keyuraani na bhushayanti purusham, haaraa na chandrojvala
na snaanam na vilepanam na kusumam na alankrita murdhaja
vanyeka samalam karoti purusham, ya samskrita dharyate
ksheeyante kila bhushanaani satatam, vagbhushanam bhushanam
Meaning:
Armlets don't adorn a person, nor necklaces like moon aglow;
Not baths, not anointments, not hair well-styled, not even flowers white as snow;
Only speech adorns a person, well-refined and sounding clever;
Jewels wear out and lose their value; good words help one shine forever.
2 comments:
Thank you so much for posting this subhashitani, I used to listen this sloka in the Radio in my childhood.
I found it here. Thank you once again.
Thank you so much Surekha, my pleasure. Even I used to listen it in the radio.
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