January 14, 2011

Sanskrit Wisdom - 20

Na rajyam na raajaaseet na daNDyo na cha daaNDikah |
DharmeNaiva prajaassarvaa rakshanti sma parasparam ||

na rajyaM na rajaa||saIt\ na dNDyaao na ca daiNDk: a
Qamao-NaOva p`jaassavaa- rxint sma prsprma\ aa

Explanation
There is no kingdom nor any king; no criminal nor any judge to administer penalty to the criminal. People protect each other by virtue of dharma (see meaning of dharma explained in subhāşita #17). [If the number of social service organizations such as orphanages, child care centres etc. keeps growing then is it a healthy sign of progress of society. Yet, the fact remains that the need for such institutions arises in the first place because the relatives or neighbours may have failed to do their dharma!]

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