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संस्कृत सुभाषितानि १०१-२००

101 चन्दनं शीतलं लोके चंदनादपि चंद्रमा: | चन्द्रचन्दनयोर्मध्ये शीतला साधुसंगत: || sandalwood is pleasant (cool), moon (or moon light) is more pleasant than sandal. (but) company of a good person (sAdhu) is pleasant then both moon and sandal. Literal meaning of word 'shItalah' is cool/cold, in this context cool means something which is pleasant. 102 समानी व: आकूति: समाना )दयानि व: | समानम् अस्तु वो मन: यथा व: सुसहा असति || यथा व: सुसहा असति || ऋग्वेद This is the last 'shloka' in the Rigveda. It states - Let your conclusions be ONE (or be alike), Let your hearts be the same (or be alike) [So that "everyone" feels for the same particular bad/ill in the society in the same intensity. It may be the common experience that not all feel for the same problem in the 'intensity' that we as individual may feel for that. Due to this there may be lack of 'collective' efforts to solve that problem]. Let your minds think alike/similar. May al