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N. M. Kansara
Jambu-jyoti
The Subhāsitas utilised in the PPC are the following ones :
1. Pariksya satkulam vidyāṁ śīlam sauryaṁ surūptāṁ /
vidhir-dadāti nipunaṁ kanyām-iva daridratām //1.410. p. 32.8
This is quoted (utkaṁ ca) in support of the point that good people are generally very poor. (It also occurs in the Sārngadhara-paddhati (405).) 2. Aksi-paksma kadā luptam chindyante'tha śiroruhāḥ /
vardhamānātmanām eva prasanginyo vipattayah // 1.672, p. 53.
This confirms the idea that only great men normally are subject to calamities.
3. Yadi bhavati dhanena dhani ksititala-nihitena bhoga-rahitena/ vasmād vayam api dhaninah tisthati nah kāñcano Meruh //
1.1038, p. 81.
This verse shows the uselessness of merely accumulating wealth and not using for even one's own comforts. It occurs in the Pañcatantram (1.192).
4. Rajyam vă vanavāso vā dhanam vä nidhanam tathā /
jānāhi janakādhīnam sarvasatputra-cestitam //1.1038, p. 82.
This verse is quoted in connection with the excommunication of Prince Samarasimha by his father king Purusacandra, for the former's generous nature.
5. Sakhyā buddhyā na yat sādhyam sahasā sāhasena ca / tat syād vacanamātrena kāryaṁ punyavātaṁ dhruvam//
1.1053, p. 83. This is quoted with reference to the incident of verbal help rendered by prince Samarasimha to alchemists to accomplish their task of transforming metals like copper into gold.
6. Rajye säram vasudhā vasudhayāṁ puram pure saudham /
saudhe talpam talpe varāngana'nanga-sarvasvam //1.1136, p. 89.
This is quoted in support of the proposal of princess Rayanamañjarī to marry with the prince Samarasimha. It occurs in the Kävyālamkāra of Rudrata (7.97) and has been quoted by Mammata also in his Kāvyaprakāśa (10,37) as an illustration of the sāra figure of speech.
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