् ॥
- भागवत
kim duH sahaM nu sAdhUnAm vidhUShAm kim apekShitam ।
kim akAryam kadAryANAm suH tyajam kim dhRutAtmanAm ॥
- bhAgavata
What is intolerable for the virtuous people? What will the scholars long for? What will a rogue think as “undoable”? What will self realized people find hard to give up?
- Bhagavata
किंचित् कांतान्नपानादिकलिलं कोमलं गृहे ।
व्रणे कीट इवास्वाद्य वयः कार्यं न भस्मसात् ॥
- योगवासिष्ठ
kinchit kAntA anna pAnAdi kalilam komalam gRuhe ।
vraNe kITa iva AsvAdya vayaH kAryaM na bhasmasAt ॥
- yogavAsiShTha
One must not indulge too much in worldly pleasures like damsels, sweets and other eateries. If you stay at home all day savouring these pleasures, then you will be burning your lifetime into ashes.
- Yogavasishta
काष्ठादग्निर्जायते मथ्यमानात्
भूमिस्तोयं खन्यमाना ददाति ।
सोत्साहानां नास्त्यसाध्यं नराणां
मार्गारब्धाः सर्वयत्नाः फलंति ॥
- प्रतिज्ञायौगंधरायण
kAShThAt agniH jAyate mathyamAnAt
bhUmiH toyam khanyamAnA dadAti ।
sotsAhAnAM nAsti asAdhyam narANAm
mArgarabdhAH sarvayatnAH phalanti ॥
- pratijnAyaugandharAyaNa
Fire can be made from just twigs and nothing else by rubbing together. If one digs the earth with effort, he will get water. If a person has enough enthusiasm, nothing is impossible. When efforts are put in the right direction, then success is guaranteed.
- Pratijnayaugandharayana