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Wednesday, May 22, 2002
 

Subhashita of  Symbiosis

Subhashita is an epigram in Sanskrit. A two or four lined verse conveying a thought is Subhashita. It is a good (su), saying (bhashita) conveying a comment on weirdness of human behavior, poetic imagery or an instance of close observation. Full of worldly wisdom it contains a moral as well. 

A subhashita on interdependence of nature is pithily conveyed in a Sanskrit verse thus:

Subhashita

A tiger without the protection of the forest is killed
A forest without  the protection of the tiger is destroyed.
Hence the tiger should guard the forest, and forest must guard the tiger.

Symbiosis of Tiger and Forest


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