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April 2026

‘म’ कारा दश चञ्चला:

By Chandrashekhar Vaze, Chartered Accountant
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मा मनो मधुपो मेघो मद्यपो मर्कटो मरुत्

मक्षिका मत्कुणो मत्स्या ' म' कारा दश चञ्चला:

This is a very well-known and interesting saying. It says, there are ten things whose names start with the alphabet M ( म ) which are very unstable ( चञ्चला: ) or unsteady.

The 10 Unstable Ms

मा Means Lakshmi. Wealth. Everybody knows. It is never stable. It comes and suddenly disappears. A super rich man suddenly becomes a pauper!

मनः Mind. It needs no elaboration.

मधुप: Honeybee. It keeps on flying from one tree to another.

मद्यप: A drunk person. No explanation needed.

मर्कट: Monkey. Self-explanatory! Sometimes, a monkey even becomes a ruler of State!

मरुत् Wind or Breeze.

मासिका A fly. Never relaxes at one place.

माकुण: A bug.Read More

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