Compiled by london swaminathan

Date: 23 March 2016

Post No. 2657

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Useless Fours  
Samudresu vrstih  Rain in the sea

Trptasya bhojanam Serving food to one who has already eaten

Samarthasya Danam  Charity to the skilled

Diva Dipa  Lamp Light during day time

Vrthaa vrstih samudresu vrthaa trptasya bhojanam
Vrthaa Danam samarthasya vrthaa dipo divaapi ca

Subhasita rat and bhandaagaarm 153-26

Xxx

Worthless Four

Vrddhaarahita sabhaa. Assembly without old men

Dharmaapratipadakaah. Old men who do not speak of virtue

Satyarahita dharma. Virtue where truth does not exist

Chalaabhyupetam satyam. Truth where deceit pervades

Na saa sabhaa yatra na santi vrddhaa na te vrddhaa ye na vadanti dharmam

Naasau dharmo yantra na satyamasti na tatsatyam yachchalenaabhyupe

tam

Viduraniti 3-58

Xxx

Four Wastes

Paradihina Janma = Life dependent on others

Parastrii Sukha = Pleasure in other’s women

Parageha Lakshmi= Wealth of other’s houses

Pustaka vidyaa = Knowledge in books

Paraadhiinaam vrthaa Janma parastriisu vrthaa sukham
Paragehe vrthaa lakshmiih  vidyaa Yaa pustake vrthaa

Xxxx

Four Poisons

Anabhyaasa vidyaa= knowledge without practice

Ajiirna bhojanam = Food not digested

Daridra sabhaa = Learned assembly for the poor

Vrddhaa tarunii = Young girl for an old man

Anabhyaaso visam vidyaa ajiirne bhojanam visam
Visam sabhaa daridrasya vrddhasya tarunii visam

Xxx

Four Fruitless Acts
Ajaayuddham = Goat fight

Rsi sraddham = Performance of sraddham to a Rsi

Prabhata megadambaram = Thunder of the clouds in the morning

Dampati Kalaham = Fight between husband and wife

Ajaayuddhamrsisraddham prabhate megadambaram
Dampatyo kalahascaiva pariname na kincana

Subhasita Ratna bhandaagaarm

–subham–