World is one family
This one is mine, that one is thine,
Be a narrow-minded man’s sign.
To him whose heart is huge as sea,
All world is but one family.
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Translation |13.09.2024| world, family
Poet’s note: Sanskrit has thousands of verses of wisdom called Subhaashhitam. This one is taken from my selection of translations. The poet observes that those that are narrow minded, indulge in thinking like: this is mine and that is thine. To large-hearted however, ‘world is one family’. The transliteration of the Sanskrit verse follows:
Ayam nija parah vetti, gananaa laghu chetasaam |
Udaara charitaanaam tu, vasudhaa eva kutumbakam || Hitopadesha||
Copyright © Aniruddha Pathak | Year Posted 2024
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