"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some to be chewed and digested" - Lord Bacon
The famous quotes highlights the need of reading and studying various subjects into the literature world. The quotes simply states that :
"With so many books availave around us, we some books are to be read in parts; others to be read, but not seriously; and some to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."
Interestingly, we have a similar quotes mentioned in ancient Sanskrit :
अनन्त शास्त्रं बहुलाश्च विद्याः स्वल्पश्च कालो बहुविघ्नताच|
यत्सारभूतं तदुपासनीयं हंसो यथा क्षीरमिवाम्बुमध्यात्||
The languages can be read as:
Anant shastram bahulashch vidyaah swalpashcha kaalo bahu vighnataacha.
Yatsaarabhootam tadupaasaneeyam hamso yathaa ksheeramivaambumadhyaat.
The different words meaning stands as:
Anant = infinite, endless.
Shastram = religious and scientific treatises.
Bahulaashcha = Bahulaah + cha.
Bahulaah = numerous.
cha = and
Vidyaah = various disciplines of science, arts etc.
swalpashcha = swalpah + cha. Swalpah = su + alpa.
Su = a prefix called 'upasarg' added as an adjective before a word to enhance its meaning.
Alpa = small, little.
Kaalo = period of time.
Bahuvighnataach = bahu + vignhataa + cha.
Bahu = too many.
Vighnataa = impedements,obstructions.
Yatsaarbhootam = yat + saarbhootam. Yat = that.
Saarabhootam = substantial, best.
Tadupaasaneeyam = tad + upaasaneeyam. Tad = therefore.
Upaasaneeyam = worth to be done.
Hanso = a swan.
Yatha = in the same manner, Ksheeramivaambumadhyaat = ksheeram + iva + ambu + madhyaat.
Ksheera = milk.
iva = like.
Ambu = water.
Madhyaat = from the middle of.
The famous inscription in Sanskrit, highlight that:
"There exist endless religious, scientific and literary treatises as also various disciplines of science, literature, medicine etc, but the period of time at the disposal of a person to pursue all these is very limited. Also, there are too many impediments in pursuing them. Therefore, it is advisable that one should pursue only that discipline which is best and worth pursuing for him, in the same manner as is done by a Swan to separate milk mixed in water."
One should be choosy in selecting the discipline of learning which they wants to pursue. As the time at his disposal is limited and they should concentrate their energies to pursue the discipline best suited to them.