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Thursday, September 17, 2009

Bhartruhari Subhashitani

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:

surekha said...

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.

Pearly Snippets said...

Thank you so much Surekha, my pleasure. Even I used to listen it in the radio.