Decoding the Vedas : Understanding Their True Significance
Namaskar There is a Subhashit in Subhashit Manjusha (सुभाषित मंजूषा): आहारनिद्राभयमैथुनम् च सामान्य मेतत् पशुभिर्नराणाम् । ज्ञानं हि तेषाम् अधिको विशेषो ज्ञानेन हीनाः पशुभिः समानाः ॥ – सुभाषित मंजूषा ‘Aahar’ signifies the act of consuming or storing food, ‘Nindra’ refers to rest, ‘Bhay’ signifies fear, and ‘Maithun’ refers to the act of mating(sex) or procreation. […]