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Standard VIII – Sanskrit

Lesson 13 – सूक्तिसुधा

(Collection of Wise Sayings)

🟣 Shloka 1

📜 Sanskrit

विद्वत्त्वं च नृपत्वं च नैव तुल्यं कदाचन।
स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते॥१॥

🔍 Word Meaning

SanskritMeaning in English
विद्वान्Scholar
नृपःKing
स्वदेशेIn one’s own country
सर्वत्रEverywhere
पूज्यतेIs respected

🌟 Simple English Meaning

A king and a scholar are not equal.
A king is respected only in his own country.
But a scholar is respected everywhere.

✏ Questions & Answers

Q1. राजा कुत्र पूज्यते?
👉 राजा स्वदेशे पूज्यते।
( A king is respected in his own country. )

Q2. कः सर्वत्र पूज्यते?
👉 विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते।
( A scholar is respected everywhere. )

🟣 Shloka 2

📜 Sanskrit

अमन्त्रं अक्षरं नास्ति नास्ति मूलमनौषधम्।
अयोग्यः पुरुषो नास्ति योजकस्तत्र दुर्लभः॥२॥

🔍 Word Meaning

SanskritMeaning
अक्षरम्Letter
मूलम्Root
औषधम्Medicine
पुरुषःPerson
दुर्लभःRare

🌟 Simple English Meaning

No letter is useless.
No root is without medicinal value.
No person is useless.
But a good organiser is rare.

✏ Questions & Answers

Q1. कीदृशम् अक्षरं नास्ति?
👉 अमन्त्रं अक्षरं नास्ति।
(No letter is useless.)

Q2. कः दुर्लभः?
👉 योजकः दुर्लभः।
(A good organiser is rare.)

🟣 Shloka 3

📜 Sanskrit

अतिदानात् बलिर्बद्धो हतिमानात् सुयोधनः।
विनष्टो रावणो लोभात् अति सर्वत्र वर्जयेत्॥३॥

🔍 Word Meaning

SanskritMeaning
अतिदानात्Because of too much charity
अतिमानात्Because of too much pride
लोभात्Because of greed
वर्जयेत्Should avoid

🌟 Simple English Meaning

King Bali was destroyed because of too much charity.
Duryodhana was destroyed because of pride.
Ravana was destroyed because of greed.
Therefore, we should avoid excess of anything.

✏ Questions & Answers

Q1. बलिः कस्मात् बद्धः?
👉 बलिः अतिदानात् बद्धः।
(Bali was destroyed because of too much charity.)

Q2. किं सर्वत्र वर्जयेत्?
👉 अति सर्वत्र वर्जयेत्।
(We should avoid excess in everything.)

🟣 Shloka 4

📜 Sanskrit

अपि स्वर्णमयी लङ्का न मे लक्ष्मण रोचते।
जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी॥४॥

🔍 Word Meaning

SanskritMeaning
स्वर्णमयीMade of gold
लङ्काLanka
जननीMother
जन्मभूमिःMotherland
स्वर्गात्Than heaven
गरीयसीGreater

🌟 Simple English Meaning

O Lakshmana! Even golden Lanka does not please me.
Mother and motherland are greater than heaven.

✏ Questions & Answers

Q1. का स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी?
👉 जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी।
(Mother and motherland are greater than heaven.)

🌈 Moral

⭐ Knowledge is greater than power.
⭐ No one is useless.
⭐ Avoid excess of anything.
⭐ Respect your mother and motherland.

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