न चोर हार्यं न च राज हार्यं न भात्रू भाज्यं न च भारकारि व्ययं कृते वर्धत एव नित्यं विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम Na chora haaryam, na cha raja haaryam, na bhaatr bhaajyam, na bharakaari Vyayam krute vardhat evam nityam vidhyadhanam sarvadhana pradhanam Cannot be snatched away by theif, cannot be snatched away by king, Cannot be divided among brothers, Not heavy either If spent daily, it always keeps growing. The wealth of knowledge is the precious of wealth of all प्रुथिव्या भूशणं राजा विद्या सर्वस्य भूशणं || Taaraa naam bhushanam chandro naareenaam bhushanam patihi | pruthivyaa bhushanam raajaa vidyaa sarvasya bhushanam || Stars are moon's ornament. Husband is the ornament for a women King is the ornament for earth. Knowledge is the ornament for everyone स्वदॆशे पॉज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पॉज्यते || Vidvatvam cha nrupatvam cha naiva tulyam kadaachana | Swadeshe poojyatee raajaa vidvaan sarvatra poojyatee || Subhashitavali Knowledge and Royalty cannot be weighed together King is worshiped in his own land where as a leaned man is worshiped everywhere पात्रत्वाद्दनमाप्नॊति धनाद्धर्मम् तत: सुखं || Vidyaa dadaati vinayam vinayaadyaati patrataam | paatratvaa dhanamaapnoti dhanaad dharmam tataha sukham || Hitopadesha Knowledge imparts modesty.Through humbleness comes eligibility Once eligible comes wealth. Wealth can be utilized to perform good deeds (dharma). Good deeds lead to happiness विद्या नम नरस्य रूपामधिकम प्रच्हन्न गुप्तं धनं विद्या भॊगकरी यश: सुखकारी विद्या गुरूणाम गुरु: | विद्या बन्धुजनॊ विदॆशगमनॆ विद्य परं दैवतं विद्या रजसु पूज्यते नहि धनं विद्या विहीन: पशु: || vidyaa nama narasya roopa madhikam prachhanna guptam dhanam vidyaa bhogakari yashaha sukakari vidyaa gurunaam guruhu vidyaa bandhujano videshagamane vidya param daivatam vidyaa rajasu poojyate nahi dhanam vidyaa viheenaha pashuhu || Neeti shataka Knowledge is human's extra beauty. It's a hidden treasure. Through knowledge, one can enjoy different happiness. It brings success and also the guru of guru. During foreign visit, knowledge is our kin. Only knowledge is worshiped and not wealth. One who doesn't posses this knowledge is truly an animal नास्ति विद्यासमो बन्धुः नास्ति विद्यासमः सहृत् । नास्ति विद्यासमं वित्तम् नास्ति विद्यासमं सुखम् ॥
Naasti vidya samo bandhuhu, naasti vidya samah sahrut
Naasti vidya samam vittam naasti vidya samam sukham
There is no relative equivalent to knowledge, there is no friend equivalent to knowledge
There is no wealth equivalent to knowledge, there is no happiness equivalent to knowledge
कामधेनुगुणा विद्या ह्यकाले फलदायिनी । प्रवासे मातृसदृशी विद्या गुप्तं धनं स्मृतम् ॥
kaamdenu guna vidya hrakaale phaladya yini
pravaase maatrusa dshi vidya guptam dhana smrutam
Knowledge has characterisitc like "Kamadhenu" which grants all the wishes
During travel (journey), knowledge takes care like mother. Thus knowledge is considered as a hidden wealth
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